The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1336
1336 Leeds United Versus Porto
Leeds United drew with Fulham 0-0.
Yes, Leeds United’s young players did well, but they did not help Leeds United win the final game and were tied by Fulham.
It was a terrible thing for the geniuses of Leeds United. They screwed up.
Many players hoped that through this match, they could perform well and leave a better impression in Zhong Cheng’s eyes. Unfortunately, they did not play well in this match.
To tell the truth, Zhong Cheng felt that Leeds United’s young players had performed well and created a good opportunity. It was Fulham’s excellent performance today that caused the team to fail to win.
Lukaku had at least three chances to break through today, but he couldn’t grasp it.
Of course, Lukaku did very well, but the Fulham goalkeeper was blocked by the soccer ball, and the Fulham goalkeeper did very well.
It’s not Lukaku’s fault, it’s just the other party’s performance.
If they didn’t win this match, then Leeds United would have to play another game. This was naturally what the competing Leeds United teammates wanted to see. They hoped that Leeds United would have more games like this.
In this way, Leeds United would be tied down and they would have more opportunities.
Zhong Cheng did not have much mood to pay attention to this, because he had an even more important game to play, which was against the Porto team.
Zhong Cheng led the Leeds United youngsters back to their home ground, where they were going to face the Porto team. This match was very important to Leeds United because they lost 1-2 in the first leg, so Leeds United had to win in the second leg.
Of course, Leeds United can advance to the next round by beating them 1-0 at home because they scored a goal away from home in the last round.
The away goal was very useful, but it was on the premise that Porto did not score in this game.
Leeds United’s only goal in this game is to win their opponents and advance to the Champions League quarter-finals of the season, and Porto have to get rid of them.
Porto came to Leeds very early and they are also interested in this game. It was after the last round of the league that they came to Leeds and got used to it.
When Leeds United went out to Fulham, Porto was at Leeds as if they were playing at home.
Therefore, the Leeds United game is still relatively difficult.
The Porto team is not a weak team. The Porto team once begged Leeds United to buy Hulk. Unfortunately, Zhong Cheng did not sell it. It was Hulk who stayed, but now Hulk really left for the east of Leiden.
There was nothing wrong with Hulk in this game, but Porto clearly wanted to eliminate Leeds United.
Right now, countless media reporters were rushing to this match, rushing to the Crown Stadium.
Everyone was paying attention to this match. This was a big show.
In this match, the starting lineup of both sides was as follows:
Home: Leeds United, Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Aver, Compani, David Louis and Lichtsteiner
Single waist: Sammy Hedilla
Three avant-garde “left to right”: Marco Reus, Mesut Özil and Cristiano Ronaldo
Twin strikers: Levandovsky and Alexander Pato
Visiting team: Porto, head coach: Ferreira, formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Helton
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Fuchiley, Bruno Alves, Rolando and Pereira
Three midfielders “from left to right”: Michelle, Coelho and Meireles
Three strikers “from left to right”: Valera, Falcao and Mariano Gonzalez
This is the starting line-up for both sides today. These are all the main teams. They are all hoping to win this match. This was definitely a very, very bloody match. Both teams had risked their lives to get into the top eight.
Premier League teams naturally want Porto to consume Leeds United, the harder the better. Hopefully they will be able to wear down Leeds United’s morale and spirit so they can surpass them in the Premier League.
At the beginning of the game, the Leeds United fans naturally cheered excitedly, cheering for the Leeds United players, hoping that they could win the game as soon as possible, so that they could feel much more at ease.
However, to put it bluntly, the Porto team is very strong.
Otherwise, they would not have won against United at home. Moreover, Leeds United only managed to save a bit of face when the game was coming to an end. It means their team is really good and Leeds United have to be cautious.
At the beginning of the game, Leeds United tried to test out the Porto tactics.
Obviously, the Porto people will not rashly move forward, because they are now in the lead. And this is the home ground of Leeds United, they have no chance of adventure. They’re defending now. And the most important thing is to defend. After all, the last thing they need right now is a goal. What they needed most was to defend Leeds United from scoring.
If Porto are able to draw 0-0 with Leeds United in this match, then it will be their Porto team who will advance. Therefore, they really didn’t need to take any risks now.
The Porto formation looked like 4-3-3, but it was actually a 4-5-1 formation. They are a defensive formation, but it is clear that they are not completely defensive. They were hopeful of scoring because they knew that Porto would be more secure if they scored another goal.
