Chapter 82: Samba

In the coming period leading up to the winter break, Porto can focus on the Portuguese Super League. The Portuguese Cup will come to an end for the time being, and the next leg of the Europa League against Austria's Vienna has lost its meaning. For Porto, the five league games before the winter break will be a good time for them to grab points and open up against their rivals. They then face Braga, promoted Mamoreirense, the old Sétubal and again Nationals in the Portuguese Cup. The final round of the league before the winter break will be another highlight, with Porto facing direct rivals Benfica away from home.

The outside media also described this schedule as an important period for competitors to stop or keep up with the Porto champions. The game against Benfica was the game that attracted the most media attention before the winter break. Porto have been hopelessly consistent this season, and if Benfica can no longer compete directly and gain the upper hand, then the league title will be more and more distant for them.

When Jose Mourinho led the whole Porto team back to Porto, hundreds of Porto fans came to welcome the team and express their support. Porto's performance this season has seen them see the return of the former Portuguese Super League giants Porto. In the Portuguese Super League, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Porto take turns to dominate the Portuguese Super League. And now Porto fans have reason to believe that the era belonging to Porto has come again. And judging from the current trend, this era will be more violent and dominant than before.

The cheers and support of the fans made the fatigue caused by the journey on the Porto players disappear without a trace for a while. And in it there is no doubt. Lao Lei is the one who is most favored by Porto fans. Now when Porto fans are arguing with the other two fans, the most powerful sentence is "Portugal's future is in Porto". And the other party is helpless about this. That's the trend right now. At most, I can only mention that he is not your descendant, not from the Porto academy. Porto fans didn't care about this, and felt very happy and proud.

Slowly, Lao Lei's No. 13 shirt has become the most popular shirt among Porto fans. More and more children, youth players, regard Lao Lei as their idol. Lao Lei slowly upgraded from a player to an idol. At the same time, due to the nickname of Old Ray, the image of Godzilla also became popular in the streets of Porto. Various Godzilla products began to appear in Porto and had good sales. And every time the game in Porto. In the stands there are always images of Godzilla, dolls appearing among the die-hard fans of Porto. Lao Lei is influencing the city of Porto with his performance and becoming a symbol of the city.

When Lao Lei, who was tired from the journey, returned home, there was no one at home. Joseph and Cintia should be busy working on their new handicraft shop, while Miki should still be in school. As Lao Lei's family, they also received great benefits in Porto. Joseph was very clever to put some of Lao Lei's signed football supplies in the store as a giveaway, and this move undoubtedly brought a lot of customers to the store. Meanwhile. Mi Ji has also become one of the most popular characters in the school, and there are many children who want to get a photo and autograph of Lao Lei through her. And because of this, Lao Lei comes home every time, when he has time. You always need to write a lot of your own name. I have to say that Lao Lei is very satisfied with his current lifestyle, at least he and his family are very happy now.

Back home. Lao Lei first wanted to go to bed and have a good rest. Cultivating the spirit. Such a cross-border competition will always bring more fatigue. And Lao Lei now needs to recuperate. Get ready for the next battle for points.

On November 08, 02, Porto's away match against the Portuguese arsenal was underway. On the pitch at this point, Porto unsurprisingly had the upper hand. However, Braga relied on the home advantage and put up a stubborn resistance, and Porto felt a little out of place at this time. In the 31st minute of the first half, Lao Lei stepped forward again and formed a small range of short passes with Deco in the middle. Just as he was about to move on, Braga's defender took him down decisively. Braga have used this defensive style to block Porto's tidal attack for more than half an hour.

The position of this free-kick was 40 meters away from the goal, so far away from the Porto players, they had to look for a free-kick combination. Lao Lei chose to give up the free kick, but went to the penalty area, ready to fight for the top. This free kick was handed over to Deco to deal with. With the referee's whistle, the ball flew high into Braga's penalty area.

With no one fighting for the top at the front and in the middle, football reached the back post. Just as Braga's defenders were about to kick the ball out of the penalty area, a huge force suddenly came from behind him. Although he desperately tried to get stuck in the position, after all, the strength behind him was superior. The man behind him squeezed past him before taking off straight into the air, with Porto's number 13 shirt rising into the air in Braga's penalty area.

