Football irons are burning

Chapter 361 Defeating Porto and Entering the Quarterfinals of the Champions League

After the game started, Manchester United quickly took the initiative.

There has been no competition for nearly two months, and Li Tie has no strange feeling at all.

In the 5th minute, he took the ball in the middle and did not look at it, and directly turned his back. The ball fell to Fran's feet accurately. Fran saw Ronaldo rushing up, and immediately pushed it lightly.

C immediately rushed to Li Tie, and jumped onto his back.

Fran also ran over with a smile. This time, the cooperation between the three was so tacit that the other party had no resistance at all.

On the sidelines, Keane also nodded in satisfaction, and the reaction of the fans in the stands said everything.

Li Tie is in the team, this is stability.

Now there is another Ronaldo, and there is no suspense in winning this game.

Three minutes later, Ronaldo made a forcible breakthrough from the side and made a cross. Dong Fangzhuo lightly rubbed the front point, and the ball went straight into the net at the near corner, 3:2!

The cooperation between the two is also very tacit.

The two are also hugging each other tightly, and they have a great chance to become a pair of good friends.

It is estimated that when Rooney comes, the cooperation of these three people is worth looking forward to.

In the whole game, Porto had no chance. In fact, this Porto team is still quite strong. It is proof that they can rank first in the group stage.

It's just that when they meet Manchester United and Li Tie, they can only sigh to themselves that they are unlucky.

In another time and space, they were still the champions of this season's Champions League. Unfortunately, in this time and space, they are destined to only become supporting roles.

The final score of the game was 5:0, and Manchester United basically settled their opponents in one round.

This also once again made Manchester United rise to the first place in the defending odds list. .
At the press conference after the game, Li Tie was also in a good mood and accepted many interviews.

"Only playing in the Champions League, I am very relaxed. This is the reason why we must defend the title. When I concentrate on the Champions League, no opponent is our opponent. The Portuguese boy is great. He, Xiaodong and Forlan are the future of Manchester United. They have a bright future."

In the FA Cup on Friday, Manchester United did not give up, defeating Birmingham to enter the next round.

If the league cannot win the championship, then the Champions League and the FA Cup are also a good result, and they are worthy of the boss and the fans.

Manchester United continued to win in the weekend league. They beat Fulham 1:4 away to avenge their loss in the first half of the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be an offensive assaulter. He is nothing like another time and space. He just arrived at Manchester United and it was not suitable. Now he adapts very well and doesn't like sticking to the ball. He especially likes to cooperate with his teammates, so that he can play with absolute speed and efficiency.

In this game, Fulham players' fouls were all placed on Ronaldo, but it still couldn't prevent him from performing a hat-trick of assists.

This is different from Li Tie's playing style on the field. Now Manchester United especially likes to fly on both wings. Ronaldo and Giggs continue to deliver shells for the center.

Not only Ronaldo is in excellent form, Giggs is also in excellent form. He also led Wales to the historic European Cup finals last year, and he beat Italy. This has greatly improved Giggs' status in international football. Now he is very confident.

The two forwards, Fran and Dong Fangzhuo, also scored constantly, which was very enjoyable.

After this game, the international break comes.

Some teams started warming up for the European Cup and Asian Cup, and Li Tie also returned to Asia to participate in the warm-up match between the Chinese team and the Saudi team.

This year's Asian Cup will be held in July. China's opponents in the same group are Qatar, Bahrain and Indonesia. There are two West Asian opponents. Therefore, the warm-up opponents naturally have to choose the West Asian team.

The game is played in Gongti.

The result of the game was 3:1, and there was no suspense for the Chinese team to win.

It's just that Zhu Huguang made a lot of substitutions and Lai Yongxin played. However, this also messed up the team's offense and defense, and they didn't play very well in the back.

In fact, is this necessary?A set of lineups can beat all Asian invincibles.

The warm-up didn't have much effect, instead it hurt Chen Tao and Qu Hanqing, and made Arsenal and Bayern very angry. If I had known this, why let them go back?

