Episode【452】: Leeds United Vs. Porto

Zero to zero, Leeds United drew with Fulham.

Yes, Leeds United's young players performed very well, but they failed to help Leeds United win the final victory, but were tied by Fulham.

This is a very bad thing for the talented youngsters at Leeds United. They failed to perform well.

Many players hope to perform well in this game and strive to leave a better and more impression in Zhong Cheng's eyes. Unfortunately, they didn't play well in this game.

To be honest, Zhong Cheng felt that the young players of Leeds United performed well and created good opportunities. It was Fulham who performed very well today, which led to the team not winning.

Lukaku had at least three good chances to score today, but he failed to seize them.

Of course, Lukaku performed very well, but the football was stopped by Fulham's goalkeeper, who performed very well.

It's not Lukaku's fault, it's just that the opponent performed too well.

If they didn't win this game, Leeds United will have to play one more game. This is naturally what Leeds United's competitive teammates want to see, and they hope that Leeds United can have more games like this.

In this way, Leeds United will be ruined and they will have more opportunities.

Zhong Cheng didn't have much thought to pay attention to this, because he had a more important game to do, which was the game against Porto.

Zhong Cheng directly led the young people of Leeds United back to their home court, where they will face Porto. This game is very important for Leeds United, because in the first round, Leeds United lost 1-2, so Leeds United must win this second round.

Of course, Leeds United can advance to the next round as long as they defeat the opponent 1-0 at home, because they had an away goal in the previous round.

This away goal is very useful, but it is under the premise that Porto does not score in this game.

Leeds United's only purpose in this game is to defeat their opponents and advance to the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Champions League. They must kill Porto.

The Porto team came to Leeds very early, and they also attach great importance to this game. They came to Leeds immediately after the last round of the league to adapt here.

When Leeds United went to play at Fulham, Porto was just waiting to work in Leeds, as if their Porto team was playing at home.

Therefore, this game for Leeds United is still relatively difficult.

Porto is not a weak team. Porto once asked Leeds United to buy Hulk. It's a pity that Zhong Cheng didn't sell it. Hulk was asked to stay, but now Hulk has really left and gone to Leyton Orient.

Now of course there will be nothing going on with Hulk in this game, but Porto obviously hopes to eliminate Leeds United.

Now countless media reporters are flocking to this game and to the Crown Stadium.

Everyone is paying attention to this game, this is the highlight.

For this game, the starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Home team: Leeds United, head coach: Zhong Cheng, formation: 4-1-3-2

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Back four [from left to right]: Patrick Evra, Kompany, David Luiz and Lichtsteiner

Single midfielder: Sami Khedira

Midfield three [from left to right]: Marco Reus, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo

Double forward: Lewandowski and Alexander Pato

Away team: Porto, head coach: Ferreira, formation: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Helton

Back four [from left to right]: Fuzile, Bruno Alves, Rolando and Pereira

Midfield three [from left to right]: Michel, Coelho and Meireles

Three forwards [from left to right]: Varela, Falcao and Mariano Gonzalez

This is the starting lineup of both sides today. They are all the main players, hoping to win this game. This is definitely a very, very bloody game. Both teams are trying their best to get a seat in the quarterfinals.

The Premier League teams naturally hope that Porto can consume Leeds United, and the more they consume, the better. Just hope they can wear down the fighting spirit and spirit of Leeds United so that they can surpass Leeds United in the league.

At the beginning of the game, the Leeds United fans naturally shouted excitedly, cheering for the Leeds United players, hoping that they could win the game as soon as possible, so that they could feel more at ease.

But, to be honest, the Porto team is very strong.

Otherwise, they will not defeat Leeds United at their home court. Moreover, Leeds United only got a goal back at the end of the game to save some face. It shows that their team is really good, and Leeds United must treat it with caution.

At the beginning of the game, Leeds United tried it out to see the Porto people's tactics.

Obviously, the Porto people will not move forward rashly, because they are now the leading side. And this is the home ground of Leeds United, so they have no chance of taking risks. They are now defensive counterattacks. And the most important thing is defense. After all, the last thing they need now is to score goals. What they need most is to defend Leeds United and prevent Leeds United from scoring.

If Porto can draw 0-0 with Leeds United in this game, then it will be their Porto team that advances. So, now they really don't have to take any risks.

