I have to say that Portugal is indeed divided into a good group in this qualifier. They are undoubtedly the strongest in this group. The ones that can really be regarded as opponents are Denmark and Albania, and the other two

In comparison, the national team is far behind. The current record is 4 wins and 1 loss, and they are far ahead at the top of the standings. Their appearance is almost a certainty. But everything is careless, because their only

The first loss was to the Albanian team at home, and the next opponent on the road trip will be them. Whether they can successfully revenge is yet to be seen.

The Portuguese national team boarded a flight to Albania on September 6, and then at 8:45 pm local time on September 7, the Group I match between Albania and Portugal officially started, but Li Zhao and Leonard

Still not able to start the game.

The Portuguese team started with a 343 formation. The starting lineup was goalkeeper: Patricio, defenders: Pepe, Carvalho, Elisu, midfielder: Veloso, Danny, Danilo Pe.

Leyla, Bernardo Silva, forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Vierinha, Nani.

On the other hand, Albania has a 4-4-2 formation, and there is no star player in the player lineup, but it is undeniable that their teamwork is really good. Being able to rank second in the group can only be achieved by a high degree of teamwork.

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, the Portuguese team's offensive was very fierce after the opening, but the opponent's defense did a good job and never gave the opponent a good chance. Therefore, for a long time, the Portuguese team's offense was noisy. Until

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was still 0-0.

"Get ready for a while. If you can score a goal in the second half, it will be a meritorious service." Sure enough, during the halftime break, coach Santos made a substitution.

In fact, it's not that there is anything wrong with the original players, it's just that the players in the original lineup all know each other accordingly, and new players like Li Zhao are a surprise force. Coach Santos also hopes that through this

Make adjustments to bring about new changes in the situation on the field, and maybe with luck, you can get good results from this.

Judging from the actual effect of the two brothers Li Zhao being replaced by Chang Qian at the beginning of the second half, because they were still relatively unfamiliar, the opponent did not put their defensive energy on them at the beginning, which made the two

People have more options when attacking with the ball.

In the 58th minute of the game, Leonard broke through to the opponent's backcourt along the wing and then passed the ball. Li Zhao, who was in the neutral position, took two steps forward after receiving the ball and then shot, allowing the opponent's goalkeeper to experience the flying fire for the first time.

The power of meteors.

Generally, curve balls are not very fast, but Li Zhao only has a slight curve, so the speed of this ball is not much slower, and few people can kick this kind of low and flat ball with a slight curve.

The ball came out. The ball fell to the ground in front of the goal and then refracted slightly. This kind of kicking method was unique. The opponent's goalkeeper could only watch the ball enter the goal from the completely opposite direction to the one he saved.

0-1, the Portuguese team took the lead. After the situation opened up, the Portuguese team could calmly control the rhythm, making the game much easier.

The lagging behind in the score also forced the Albanian team to switch from defense to offense, and the line naturally moved forward, which was more beneficial to the Portuguese team.

In the 71st minute of the game, the Portuguese team once again had a great opportunity. The two wingers Leonard and Nani made exquisite wall-to-wall cooperation, and after passing the last defensive player of the opponent, they both entered the penalty area. Although Leonard got a single shot

opportunity, but did not blindly press forward. When the goalkeeper attacked, he passed the ball back to Nani, and the latter made no mistakes when facing the empty goal and scored the ball steadily, giving the Portuguese team's score advantage again.

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In the subsequent games, the Albanian team did not make any obvious mistakes again, and the game fell into a dull state. In the end, the Portuguese team was able to win the opponent 0-2 in the away game, completely locking the top spot in the group.

The remaining two games will be played on the 8th and 11th a month later, against Denmark and Serbia. Since it is no longer relevant, Santos has decided to play as training, so the players on the substitute list will be

There are more opportunities to play.

After returning to Sao Paulo, Li Zhao and Leonard devoted themselves to the Brazilian League. In the past two rounds of the league, the Portuguese suffered one draw and one loss. First, in the 22nd round, they challenged Flamengo away from home and suffered a 0-2 loss.

The defeat was followed by an unexpected 0-0 draw at home by the weaker Coritiba. Obviously Wang Ziyi and the others had not been able to adjust their state after returning, and as a result, the team's state was not as good as in the 21st round.

When the Li Zhao brothers led the team alone, fortunately they had accumulated previous experience, so their ranking did not drop much. They temporarily maintained the third position and still belonged to the first group.