The Second View function has been discontinued, and Li Tie has no way to heal them, so he can only recover by himself.

Back at the club, Manchester United flew away to challenge Porto.

Li Tie still started the game and played Porto with a group of substitutes.

The fans booed him again when he entered the field.

Back then, when Li Tie kicked the fans here, the home team fans naturally didn't like Li Tie.

After going through so much, Li Tie doesn't have any uneasiness, as long as the fans don't overdo it, he won't be irritated by them.

After the start of the game, Manchester United quickly turned to the guest. Li Tie can only play in the Champions League. Naturally, he spared no effort to press the audience.

In the 11th minute, his press caused Alenichev to catch the ball and go out of the sideline. Li Tie immediately picked up the ball and threw it to Saha.

When Saha received the ball, he would make a forward move for Li Tie. Li Tie suddenly made a horizontal change, flashed a gap and shot a long shot. The ball went straight into the dead corner, 0:1, and Manchester United took the lead away.

And the score in the two rounds also became 6:0. No one would believe that Porto would comeback with this score anyway.

In the 31st minute, Gillespie also succeeded in stealing from the side, knocking to Li Tie, and Li Tie immediately knocked to him who was going forward.

Gillespie's skills are also good, a few dribbles into the hinterland of the penalty area, and then he hit the middle of the road, Saha pushed lightly, 0:2!

This substitute lineup also made Porto unable to parry.

The final score was 1:3, Manchester United defeated Porto again away.

The total score of the two rounds was 8:1, and Manchester United reached the top 8 with their heads held high.

Porto can only lament their bad luck. When they meet Manchester United, they can only die. In another time and space, they would become the champions of this season's Champions League, but now, everything has changed.

The results of the other seven groups of duels have also come out.

皇马主场2:0击败拜仁，两回合2:1逆转拜仁成功，杀入8强。

In this game, Bayern was a little more conservative. Heynckes tried to keep the 1-goal advantage in the first round, but was overturned by Real Madrid.

Ruud van Nistelrooy became the main figure in the comeback. He shot and passed to help Real Madrid come back.

Chelsea defeated Deportivo 2:1, and also passed the two rounds 2:1.

The result of 0:0 in the first round made Mourinho's team play more relaxed. Their offense also performed well, and Depor became another Champions League passerby.

Barcelona beat Inter Milan 4:1 and passed the two rounds 6:3, which was also a successful reversal.

Stopping in the top 16 for two consecutive years, the former Champions League champion is also quite embarrassing.

It was AC Milan who defended the dignity of Serie A. They lost 1:4 away in the first round, and they returned home to beat Manchester City 4:0!

Ancelotti estimated that the coaching position is about to crumble again. The strength of the Manchester City team has been played like this by AC Milan. Ancelotti's conservativeness will definitely be criticized.

Stuttgart defeated Sparta Prague 3:1 and passed the two rounds 4:1.

The youth army reached the top 8, which is beneficial to the development of Stuttgart. Maybe they will replace Bayern in a few years.

Leverkusen defeated Lazio 2:0. Their defense was more stable. Lazio was a bit reckless in the away game. They wanted to recover from the disadvantage of losing 0:1 at home in the first round.

In the last set of duels, Monaco made a comeback at home, beating Nottingham Forest 3:0, passing the two rounds 3:2, and reached the top 8.

Nottingham Forest is also conservative, thinking that the advantage of two goals is great, but who knows that they can only swallow the bitter fruit in the end.

In the quarter-finals, Manchester United ushered in Chelsea, and Real Madrid faced Barcelona. These two sets of duels are one national team and two clubs. It must be sparks hitting the earth.

The second half is easy, AC Milan vs. Stuttgart, Leverkusen vs. Monaco, AC Milan is expected to pick up a big bargain, and has a great chance of entering the final.

Sometimes, football is like this, some half of the area is too strong, and some half of the area is full of rookies.

四分之一决赛首回合在3月24/25两天进行，次回合则是4月7/8两天。

The hope of a season is these two match days, which will surely become the focus of fans' attention.

(End of this chapter)