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The match against Panathinaikos gradually lost its suspense as Mourinho substituted Lin Yi. When Mourinho thought that the situation could not change much, the victory was basically decided.

With 20 minutes left in the game, the Greeks finally mustered up their last courage to attack. The Uruguayan coach with a sad face seemed to be expecting a miracle, but the facts disappointed him again.

Porto's overall defense blocked the Greeks' offensive and failed to pose enough threat. In particular, their defense of the two flanks prevented Panathinaikos from forming good enough passing opportunities.

Even the crosses that were barely kicked did not create enough threats. The goal guarded by Baia was not directly attacked. The opponent's only two headers were successful, but they slipped out of the door directly, and did not put Porto to any test.

The height of the Greeks still seemed to be a beacon on the field, but it was obvious that there was something wrong with their power supply on this night.

The long pass from the backcourt, the 45-degree cross from the wing, and the direct cross from the two wingers, these attacking methods that they are usually best at have lost their power, and Porto is even stingy and rarely gives them corner kicks.

There were still more than ten minutes left in the second half of the game, and Panathinaikos only got two corner kicks, and their unlucky penalty kick players failed to seize these two rare opportunities.

One kick was too low and was cleared by Costinha at the front point. The other kick was too close to the goalkeeper, and Baia's big hands firmly grasped the football. The big men of Panathinaikos didn't even get a decent header.

With height but no cross, no chance to show even if they are strong, these poor Panathinaikos forwards were starved to death in Porto's backcourt defense. This is really a game that makes them die with regrets.

Maybe the poor Uruguayan coach of Panathinaikos should now consider whether he can continue to coach here. He can even foresee that he will be torn to pieces by those angry fans when he returns to Athens.

Or more tragically, the gods in Greek mythology will destroy the plane they are on when he is about to return home. That is definitely the wrath of thunder. After all, this game made them play too ugly.

The whole game only saw these big guys running in vain on the field, while the opponent's ball was never under their control. The strong body became the foil of perfect technology, and the impact play they relied on the most became empty talk.

Without the ball at their feet, can this attack be launched? The only thing they can do is to use their strong bodies to foul, and then be ravaged by the opponent's various free kicks. Even if they paid the price of 7 yellow cards throughout the game, they could not stop anything.

The score is still 3:0, which makes them embarrassed and sad. Whether these Greeks like it or not, they must say goodbye to the League Cup.

After Lin Yi left the field, Deco also took over the offensive organization in the frontcourt. His penetration and long-range shots continued to put pressure on the goalkeeper of Panathinaikos. Although the score of 3:0 never changed, the initiative was always on the side of Porto.

However, Mourinho was still very unkind to walk up to the unfortunate Uruguayan after the game. He smiled at him in front of a group of reporters and said, "Now the game is completely over for you."

The poor Uruguayan was unable to fight back in the end, because Mourinho's counterattack not only made him unable to resist, but also unable to blame. There was no way, who let the damn Portuguese win the final victory.

Half an hour after Porto defeated Panathinaikos, another Portuguese team successfully broke through the blockade of Malaga, and Boavista successfully entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

The strategic abandonment of this civilian team finally had a good effect. Their league ranking slipped to the middle position, but they found a breakthrough on the European stage, which may be a success for them.

"Successfully swam across the Aegean Sea! Porto and Boavista joined hands to enter the UEFA Cup semi-finals!" After Porto successfully defeated the poor Panathinaikos team, such a headline appeared in the two largest sports newspapers in Portugal, "Record" and "Ball".

This is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Portuguese football world, which has been extremely weak in the European arena in recent years. Grabbing two seats in the UEFA Cup semi-finals is a proud moment for Portuguese football, which has never been involved in the UEFA Cup.

You should know that the last time a Portuguese club entered the UEFA Cup final was in the 82-83 season, but the unlucky Benfica team fell into a big fall on the Belgian Anderlecht team and failed to win the championship by just one step.

