******

Those who are familiar with the Champions League know that the three or four rounds of the Champions League group stage are equivalent to back-to-back NBA games in the United States, which means that the third round of the Dragons game in Porto, then the next fourth round of the game will be played at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia.

Therefore, this also shows the criticality and importance of these two rounds of matches, and it is a very reliable choice to stand out from the group stage and win the opponent smoothly in back-to-back matches.

Because in their other game in the same group, Inter Milan's back-to-back opponents were Bratislava, which means that Inter Milan's six points are basically appropriate.

This means that after the fourth round, Inter Milan will have nine points, and if nothing else, this score will occupy a qualifying place.

So...... Valencia and Porto will have to fight for another spot.

Thereupon...... The reporters provoked conflicts between the players on both sides of the game, which will also have a profound impact on the game.

Why not?

However, what makes them regret is that Iroh was not fooled, but seemed very flat when facing reporters, and his personal subjectivity was insufficient.

Must score?

It sounds like a great thing, but in fact a football game is not a basketball game, so it's so easy to compare?

So these reporters continued to look for another way, a posture of not giving up before the game without causing a conflict between the players of the two sides.

******

After Valencia arrived in Porto, the news covering the match between the two teams reached its peak, to the point where you could buy a newspaper on the street and read the news about both teams.

But during this time, Iello and Quaresma did not continue to be interviewed by reporters.

After all, the managers of both teams are not stupid, Flores knows that this is an away game, not too public, but if it is at home, it may not be restricted, but away is different.

But the newspaper never stopped describing the two of them.

While both teams are currently leaders in their respective leagues, they ...... Valencia is even more valuable, as this ranking is on the top of world-class giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Therefore, it is logical that Porto is considered to be slightly inferior to Valencia in terms of strength.

But Porto fans and Portuguese journalists don't think so, they were Champions League winners the year before, what is Valencia? That is, he won two consecutive UEFA Cup championships, can it be compared to the Champions League?

It's just that Porto is inferior to a team like Real Madrid and Barcelona, but it is also inferior to Valencia?

Uncle can bear it, aunt can't bear it!

Thereupon...... It's another scramble.

Interestingly, Diego then gave a polite interview to the Spanish newspaper "Valencia Sport", "He (Airo) is a great player, although he has not played against him at the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands this summer, but I know that he is very good, otherwise he would not have led the Chinese team all the way to win the championship of this event, of course...... There is no doubt about his individual ability, but ......" Diego changed his voice at this point, "but the game is played by eleven men, so it doesn't necessarily mean that we are inferior to Valencia, I want to compare...... Our players are more evenly matched and have a better control of the game! ”

Diego also has his confidence in saying this, now he is no longer one of the 'Santos double stars' in Brazil, Diego, and now he has received the baptism of European football, he has become more calm and sophisticated, which is why he is now only 20 years old but has become the core of Porto's midfield.

Although Diego's answer is not so reverie, let's not forget the innate talent of journalists - making something out of nothing!

On the day of the game, that is, the day after Valencia arrived at Porto, the column of the football column of Portugal's "Public" wrote, "The third round of the 05-06 UEFA Champions League group stage is about to begin, and Porto is bound to win this round at home, although Valencia has been very strong recently, but it is not invulnerable, they have also lost at home to the relegation team Mallorca after beating Real Madrid away, so ......"

“…… Diego once said in an interview with us that Valencia is not as scary as everyone thinks, they also have weaknesses, want to be tougher than their midfield, the strength of the back line seems to be very weak, the two full-backs basically have no suitable substitutes, and the right-back is still a perennial central defender Moretti cameo, I believe that when the time comes, he and Quaresma, the front-court combination, can spark and give the arrogant Valencians a little color......"

To everyone's surprise, Valencia did not express their dissatisfaction in an interview after stepping on the pitch, but praised the quality of the home team Porto.

******

At noon, after having a group meal with the team at the hotel where he was staying, Quaresma returned to his room with his roommate Diego, who was two years younger, and was about to take a break when his mobile phone rang just as he closed his eyes.

"Your sister's little koala actually uses such a disgusting ringtone?" Quaresma, who had just closed his eyes, said dissatisfiedly.

Diego heard the ringtone and muttered dissatisfiedly, "Ricardo, it's your phone ringing!! ”

"Uh......" Quaresma immediately opened his eyes and thought about it carefully, wasn't this ringtone the same one he had just changed last night? So he laughed dryly, lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to his Nike bag and took out his phone.