Lao Lei was in the far corner, facing the football, and his head was smashed hard, completely exerting his strength. With a "bang", like a smash in volleyball, the football smashed into the goal with a strong force. This time, Lao Lei pushed out a bouncing ball, and when the football bounced again, Braga's goalkeeper had already fallen to the ground sideways. The ball flew past him and into the goal, with Porto breaking the deadlock first.

And in the last stages of the first half, Porto had another piece of good news. In the 44th minute, Braga's defensive defender received a yellow card for the second time, and two yellows turned into one red and were sent off. These two yellow cards were eaten on Lao Lei's body. The first time was because he shoveled down Lao Lei behind his back, and the second time was because Lao Lei played him. Braga's defensive midfielder moves very big, and every time he defends unsuccessfully or not, he has to bring down Porto's players. And Lao Lei, who likes to insert forward, is the one who has been put by him the most times. Throughout the first half, Lao Lei's jersey was already full of stains. And every time he put down Lao Lei, the Braga player would walk away with an arrogant expression.

This kind of behavior naturally made Lao Lei target him. This time, after he cooperated with Deco, he had actually thrown him off, but Lao Lei deliberately did not fully accelerate, just to wait for him to come up. And he did not live up to Lao Lei's expectations, and decisively stretched out his foot from the side and back, and waited until his foot was about to touch Lao Lei. Lao Lei immediately fell to the ground beautifully and realistically, then covered his feet and fell to the ground wailing. Faced with such a situation, the referee, who had repeatedly kept his hand, in order to calm the emotions of the Porto side, directly showed the second yellow card and sent the defender off. As a result, Braga had to face the next match with 10 men.

And Lao Lei's acting skills are good this time, and the slow motion doesn't see if he fakes a fall. However, Braga's fans don't care about this, they just think that Lao Lei faked a fall. In the following game time, whenever Lao Lei touched the ball, there would be a loud boo at the Braga Municipal Stadium, which was naturally mixed with some invective. However, Lao Lei didn't care, this kind of battle didn't scare him anymore, but added a bit of fun to him. For people like Lao Lei, fighting with others is endlessly fun.

In the second half, Braga, who played with 10 men, could no longer stop Porto's attack. In the 61st minute of the second half, Deco's breakthrough at the edge of the box forced Braga's fans to choose a tactical foul to prevent Deco from entering the box. Despite objections from Porto's players, the free-kick was placed 5 centimetres outside the penalty line. Lao Lei stood in front of the football, ready to take the free kick, while Deco and Maniche were around him to provide tactical cover.

With the referee's whistle, Maniche and Deco ran past the side of the football, and then Lao Lei shot the ball into the box with the outside of his instep. This time, Lao Lei didn't feel very good after sending out the shot, and he felt that this shot should be out of the goal. But Braga's wall helped him, and the ball hit the head of the jumping Braga player and came to a sideline. Originally, it was a football that was out of the goal, but now the route has become a dead corner of the goal. And this impact, either, did not slow down the speed of the football.

Braga's goalkeeper couldn't do anything and the ball flew straight into the top corner of the goal. The boos of the Braga fans rang out in a timely manner, louder than before. When Lao Lei heard this, he put away his teammates who came to celebrate and ran straight to the side of the court. Everyone is looking at him to see what he will do, and they all know that Lao Lei is not a safe player. And the camera has long been at the request of the chief director of the broadcast, 360 degrees without dead angles. Whenever Lao Lei wants to do something, it is when the broadcast ratings soar, so Lao Lei now also has the title of "ratings guarantee".

Came to the sidelines and looked at the Braga fans who were blushing and holding their breath, desperately booing themselves. The corners of Lao Lei's mouth outlined a big evil smile.

He doesn't ask the Braga fans to be quiet because he enjoys the boos of the opposing fans, as if he were hearing his favorite music.

When people hear their favorite music, they always dance.

And that's exactly what Old Ray did.

In front of the stands of the Braga fans, Lao Lei danced the samba that he learned a little when he went on vacation to Brazil.

Under the watchful eyes of more than 30,000 people, Godzilla, who was a guest in Braga, danced samba.

The dance was not good, but Lao Lei danced happily and seriously with a smile on his face.

After a few seconds of silence at Braga Municipal Stadium, the boos rang out again, deafening.

Then there is the Braga fan feature, where lit fireworks rain down on the old thunder.

Old Lei was not a fool and returned to the field early.

But there was still a bad smile on his face that drove Braga's fans crazy, and it seemed to be even bigger. (To be continued......)