"The first half of the game has passed. Both sides combined for only five shots in the first half, three for Liverpool and two for Porto. And only one of the shots from both sides was within the goal range. This game is really boring.
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"Benitez's game is so ugly. He relied on this style of play to win the Champions League in Valencia. The Champions League he won was an ugly championship."
"The Champions League finals in the past few years have become more ugly each time. Could it be that the level of the Champions League is getting worse and worse."
"Valencia defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in 2000, and both 2001 and 2003 were decided by penalty kicks. The Champions League finals are getting more and more ugly. I really don't want today's game to be the same."
Commentators on several TV stations are criticizing this game. This is not because of this game, but because the Champions League finals in recent years have not been very good to watch. For example, the game between Milan and Juventus last season was very difficult to watch. Milan and Juventus
Let people see what Italian football is and what Italian defense is. After that game, many media criticized Juventus and Milan, thinking that they contributed to the most ugly Champions League final. I didn’t expect this year’s Champions League final to be like this again.
It makes people sleepy..
Johansson's face is also ugly. There are too many dark horses this season, which has affected the ratings. Maybe many years later, when people mention this season, they will say that this is a magical season, this is a dark horse season. But for the current European
This is the worst Champions League season for the Football Association.
In addition to the loyal fans of the team, most of the fans who watch the game are actually star-chasers. There are not so many so-called die-hard fans in the world. After the Bosman Act, the best stars in the world have flocked to wealthy clubs.
.Therefore, wealthy clubs have the most fans in the world. Even within Europe, there are still many wealthy clubs.
Their fans are not as concerned about the Champions League finals as Chinese fans are. The giants they support are destroyed, and their interest in the Champions League is over. Although Liverpool is the top giant in Europe, it has been in decline for a long time. And Porto ranks among the best in the world.
It has no influence at all. The showdown between the two teams had appallingly low ratings.
Last year's game between giants like Milan and Juventus also saw a sharp drop in ratings because it was a civil war in the same league. In addition, last season's Champions League final was ugly and lost a lot of fans. Without ratings, there is no revenue. In addition, today
The game is so ugly, Johansson knows that he will lose a lot of fans again. Next year's Champions League commercial sponsorship will definitely not go well. This is all money in vain. The Champions League is one of UEFA's largest revenues. If the Champions League's revenue decreases
.The influence on UEFA is also not small.
Halftime. Many people present had different ideas. Fifteen minutes seemed like a long time, but it was not a long time either. In other words, the second half of the game started in the blink of an eye.
"There are no changes on either side. I hope the second half will be better."
It is not easy for commentators. There were almost no highlights in the forty-five minutes of the first half. Although the commentators are all very professional, it is too difficult for them to make them vomit for such an ugly game. They also
I hope it can be very exciting. Unfortunately, the competition is not strong enough.
"Vicente, Vicente is very fast. He wants to break through Ferreira... Ferreira. Tackle! Ferreira's tackle is accurate and hard. In this game, Vicente did not face Ferreira.
What a successful breakthrough.”
Mourinho and Benitez are both defensive masters, Mourinho even more so. Both men are very satisfied with their defensive systems.
Lister shook his head. Because after Ferreira arrived at Chelsea, he was known as Chelsea's worst link. When Mourinho's Chelsea swept the English football world and shocked the European football world, they had players in every position.
Excellent player. Only the right back position is the worst. Ferreira is also one of the parallel players that Chelsea bought at a high price.
But Ferreira is definitely a strong player now. He plays an integrated offense and defense on the right side of Porto. He can go up when attacking and is watertight when defending. There is no way for a top winger like Vicente to face Ferreira. If it is just
This season, Ferreira is definitely the best right back in Europe.
"Maniche, gave the ball to Deco... Deco gave the ball to Maniche, and Maniche shot!"
"Riise, cross...Jan Koler shook his head and hit the goal!"
Although the game was ugly, there were still some shots in the second half. However, these shots could not cover up the dullness of the game. The two sides were still fighting for the ball in the midfield without any great offensive opportunities.
"Both 2001 and 2003 were penalty shootouts. Will there be a penalty shootout this year?"
The commentator was very disappointed. Who doesn’t want to see a wonderful game. But as the Champions League prize money gets higher and higher, the excitement of the Champions League knockout rounds is getting worse and worse. And the same is true for the Champions League finals in recent years. The competition is slowly getting worse.
It became a point where we only focused on the outcome. The game slowly came to seventy minutes, and neither side scored the other's goal.
"Xavi Alonso handed the ball to Luis Garcia on the right."
If Irving hadn't been injured in this game, Luis Garcia would not have been in the starting lineup. Luis Garcia's strength cannot be said to be very strong, but it is definitely not bad. After all, he is a player from La Masia.
His technique, passing and passing are all good.
"Luis Garcia, dribbling the ball inside... Luis Garcia made a breakthrough, and Valente tripped Luis Garcia!"
"The referee blew the whistle, it was a foul. It was a free kick, it was a good position."
Seeing the referee blowing the whistle, the Porto players were very dissatisfied. Valente shook his head innocently and quickly told the referee that he had not committed a foul. Other Porto players also came to argue with the referee. Mourinho
It was even more exaggerated and he stepped forward to protest this penalty.
This is definitely not something they are making a fuss about, it is simply because this position is only 24 to 5 meters away from the goal. There are many players in Liverpool who are excellent at free kicks, such as Xavi Alonso, Gerrard, and Riise.
He has excellent free kick skills. Even Vicente and Luis Garcia's free kick skills are not bad at all. That's why their reaction was so big.
Riester looked at the replay and shook his head. Although this ball cannot be said to be a dive, Luis Garcia's intention to deliberately find a free kick was too obvious. Because Luis Garcia suddenly broke forward after cutting inside.