Porto's formation seems to be 4-3-3, but it is actually a 4-5-1 formation. They are a defensive formation, but it is obvious that they are not completely defensive. They still have hope for a goal, because they know that as long as they score one more goal, Porto will be safer.

After the start of the game, this period was relatively stable, because neither side was trying too hard, they were relatively stable, and they were all testing.

After about fifteen minutes, Leeds United began to attack and attacked Porto's goal fiercely. It was obviously Zhong Cheng who gave the order. In this game, Leeds United must attack hard.

Leeds United started to attack, and Porto felt a lot more relieved. What they were afraid of was that Leeds United would be hiding in the same place as them. What kind of conspiracy were the Leeds United people doing?

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly took the ball, turned quickly, passed the Porto defender, and then directly passed the ball diagonally. The football rolled towards the center of the penalty area, and Mesut Ozil shot directly towards the Porto goal. After being saved by Helton, Leeds United returned in vain.

However, this started Leeds United's attack.

Under the command of Zhong Cheng, the Leeds United players immediately rushed out, no longer timid, just a crazy attack. Porto instantly felt pressure, strong pressure.

Porto's head coach Ferreira also saw that they were very dangerous and might not be able to stop Leeds United. Ferreira paced back and forth on the sidelines, thinking of a solution.

To be honest, Ferreira had underestimated Leeds United before. The offensive strength displayed by Leeds United was very powerful. They really couldn't handle it.

In the middle, Leeds United's attack came again. After receiving the pass, Mesut Ozil broke through two people in a row and suddenly made a straight pass, pushing the football towards the ribs of Porto's penalty area.

Porto defender Meireles was slow to return to defense, and the ball rolled directly to the feet of Marco Reus. Marco Reus received the ball and shot directly with his legs, and the football roared towards Porto's goal.

Porto goalkeeper Helton made a side save and slapped the football away with one palm.

Unfortunately, the football fell to the feet of Leeds United forward Lewandowski. Faced with such a gift, Lewandowski naturally accepted it very easily and pushed the football into the empty goal.

Zhong Cheng applauded on the sidelines. This goal was very good. In particular, Mesut Ozil's pass was very subtle and just right.

One to zero, Leeds United led one to zero.

Before the game, Zhong Cheng conducted quite careful research on Porto. Sure enough, they still saw the opponent's problem. Leeds United players frequently attacked this point, and Leeds United finally scored. Leeds United are also very convinced of Zhong Cheng. Zhong Cheng is really amazing.

Ferreira also turned to look at Zhong Cheng, sighing in his heart. Zhong Cheng is indeed not a vain person. He is a real person with great strength despite his great reputation.

Ferreira immediately reminded the Porto players not to relax and to attack.

Yes, after conceding a goal, the situation completely changed. The one with the advantage now is Leeds United. If this score is maintained until the end, Leeds United will advance to the next round with the advantage of away goals.

At this time, Porto will naturally not watch the score like this. They hope that the team can score a goal as soon as possible, which is very important for the Porto team.

Porto really couldn't hold it anymore and they all attacked.

As soon as Porto attacked, Leeds United's opportunity came. Porto is indeed very strong, but it is still inferior to Leeds United.

The Leeds United players controlled the rhythm of the game. Although there were occasional dangers, Zhong Zheng resolved them easily.

At the end of the first half, Leeds United led 1-0.

This situation is very favorable for Leeds United. In the second half of the game, although Leeds United was also attacking, it was not reckless. It seemed more like a defensive counterattack.

Yes, the situation is completely different.

Porto attacked desperately and besieged Leeds United's goal. However, Porto's players rushed out one after another, and the defense seemed very empty.

However, Zhong Cheng did not use his ultimate move as soon as he came up, but was waiting for the Porto people to press harder.

Yes, the Porto people have a goal in their eyes at this time.

In the 29th minute of the second half, the Porto people pressed hard. They seemed to see the hope of scoring and pressed almost all the way. They believe that, given a little more time, they can take down Leeds United.

However, at this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough was like a sharp dagger piercing the heart of the Porto people. After he made consecutive breakthroughs, he suddenly passed the football across to the back post, and Alexander Pato, who was unguarded at the back post, easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.

2-0, Leeds United easily defeated Porto at their home court and won the game. They defeated Porto with a total score of 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Champions League.

Yes, Leeds United managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League, disappointing many people.