The next 24th round of the league will undoubtedly be a tough battle. The Portuguese will challenge the currently second-ranked Atlético Mineiro in an away game on September 9. Due to the tight time limit, the Li Zhao brothers also had to face whether they had just returned.

Within a few hours, he would have to go out with the team again.

Perhaps because they haven't had a good rest, the two's condition obviously failed to achieve the expected results, so their performance was average after the start of the game. However, Wang Ziyi and the others' condition improved. At the beginning of the game, they used their height to

The advantageous header gave the Portuguese hope of winning away from home.

It's a pity that hope is hope after all. Their performance was only in the opening period. The rhythm of the subsequent game was completely taken away by their opponents, and the situation became passive. Before the end of the first half, Atlético Mineiro's

Forward Luan scored a goal to help the team equalize the score.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Portuguese team still failed to adjust in time and continued to maintain the passive situation in the first half. In the 76th minute of the game, the opponent's backcourt veteran Silva scored another goal, and finally led the way.

The score result of 1-2 returned to the base of the Port City of Sao Paulo.

It seems a bit unexpected that the team will have such a consecutive winless situation, but it is also reasonable. On the one hand, it is the adjustment of the players' condition, and on the other hand, it is also related to the situation of double matches a week. Even some top players with extremely deep benches

Strong teams will often have such problems. However, the 25th round of the game is at home, and the opponent is the weaker Goias, which is also a good opportunity for a reversal.

Sure enough, after two days of adjustments and team summaries, the Portuguese team's condition and morale have improved significantly. In the game on September 13, they defeated their opponents 4-0 and won a long-lost victory.

The victory temporarily stabilized the third position. Dyna's stabilization in this game was also a major factor in their ability to keep a clean sheet at home. In addition, the players' tacit understanding in cooperation has also reached a new level.

On track, and the four goals came from Li Zhao, Leonard, Harik and Ronaldinho.

The next opponents were not weak, but the whole team seemed full of confidence.

On September 16, the Portuguese challenged Figueirense away from home. With the goals of Li Zhao and Henrique in the first and second half respectively, the Portuguese won another away victory 0-2.

After returning to their home court, they faced their local rival Sao Paulo on September 20th. This game also attracted a lot of attention, and the intensity was evident.

After the game started, the smell of gunpowder on the court continued. Although Wang Ziyi scored early in the opening stage, he suffered a big loss due to the opponent's constant entanglement and an elbow attack in the subsequent game.

The referee sent him off directly, and the opponent also received a yellow card.

Although the Portuguese, who had few people to fight with, were passive on the scene, they were not timid at all. After the strong pressure of the Sao Paulo team, some problems in their defense were exposed. Instead, the Portuguese seized the opportunity and successfully hit it once.

Counterattack. Ronaldinho launched the attack first, and Leonard completed the final blow.

But the next situation developed in a direction that was not conducive to the Portuguese. First, before the end of the first half, defender Breno's shot helped the Sao Paulo team regain a goal. The strength and angle of this shot were both

Excellent, and it also makes Dana Tu Naihe.

Then in the melee in front of the goal after the start of the second half, Luis Fabiano took advantage of every opportunity to poke the ball into the Portuguese goal, bringing the scores of the two teams back to the same starting line, and what was even worse was that defender Gil also

He was injured in the collision just now. Depending on the situation, he will miss at least two weeks of competition.

However, the Sao Paulo team did not fare much better. Carlinhos subsequently fouled and was sent off with two yellow cards, which actually made the situation on the court between the two teams more balanced.

A draw would be acceptable to the visiting team, but the Portuguese fans were not so happy. Fortunately, Li Zhao finally stood up in the final stage. He completely disrupted the opponent's defense with consecutive breakthroughs, and finally used

"Flying Firestar" killed the opponent in the countdown of stoppage time, and the Portuguese won this hard-won victory 3-2.

The last round of the league in September was an away game against Gremio. Due to Wang Ziyi's suspension in the previous game and the absence of defense general Gill due to injury, and the opponent's strength was not weak, this game was not very good.

Easy to fight.

In the middle of the first half, the Portuguese was scored first by the opponent. This time, Li Zhao stood up in the final stage and used a world wave to penetrate the opponent's goal before the end, finally helping the team lead the away game.

Gone a minute.

7 games, 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, this is the Portuguese's results in the Brazilian League in September. Generally speaking, it is quite satisfactory.

Corinthians currently ranks first in the standings with a stable performance of 57 points, which also leaves other teams behind. The Portuguese and Atlético Mineiro, with 53 points together, rely on their difference in victory.
Chapter completed!