Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 156 The situation is clear

Panathinaikos held the initiative on the field until the end of the first half. During the intermission, several assistant coaches including Brito expressed their concerns to Mourinho, but the Porto coach seemed to Not bothered by this situation, he still had a very confident smile on his face.

"I know what you are worried about. This Greek team is doing very well at home, but you have to look beyond the surface. Except for the attack after Del Rey's goal, the rest of the time Panathinaikos Didn't create great chances and couldn't even get the ball into our box effectively.

The ball has been exchanged in the midfield, and Porto's ball possession rate is not high. This is a normal phenomenon. We cannot expect the players to quickly adapt to the environment in the away game.But you should also be able to see that the combination of Young and Deco is indeed effective, and it is difficult for Panathinaikos players to grab the ball from their feet.

We have an absolute advantage, that is physical fitness. The physical condition of the two sides in this game is not at the same level. The longer the time is delayed, the better it will be for us.Remember those two that Andre specifically mentioned before?They were already a little uncoordinated at the end of the first half. This is a sign that their physical fitness is approaching the point. If we still score next, it will definitely be Porto who will advance. Even if it is dragged into overtime, our Players also last longer than Panathinaikos. "

Both the coaching staff and the players agreed with Mourinho's statement. In order to leave more cards to play for possible overtime, Mourinho did not make personnel adjustments during the intermission. On the Panathinaikos side, it was the opposite. When the players returned to the field, the two players with physical problems had already been replaced.

Supporters of both teams were expecting someone to break the current stalemate, but the score was still 10-1 until the end of 0 minutes, when Markarian had already used the third substitution spot for Olisa On Debe, Mourinho also replaced the tired Deco with Alenichev. He did not make other adjustments until the end of stoppage time.

Because the goals of Porto and Panathinaikos are both away goals, this means that the two sides need to fight for another 10 minutes in overtime. During the short break, the long-awaited Porto finally won All the trump cards, Postiga, who was in poor condition, was replaced by the young winger, Marco Ferreira.

Mourinho knew that now was the time to fight the bayonet, so Maniche, who ran first in the team in 10 minutes, was also replaced, and Thiago Moreira will form a double queen with Costinha The waist strengthens the defense. After Deco left the field, Porto's formation has changed from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3. The attacking focus of the Blue and White Army has been placed on the two sides. Allier, who is absolutely physically fit Nichev and Marco Ferreira will attack Panathinaikos' exhausted wings.

The rhythm of overtime is not particularly fast. Mourinho has even started to ask the coaching staff to evaluate the order of players in the penalty shootout, but at this time Panathinaikos, who put all their chips in the regular time, has suffered. Here comes the bitter fruit.

A defensive midfielder of the Greek team made a mistake in stopping the ball. After stealing the ball, Young quickly split the side and handed the ball to Marco Ferreira on the left. This Mourinho bought by name during the winter window transfer period The player is indeed worthy of the title of fast horse on the wing. He only took two or three steps, and Panathinaikos' full-back was already two positions away by him.

When Marco hit the side rib of the penalty area, he stopped suddenly. The opponent's right back had no choice but to throw his legs, trying to block the line of the Porto winger's cross as much as possible, but Marco was in vain. With a shot, he swung his right foot in front of the ball and took it lightly, rushing in along the penalty area line.

Panathinaikos' central defender was a little weak at the feet, but he still greeted him with his hands behind his back. The ball was shaking left and right under Marko's feet very quickly. Seeing that the opponent's center of gravity was already unstable, the young Porto winger With a buckle of the left foot, half of the body on the right side flashed out, and the arch of the foot was pushed flat to the back of the penalty area.

Del Rey, who was ambushing on the other side, withstood the body of another central defender of Panathinaikos, stretched out his right leg towards the ball flying across, and the Brazilian striker poked the ball with his toes in front. Nathinaikos' goalkeeper was still a few steps away from the back point at this time. Although he stretched out his left arm hard, he could no longer prevent the goal.

Porto scored a decisive goal in the No.13 minute of the first half of the overtime game. Delray scored a decisive goal. There are regulations in this regard in the European war. Overtime goals are also divided into home and away games. The Blue and Whites currently have Holding two away goals, Panathinaikos must score two more goals if they want to turn the situation around, and this is basically an impossible task for the physically exhausted Greek team.

Seeing Del Rey's fatal blow succeeded, Mourinho's long-suppressed emotions finally broke out. He clenched his fists and waved a few times in front of his chest, then turned around and hugged the coaching staff.Watching Porto's players rush to the sidelines to celebrate, it was now the turn of the Nicoladis stadium to fall into an awkward silence, the Greek sighed in despair and Makarian bowed his head, the Uruguayan coach understood , Panathinaikos is gone.

By the second half of overtime, most of the players on both sides were exhausted, but Porto still had Marco Ferreira and Alenichev who could sprint at full speed. Porto is the winner of the Europa League quarter-finals.

As Mourinho said after the first round, don’t be too happy, Setubal was the one who had the last laugh. Looking at the dejected Makarian, Mourinho did not make any further provocations , even a little fluke appeared in his heart.

When the quarter-finals were drawn, Panathinaikos was the team that was more optimistic about the media. Their offensive and defensive ends showed a strong level in the league and the European war. The first round left a deep impression on Mourinho. If it weren't for Porto's huge physical advantage brought by the Portuguese Super League, it is really unclear who will win.

As soon as the Porto team returned to the visiting team's locker room, Mourinho received a call from Da Costa. Mr. Chairman's excited tone made people seem to be able to see his smiling face through the phone. The winning bonus is very impressive, and Delray, who scored twice, can directly get [-] euros. The Porto players have already begun to figure out how to make this Mr. Lucky bleed.

(End of this chapter)