Cristiano?

Quaresma was puzzled for a moment, but his hand was not slow, and he pressed the answer button, "Dear Prince of Diving, don't you know that I have a competition tonight?" ”

The other end of the phone immediately said: "How many times have I said don't call me the prince of diving, your uncle!" That's right...... I read the newspaper today and heard that you are going to score goals with Aigobi? ”

"Brother Ai?" Quaresma was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Who?" ”

"It's that Ai (Lo) from Valencia!"

"Oh? There is such a thing, how? ”

Quaresma said as he lay on the bed with his phone in his left hand.

"That'...... All I can say to you is to ask for more blessings! ”

Cristiano Ronaldo on the other end of the line hung up the phone without waiting for Quaresma to react.

"Asking for more blessings? What do you mean?? Quaresma kept thinking about this when he heard the busy noise.

Could it be advice?

That's not right! In addition to his speed and strong breakthrough ability, this kid is also so-so in his ability to score goals, what advice is there? Could it be...... Inspirit?

But...... That's not right! Could it be that my friend Cristiano Ronaldo called specifically to remind me?

This... It's not scientific!

The more I think about it later, the more irritated I become, so in the end, I simply don't want to.

But I couldn't sleep, so I simply walked out of the room and went to the hotel's gym to practice strength.

It's just that what Quaresma didn't know was that Cristiano Ronaldo had just hung up the phone and made a phone call to Iro, and the content of the conversation was similar.

……

……

"Cristiano, isn't that okay?"

Rooney looked at Ronaldo, who was sitting in the room and smiled, and said with a frown.

"Hey...... You don't understand this! I call it a catalyst!! ”

Ronaldo touched his chin and continued to smile.

“……”

******

At eight o'clock in the evening, the entire Dragon Stadium is surrounded by blue and white striped shirts of the home team, and there are countless slogans and flags, plus the translucent nature of the Dragon Stadium, so in the evening, it is more close to the home team Porto's home jersey color, which looks even more intimidating.

The visitors' orange colour is a small part of the pitch and is extremely inconspicuous.

If it weren't for Joe Viney waving the flag with the Valencia crest, no one would have noticed it was the visitors' stands.

……

……

Player tunnel

Iroh habitually stood at the back, and in front of him was David Villa, holding a rosary of the Lady of Covatonga, his eyes closed, and his mouth croaking presumably praying to God.

As for David Villa's pre-match habits, the curious Arlo also asked.

Four-year-old David Villa broke his right leg while playing on a construction site, and his parents opted for conservative treatment after learning that the surgery could leave David Villa disabled for life.

During David Villa's treatment, the family insisted on praying to God every day, and later ...... David Villa made a miraculous recovery and later became a Catholic.

Therefore, he usually wears a string of rosaries of the holy lady of Covatonga, enters the competition with the rosary, and then hands over the rosary to the leader for safekeeping before the whistle.

Seeing David Villa praying, Ielo didn't bother him, while the other teammates were also doing their own thing, like Aurelio chatting with Diego, who is also a Brazilian countryman.

Brazil used to be a Portuguese colony, so Porto also has a lot of players from Brazil.

Just as Iroh was stunned, someone approached.

"Ai?"

Iroh subconsciously raised his head, and then instinctively lowered his head, because ...... The person in front of him was half a head shorter than him.

looked at the person in front of him and raised his eyebrows.

"Hello, my name is Ricardo Quaresma!"

Quaresma smiled and held out her right hand.

Iroh was very puzzled, wasn't this the Quaresma who wanted to score against him before? Why did you suddenly come to say hello?

Although I was quite confused, I couldn't lose my politeness, so I also stretched out my right hand and shook it lightly, but quickly let go, "My name is Ai (Luo) ......"

Quaresma looked at the puzzled Iro, and suddenly his voice changed, two degrees higher, "Boy, I must have scored more goals than you in this game!" Then, without waiting for Iroh's reaction, he returned to his team.

I don't know if Quaresma's voice interrupted David Villa's prayer just now, and the latter looked at Iroh.

Iroh pouted and shrugged his shoulders and said, "David, you say ...... Is this a challenge? ”

"Uh-huh!" David Villa nodded.

Iroh rolled his eyes, speechless.

At this moment, the referee beckoned the players of both teams to enter the court.

ps: Thank you for the reward from Brother Ghost.,Continue to guarantee two shifts tonight.,Three shifts will start next Monday.。