Chapter 83

Seeing that things were going to make a big fuss, the referee came to Lao Lei and showed him a yellow card in order to prevent controlling the emotions of the Braga fans, and then warned him not to provoke the Braga fans again. It is important to know that Braga fans are crazy and are famous in the Portuguese Super League, and the referee is also afraid that Braga fans will start a riot. And Lao Lei saw that he had received a yellow card, although he felt innocent, but he didn't care too much.

However, Braga's fans are still not satisfied, and in their opinion, Lao Lei should have been sent off with a red card a long time ago. Although the mood is a little calmer than just now, there are still fireworks falling from the stands from time to time, and there are still loud boos when Lao Lei touches the ball. However, compared to the anger of the Braga fans, the Braga players on the field began to slowly exhaust. The physical disadvantage caused by the 10-person battle is slowly manifested.

In the 72nd minute of the second half, Deco received a direct plug from Lao Lei in the front court, and in front of the Braga players who could no longer run, he drove straight in. The two accelerated changes of direction allowed the entire Braga defense to be relied upon, and the most easily crossed to McCarthy in front of the goal, and McCarthy also made a handful of them, expanding the score again to 3:0. The match also lost its suspense at the bottom, with Porto set to claim their ninth league win at home to Braga.

After McCarthy scored, Mourinho also hurriedly replaced Lao Lei off the field, for fear that the Braga players who had become irrational because of the loss would injure him. Where did he know that Lao Lei had now opened the Devil Muscle Man, and his body was blessed with an invincible aura, so he would not be injured at all. Although Lao Lei didn't want to play, he also understood Mourinho's intentions, so he obediently walked off the field. Ready to rest.

As soon as he got to the bench, the ceiling above the bench. It started to make a "bang, bang." Bang". It was the fireworks thrown by the Braga fans, and some of them even fell in front of the old Ray. At this time, the camera is still staring at Lao Lei, even if he is off the field, the story between him and Braga fans in this game has become the biggest highlight of this game. At this time, such a scene appeared on the TV broadcast screen, Lao Lei picked up the fireworks that fell in front of him and played with it. Looking at the way he smiled, he seemed to be having a good time.

Braga's fans also saw Lao Lei's appearance on the big screen, which made them hesitate. Look at the fireworks in your hand to throw them or not. It's also the first time they've seen players who treat themselves and others like this, and they just care about it, and it seems that they're still having fun fighting with them. For a while, the Braga Municipal Stadium, which was originally very noisy, was strangely quiet. It's like after Lao Lei left the game, the farce of Braga fans also ended tacitly.

The game ended 3-0, with Porto picking up the three points from the calculation, but Braga were not convinced. In their opinion, if it weren't for the yellow card in the last part of the first half, it would have been difficult to say who would have won and who lost. Their head coach was the first to fire in his post-match press conference: "I don't admit we lost this game. My players played really well. If it weren't for Reimaa's fake fall, we would have given Porto a powerful sniper at home. But that yellow card changed everything. We had 10 men in the second half. I think some young players should adopt a more legitimate way of playing to win the game, and not rely on some crooked methods after dying, then they will not grow much. “

Looking at the Braga coach on the side, he made a straightforward evaluation with the appearance of a defender and a senior. Mourinho immediately shot back-for-tat: "I think Mr. Braga's manager, he should be the referee plus a prophet." It's too condescending to be a coach. Perhaps, because of his career choice. We have lost the greatest prophet of this century. I only know that the game needs to win by kicking, but I didn't expect him to be able to use one mouth, I admire this ability.

Reima fake fall? No, I don't think it's a fake fall. Even if it's a fake fall, I agree with Reima's approach. If anyone looks closely at the first half of the game, they will be amazed at the kind of red card that appeared in the last stages of the first half. Reima was constantly violated by the opposing players, and Braga's players played in a way that was rude to the extreme. They played well, but they seemed to be on the wrong ground and they should have played American football. “

Mourinho's words directly made the manager of Braga walk away, and the press conference became his stage alone. However, Mourinho is not interested in a one-man show, and since the supporting role is gone, he is not interested in spending time with reporters here. After a few casual copies, he got up and left, ignoring the reporters' reluctant calls.

Not surprisingly, Lao Lei and Braga's fans became the protagonists of the next day's sports news. This is not the first time that there have been some small stories between Lao Lei and the opposing fans, but each time it has attracted a lot of attention. The outside world argues about the rights and wrongs, right and wrong, and enjoys it. And this time, whether Lao Lei's "fall" was a fake fall or not has also become a hot topic, and the media on both sides of Braga and Porto have a war of words. Because even in slow motion, it is impossible to see whether Lao Lei is faking a fall, so this debate is destined to have no clear winner or loser. However, the advantage is that it has increased some sales and clicks for some newspapers and reports.