After the start of the match, this period was relatively stable, because both sides were not too desperate, they were both relatively stable, both were testing.
After about fifteen minutes, Leeds United began to attack ferociously towards the Porto goal. It was obvious that Zhong Cheng had given the order that Leeds United would have to attack this match.
Leeds United began to attack, while Porto was much more relieved. What they were afraid of was that Leeds United were also hiding like them. What kind of schemes were the Leeds United up to?
Right at this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly took the ball and turned around quickly, passing the Porto defenders, and then directly crossed the ball diagonally. The soccer ball rolled towards the middle of the forbidden area. Mesut Özil’s kick exploded and the soccer ball whistled towards Porto’s goal. Helton threw the bottom line and Leeds United returned with no success.
However, this was the beginning of Leeds United’s attack.
Under Zhong Cheng’s command, the Leeds United players immediately rushed out. There was no need to be cowardly anymore. They were just attacking crazily. In an instant, Porto felt the pressure, the powerful pressure.
Porto coach Ferreira could also tell that they were in great danger and would not be able to stop Leeds United. Ferreira paced back and forth on the sidelines, thinking of a way.
To tell the truth, Ferreira had underestimated the Leeds United. The Leeds United’s attack was extremely powerful. They really couldn’t withstand it anymore.
In the middle, Leeds United’s attack came again. After Mesut Özil received the pass, he broke through two people in succession and suddenly stuffed the ball into the ribs of Porto’s forbidden area with a straight kick.
Porto’s defender Meireles was slow to return and the football rolled directly at Marco Reus’s feet. Marco Reus swung his leg and shot, and the football whistled towards Porto’s goal.
Porto goalkeeper Helton leapt sideways and sent the ball flying with one palm.
Unfortunately, the football landed at the feet of Leeds United striker Lewandowski. Facing such a big gift, Lewandowski naturally smiled very easily and pushed the football into the air with a kick.
Zhong Cheng applauded from the sidelines. In particular, Mesut Özil’s wonderful biography was very exquisite and just right.
Leeds United led 1-0.
Before the match, Zhong Cheng had made a thorough study of Porto. Sure enough, he could still see the other party’s problem. Leeds United’s players attacked this point frequently, and Leeds United finally broke through. Leeds United were also very convinced of Zhong Cheng. Zhong Chengzhen’s was too powerful.
Ferreira turned to look at Zhong Cheng and sighed in her heart. This fellow Zhong Cheng really did not have a false reputation. Under his fame, he was a Void Scholar. He was very strong.
Ferreira immediately reminded the Porto players not to relax and to attack.
Yes, after dropping a ball, the situation changed completely. Leeds United now have the upper hand, and if they keep this score until the end, they will be able to advance to the next round by scoring goals away from home.
At this time, the Porto side naturally would not watch the score like this. They hoped that the team could get the goal as soon as possible, which was very important for the Porto team.
The Porto side really couldn’t hold on any longer. They all attacked.
As soon as Porto attacked, the chance to belong to Leeds United came. Porto are indeed very strong, but compared to Leeds United, they are still a bit weaker.
The Leeds United players controlled the rhythm of the game. Although there were occasional dangers, Zhong Zheng was able to resolve them easily.
Leeds United led 1-0 at the end of the first half.
This situation was extremely advantageous for Leeds United. In the second half, although Leeds United were also attacking, they did not act rashly. It was more like they were defending against a counterattack.
Yes, the situation is completely different.
The Porto side attacked wildly and desperately, surrounding Leeds United’s goal. However, the Porto players rushed out one after another, and the defensive line was very empty.
However, Zhong Cheng did not make a big move at the start. Instead, he was waiting for the people of Porto to put more pressure on him.
Yes, the Porto man scored after that in his eyes.
In the 29th minute of the second half of the game, the Porto players were pushing down heavily. They seemed to see a chance of scoring, almost all of them. They believe they will be able to take Leeds United with a little more time.
However, at this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo’s breakthrough pierced into the heart of the Porto people like a sharp dagger. After his successive breakthroughs, he suddenly crossed the ball horizontally and the undefended Alexander Pato easily shot the empty goal.
Leeds United easily defeated Porto 2-0 at home, winning the game and advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals of the season with a total score of 3-2.
Yes, Leeds United have made it into the Champions League quarter-finals and have disappointed many.