, Valente quickly stepped forward to cover up the defense. Because Luis Garcia was fast, there was a simple collision with Valente, but it was not enough to make Luis Garcia fall to the ground.
But who is Luis Garcia? He is a player from La Liga. It is not that La Liga players love diving, but that players from La Liga are very good at this trick. Because there are many South American players in La Liga, and South American players
Playing this kind of deception is their special skill, and all La Liga players have learned this to a greater or lesser extent.
Compared with La Liga players, the local players born and raised in the Premier League are much worse in this regard. It’s not that they don’t know how to dive. The local players in the Premier League are also beginning to show some signs of diving. But their diving is too clumsy.
.You could tell it was a flop at first glance. But if Luis Garcia fell this time, you wouldn’t be able to tell what happened if you didn’t look back to defend.
Luis Garcia had a small collision with Valente this time and immediately fell to the ground. The referee couldn't say Luis Garcia dived in this game, after all, there was indeed a collision. But Valente was very angry because of that little bit.
The collision would not cause him to fall to the ground.
"Coach Mourinho, I hope you can correct your attitude."
The fourth referee saw Mourinho chattering incessantly, so he stepped forward to warn him. Mourinho waved his hand at the fourth referee and did not pay attention to him at all. Of course, he did not continue to criticize the head coach. Instead, he looked aside.
I didn't know what to say and returned to my seat.
"Luis Garcia, Alonso, and Riise are all standing in front of the ball. Who is going to shoot!"
"Alonso, not...Riise. Riise shot!"
Because the ball was on the left side of the goal, Riise's left foot was just right. Riise's heavy artillery was very famous, and this time was no exception. Alonso covered it, and then Riise stepped forward and fired a powerful shot.
"Riise, this ball is very fast... Baia didn't react. This ball is such a pity."
"Bang!!!!"
Riise's ball was too fast, and Liverpool also made some free kick tactics. At the moment Riise shot, Hyypia, who was crowded with Porto players and lined up in the wall, cleverly ducked back and let Riise go.
A special shot. This is a free kick tactic that is usually practiced, and he plays it very skillfully. Riester also found the space left by Hyypia very accurately, and the ball flew in from that space.
The ball had power and speed, and with Hyypia's cooperation, the ball was perfect. Baia had already raised his hands in surrender, but the ball hit the goalpost by chance.
"The goalpost has done a good job, the goalpost has done a good job. Porto escaped, escaped... No, it's not over yet!"
"Gerrard, Gerrard volleyed!"
Riise's ball was so powerful that it hit the goal post and bounced directly to the area near the penalty area line. Riise shot, the ball was stuck on the goal post and then popped out. This series of things happened in just a few seconds.
It's done. Many people haven't reacted yet, but Gerrard, who was just on the left, has already run to the line of the penalty area. Gerrard reacted the fastest and didn't even stop when facing the ball. He just volleyed into the air.
Volley.
This ball should be said to be very difficult, not ordinary. Because the height of the ball exceeds the knee, it is difficult to press and exert force on the ball. But Gerrard handled it perfectly, leaning a little to the left, and then right
His foot came directly to volley. The ball did not go up or down, and flew straight towards the goal.
"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Baia, Baia is really helpless today. The power of Riise's free kick is already surprising, and Gerrard's volley is just as fast. Baia has nothing to do with Riise's and Gerrard's shots.
He didn't have time to react."
"Gerrard, Gerrard. This goal is so wonderful. Gerrard opened the scoring. This is also Gerrard's first goal in the Champions League final. Gerrard has performed well since becoming the captain of Liverpool this season.
He has scored 18 goals for Liverpool this season. Gerrard has become the best midfielder in England."
"In the seventy-sixth minute of the game, Liverpool opened the scoring. The balance of victory is tilting towards Liverpool, and Liverpool has the advantage. There are only ten minutes left in the game, how will Mourinho adjust. If this score ends, Liverpool will
To win the Champions League this season."
Lister was having fun watching the game. Benitez and Mourinho are very interesting people. Historically, when Mourinho met Benitez in the league, he almost defeated him every time, and
Many of them are big scores. Anyway, Liverpool is in the hands of Benitez, and they are completely weak against Mourinho's Chelsea.
At that time, Chelsea was the best blocker in the Premier League, and it was difficult for several traditional strong teams to hold their heads up. Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool could only watch Chelsea leading the Premier League from the beginning of the season. Ferguson
, Wenger, Benitez and other coaches were defeated by Mourinho. At that time, Mourinho was just starting out and was extremely arrogant in the Premier League. But even this powerful Chelsea also had huge regrets.
That is, when they were at their strongest, they did not win a single Champions League title.
The powerful Chelsea and the arrogant Mourinho were eliminated from the Champions League twice, both because of Benitez's Liverpool. Benitez's Liverpool blocked Chelsea twice, which was frightening at the time and made Mourinho look up to the sky.
Long sigh. Mourinho refused to admit defeat in both games, because Benitez suffocated Mourinho's Chelsea twice in the Champions League knockout rounds.
Benitez is Mourinho’s nemesis in the Champions League. Watching Gerrard score, List was very happy. It seems that Benitez’s role as Mourinho’s nemesis in the Champions League will start from this game.
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"Mourinho started to make substitutions, and Benitez also started to make substitutions. Irving replaced Vicente, what kind of play is this. Royce Garcia was pulled to the center, Benitez is going to play
4-3-1-2. This should be for defensive counterattacks and for Irving to counterattack."
Mourinho was about to go all out, and Benitez calmly arranged his tactics. Irving sat on the bench for almost eighty minutes due to injury. Now it was the last moment, and Benitez put Irving on. Regardless of whether Irving had
Without injuries, based on Owen's performance in the semifinals, Porto would not be able to attack at full strength. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