But Old Ray didn't pay attention to these arguments at all. For him, such a situation has long been commonplace, and there is nothing new at all. At this time, he was preparing with the team for the second leg against Viana of Austria. Although there is basically no suspense in this game, for the sake of insurance, Lao Lei and other main players basically have to play for about 60 minutes to kill the theoretical possibility of the most rear.

Amid the onslaught of the fans at home to Porto, the second leg of Porto's match against Vienna in Austria officially began. Faced with a 3-0 defeat at home in their last game, Austrian Vienna had to play against Porto at the Stade de la Dragon. However, Viana's weighty impact style met Porto, which had a clear advantage in technique, just like the forceful weighting punch met Taijiquan, which just restrained himself. I can't make a difference. Porto took advantage of their midfield advantage and firmly grasped possession. It simply gave Vienna the opportunity to organize a continuous offensive. Several offensives were occasionally organized, also in front of Porto's tight defensive line. It disappeared and posed no threat. And physically, Porto's midfield is definitely not inferior to Viana, which just weakens their only advantage. The strength is not superior, even the advantage that he relies on the most, the opponent is not afraid, but he can only choose to press out and attack, and the outcome of this game is already obvious.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Lao Lei and Kostiani successfully broke the ball together in the midfield. Lao Lei made a precise straight plug directly to the feet of Deco in the front court. Deco also did not stop the ball and took advantage of the situation to distribute the ball to the feet of Alenichev, who was inserted at high speed on the right side. Alenichev accelerated down to near the baseline and then passed the ball straight into the box. Alenichev's cross, dressed smartly, did not land in the middle of McCarthy's defensive power, where McCarthy's defensive strength was most concentrated, and the flight path of the football flew straight to the left side of the box. McCarthy's forward cut became a perfect cover, and the defensive power on the left side had been emptied by him.

Maniche came up at the right time to drop the ball. By the time he had reached out with his left foot to unload the ball, there were still no Vienna defenders in front of him. After adjusting his pace, Maniche fired a powerful volley that went around the hands of the Vienna goalkeeper. Quickly flew into the goal from the far corner. Porto extended the aggregate score to 4-0. It was another Porto-style counter-attack, concise, fast and penetrating. The tacit understanding between several players in the front court, and the coordination of running without the ball. It became the biggest highlight of this attack.

And just five minutes later, Porto took advantage of a quick counter-attack. Score again. Viana managed to get a corner up front. The corner kick was headed over by Costa. Lao Lei grabbed the second drop before Viana's players from outside the penalty area and took control of the second spot. After a few steps, it was a big foot that went straight to Porto's wide fast horse Alenichev. And Alenichev also turned and accelerated after Costa pushed the football out of the penalty area, ready to counterattack, and Lao Lei did not live up to his expectations.

This ball Lao Lei gave enough advance and Alenichev's early acceleration run made the Vienna defence pierced like a layer of paper. In the end, McCarthy received a cross from Alenichev in the penalty area and easily pushed the goal, and the aggregate score became 5:0. At this point, it should be said that the theoretical possibility of this game is gone, and if Porto are beaten 6-0 at home by Vienna in the next game, it will be something that can only appear in mythology.

In the second half of the game, Mourinho made one substitution after another, giving the main players enough time to rest and prepare for the sprint before the winter break. The game ended with a score of 2:1, and the total score was fixed at 5:1. In the final stages of the second half, Vienna scored a face-saving goal with a header. Porto, on the other hand, managed to qualify for the third round of the Europa League, where they will face Ligue 1 side Lens. Compared to the opponents in the previous two rounds, the third round will be the real test for Porto.

At present, Porto has 9 wins and 1 draw in the Portuguese Super League standings, accumulating 28 points, and is at the top of the table. Sporting Lisbon and Benfica are second and third with 23 points and 22 points respectively. A five-point gap to second-placed Sporting Lisbon is already widened, and with Porto's current form, the points are likely to continue to grow. It's no wonder that this season's Portuguese media have clamoured the return of the Porto king. However, this also made the match between Porto and Benfica in the last round before the winter break more attention. Benfica, on the other hand, has generally received more support, after all, the outside world still likes to see a highly competitive league, and it is natural that one is dominant, although it is outstanding, but it will inevitably make the game less interesting.

However, before meeting Benfica, Porto still need to go through three rounds of opponents, as long as they win these three opponents, Porto can secure the half-time championship position at least one round earlier.

And Porto undoubtedly have the quality to do just that.

Lao Lei and his teammates are already gearing up and eager to try. (To be continued......)