In another Copa Libertadores semi-final second-leg matchup, Independiente Josén upset Boca Juniors 3-2 away from home and advanced to the final with a total score of 5-3.

This dark horse from Ecuador's previous best results were only winning their domestic Serie C championship in 2007 and Serie B championship in 2009. However, they seem to be good at playing in such cup competitions. In this year's Copa Libertadores, the dark horse

It was so powerful that it trampled on many favorite teams along the way and became the Portuguese's final opponent in the Copa Libertadores. The two rounds of the finals of the two teams were scheduled for July 20 and July respectively.

27th.

In the Brazilian League, although the Portuguese are still at the top of the list for the time being, this situation is already in danger. Palmeiras, who are closely behind, have only one point behind them.

This position may be given up to others at any time. Not only did the Portuguese, who just finished playing the Copa Libertadores last night, have to play in the league again the next day, although it is still a home game, the current situation of the main players

It is indeed not appropriate to fight continuously like this, so as a last resort, we can only send a joint lineup of some second-tier members and the home team's substitutes to temporarily defend against the enemy.

The opponent in the 15th round was Holy Cross, a newly promoted team that was weak in the league. However, they were in the danger zone of relegation and needed a victory to stabilize the situation, so they performed extremely vigorously on the court. This improvised Portuguese team

After all, they were still defeated by the opponent, and eventually lost 1-3, thus losing their position as the league leader.

However, Mourinho does not care about the gains and losses at this moment. In order to ensure that he wins the Copa Libertadores, he will naturally focus on this in the recent stage of the game, even if he temporarily sacrifices the results of other games.

No matter what. When it comes to arranging the focus of this season, Mourinho knows better than his predecessors how to make choices.

But this does not mean that he cares less about other games. In fact, these temporary concessions will not affect the overall situation. He is also full of confidence in the league. Although he has temporarily given up the top spot, he still has a lot of confidence.

He is sure to regain it later, after all, the league is still long. Two crowns is his basic goal. As for the Brazilian Cup, it depends on some luck, although this award is much worse than the other two.

But if conditions permit, he will try his best to challenge for the honor of the Triple Crown, or even the Quadruple Crown (possible Club World Cup opportunity at the end of this year).

After a few days of complete rest and preparation, the Portuguese players finally boarded a flight to Ecuador to challenge the Independiente Josén team away from home with their extraordinary dark horse physique.

This is the first time the two teams have met each other. Although there are game videos to understand each other, they are very limited. The only way is to see who performs better on the field.

The poor venue environment had a great impact on the visiting Portuguese players, and being able to reach the final also proved that the Josin Independiente team itself is not an easy person. With the advantage of home court, a fierce attack allowed Portugal to

The Portuguese team was in a bit of a hurry, and their luck was really good. The uneven ground made Dana make a rare mistake when blocking the ball, causing the Portuguese to concede the ball in just the 8th minute.

"Don't worry too much. This is an accidental phenomenon after all. The opponent's strength is actually not as good as ours. As long as we can adapt as soon as possible, we can take the initiative on our side." Li Zhao stepped forward in time to stabilize the morale of the army at this moment.

In addition, the Portuguese players' own emotional adjustment ability is also good, so the Portuguese team quickly stabilized the position and did not give the independent team of Johansson a good opportunity.

The players of the Portuguese team are still very capable of adapting to the field. Naturally, this is also due to the club's expensive field simulator. In terms of rational handling of the ball and controlling the rhythm, they are also significantly better than the home team, and even more so.

Needless to say, he completely overwhelmed the opponent in terms of overall strength.

After surviving the initial adaptation period, the Portuguese team began to gradually enter the state and introduced the rhythm of the game to their own side. As a result, the situation on the field quickly reversed. On the other hand, as the home team,

However, the Independiente Joseon team began to become conservative after scoring a goal first. The time of possession of the ball on the field was repeatedly compressed, but it was still stagnant. It was difficult to have any bright spots in the offense. Although the Portuguese team was in the first half

They were unable to equalize the score in the remaining time, but they had basically controlled the situation and firmly restricted the opponent's range of activities in their own half.

Although the Portuguese side was still one goal behind at halftime, Mourinho was confident enough about the next trend of the game and further encouraged his players in the lounge.

"Although they are dark horses, our playing style is just good enough to restrain them, so that's all. We will work harder in the second half and try to establish our advantage in the first round." Mourinho

It showed his confidence in the second half, and this optimistic attitude further boosted the players' fighting spirit.

Gu/span Maybe things are changing, and luck will not only favor one side of the game forever. The initiative on the field is in your own side, and when luck follows, it seems that scoring a goal will only come sooner or later.

Problem.

Sure enough, shortly after the start of the second half, the Portuguese finally scored a goal. Although Wang Ziyi's explosive shot was rejected by the goalkeeper of Independiente Jossen, the football still landed in the penalty area, which was predicted in advance.

When Li Zhao reached his position, he poked the ball ahead of the opponent's defender and shot it into the net.

After being equalized, the coach of Independiente Jossen finally realized his mistake at this time. If they couldn't win at home, it would be even more difficult for them to go to the away game. But he didn't have time yet.

After making adjustments, our goal was hit hard again.

In the 63rd minute of the game, the Portuguese team scored another victory and overtook the score. The hero of the goal was Wang Ziyi. After receiving a corner kick from Ronaldinho from the left, he struggled to hold the opponent.

While defending the player, he jumped up high and used a lion's head to rub the ball into the upper right corner of the goal.

Wang Ziyi is now more and more comfortable doing such high-quality headers. Perhaps it was the inspiration he received after Li Zhao introduced Ronaldo's tomahawk header to him, coupled with his own good physical fitness, that he can

As a result, his lethality in this area has been greatly enhanced in recent times.

This time, the coach of Independiente Josén really couldn’t sit still. Maybe he could barely accept the result of the draw, but if they lose at home, given the strength gap between them and the Portuguese team, they will not be able to wait for the away game.

It will be very difficult to come back. But it is not so easy to make adjustments at this time. The Portuguese team, which has been playing smoothly, has completely ignored whether it is at their home court. The more they play, the more confident they are.

While they continued to frequently threaten the opponent's goal, they still suppressed their opponents.

As a last resort, the coach of Independiente José had to sacrifice the defense to strengthen the offense. But this adjustment did not have a very good effect. Although the Portuguese side was sharp in offense, they did not care about defense at all.

There was no relaxation. So even though the Jossen Independent team began to have more counterattacks, they were basically destroyed by the players before entering the Portuguese penalty area.

However, the weakening of defensive strength made the goal of Independiente Joseon even more precarious. Finally, in the 78th minute of the game, the gate was breached again. This time it was a fast break between the two Portuguese wingers Leonard and Harik.

Cooperation, and finally Harrick scored the goal.

The subsequent games had lost all suspense. The home team Jossen Independiente seemed to have been hit in morale, and conflicts even broke out among their own players, resulting in the few offensive firepower points gradually extinguishing.

As the captain of the Portuguese side, Li Zhao wisely restrained his teammates to control the rhythm. Having already taken a two-goal lead, they did not need to do more stimulating actions to avoid irritating the opponent. Of course, this

It doesn't mean that they are really afraid of trouble. If we really talk about the value of force, even at the opponent's home court, they are confident that they can easily take down all the opponent's main players and substitutes.
Chapter completed!