Moreover, the UEFA Cup at that time was still a two-round home and away competition. After the UEFA Cup was changed to a single game to decide the winner in the 1997-98 season, Portuguese clubs have completely missed the chance to reach the final, but this time maybe they can look forward to the scene of reaching the final.

Scottish Celtic, Italian Lazio, plus Boavista and Porto, the top four seats in the UEFA Cup have been finalized. Now it depends on their draw. The most optimistic estimate of the media is that the two teams will not They were divided together, but each defeated their opponents to meet in the finals.

Of course, this is the most optimistic view of the Portuguese media. As for the ending of the draw ceremony held at the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland, no one knows. God knows who the fat man from UEFA will draw to Porto. .

Although the media hopes that the two Portuguese teams can finally meet in the finals, the players in Porto do not want this to happen, especially since the two teams Celtic and Lazio are very strong. They would rather compete in the semi-finals. Come and visit Boavista.

After all, they are in the Portuguese league, so they are more familiar with this team. Compared to the Scots' strong style of play and the Italians' tight defense, the Porto people want to make the game simpler.

Moreover, letting those two teams collide in advance will be more beneficial to the future finals. Someone will definitely suffer in the strong dialogue. Now the players in Porto hope that this will happen.

However, Mourinho had no such plan during the interview. When a reporter from "Record" asked him who he wanted to meet first in the semi-finals, Mourinho's answer was very direct. He almost Without hesitation, he immediately said the opponent's name, "Lazio."

"If I could choose, I hope my opponent is Lazio." Mourinho did not explain to the reporter why.

He just said this to his players. If Porto's goal is to complete the task by entering the final, then he hopes that the opponent in the semi-finals will be any team except Lazio. If Porto's goal is to get The final champion, then the opponent he most wants to face in the semi-finals is Lazio, and there is no other choice.

"Meeting the Italians in the finals is the worst thing. Even if we lose one game in the semi-finals, we still have a chance to come back. But there is only one final, and when a game can only be decided by one, It’s better not to get into trouble with the Italians.”

This is what Mourinho said to his assistant coach Brito during a private chat. Mourinho was deeply touched by the Italians' strong nerves in the final. Compared with the Portuguese, who is used to freedom, , they may not be as tough as these Italians in the decisive moment.

I wonder if God heard what this wretched uncle said. When the result of the draw was announced at the UEFA headquarters, all the Porto players saw clearly who the opponent was in the hands of the fat president.

"Lazio..." As Mourinho wished, he finally picked the opponent he faced most, but the guys in the Porto team were a little worried because the second leg of Porto's semi-finals had to be played away from home. .

This is definitely good news for Lazio, but for Porto, this represents a danger, because those Italians have home court advantage, especially when facing a sharp offensive team like Lazio, they will be even more dangerous. .

"Uncle, next time there's a draw or something, you'd better find a piece of tape to put on your mouth. You're more like a crow than that old guy Pele!" Lin Yi's words expressed the thoughts of the entire Porto team.

But the unlucky person was definitely this black-haired boy. Mourinho ignored this little guy and just arranged for the physical coach Faria to carry Lin Yi's ears and run 10,000 meters on the training field.

This is not routine training, just punishment. Why? Because this kid took a free kick during the game. Although the shot brought a 3:0 score change, Mourinho did not want this kid to be too proud. Even a fool could see that he was not running at that time. The shot went.

The temperament of a tyrant. . . While Lin Yi was running on the training ground, he continued to mentally curse this unlucky uncle. In addition, he was still scorning those unloyal guys. No one stepped forward to save him at the critical moment, alas. . . This is human nature.

No matter what, the facts cannot be changed. The head-to-head confrontation between Porto and Lazio is coming soon. Who can break through the opponent's blockade and get the final ticket to Seville depends on these two rounds of competition.

Mourinho and his Porto team do not want to lose, and the same goes for their opponents. A tit-for-tat confrontation is about to begin. . .

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