The first kick-off in the second half was Porto, who played at home.

Porto continued their short passes in the middle and personal attack tactics on the wing. Because the referee Michel's judgment standard was strict, Porto played very comfortably, while Liverpool played very passively because they had a larger physical contact, and Liverpool's players were used to the Premier League's style of play. It was not that easy to change their habits. Therefore, Liverpool's fouls were much more than Porto, and also gave Porto many free kick opportunities. However, Liverpool's defense in the penalty area was excellent, and did not let Porto turn a free kick into a goal.

However, such frequent fouls have made Liverpool players feel irritated. Some people are so hyped that they dare not make moves, while others become bigger.

When the game reached the 50th minute, Quaresma returned to the right side he played at the beginning of the first half, and Porto's attack focus immediately shifted to the right side.

Quaresma faced Pennant's defense when he received the ball. Quaresma was full of confidence today, and relied on the strictness of the referee's penalty. When Pennant came to steal, he acted to turn around to protect the ball, but suddenly turned around and passed Pennant.

In fact, there is a left-back Riser behind Pennant. Even if Riser can't stop Quaresma, and there are still a midfielder and a central defender to fill the position, Pennant can completely let Quaresma go, and he can catch up with Liser and attack back and forth.

But Pennant seemed to be in a very bad mood today. In the first half, Quaresma received a yellow card. This time he was teased by Quaresma again. He became angry and turned around. Pennant ran a few steps and shoveled towards Quaresma from behind.

If Quaresma was running wildly, most of Pennant's flying shovels would do useless work, and at most heels would trip up. However, after Quaresma ran a few steps, Riser came up. Quaresma could only slow down and prepare to pass Riser, but Pennant actually shoveled it in front.

Quaresma staggered forward a few steps, snatched the turf, and then rolled on the ground with his legs in his arms, howling in pain, as if his legs were tackled.

The Porto fans in the stands stood up angrily when they saw this and cursed at Pennant: "Bastard!" "Executioner!" "Send him off!"

When Porto players saw their teammates being injured, they all ran towards Pennant.

Liverpool players were worried that Pennant would be beaten, so they ran to the scene of the incident.

Referee Michelle was worried about a group fight, so he ran to the scene of the incident and asked the sidelines to stop the conflict between the players on both sides as soon as possible.

Michelle arrived at the site of the incident very quickly and was very decisive in handling it. When he arrived at Pennant, he immediately showed a red card and sent Pennant off directly, and asked the lineman to protect Pennant from the court.

However, Liverpool players were not convinced of Michel's decision. They believed that there was no problem with Pennant being sent off. The problem was that Pennant should not be red cards, but yellow cards. Two yellows turned into one red, but referee Michel directly gave the red card. Liverpool players felt it was a bit too much, and they also took the opportunity to put pressure on Michel to relax the penalty standards. Under the current standards, Liverpool played too uncomfortable.

Michel sent off Liverpool players and had no good intentions to the players who came to argue. She verbally warned captain Gerald and almost gave the team's deputy Carragher a yellow card, which made Liverpool fans very angry. After the fans in Porto were silent, they stood up and yelled at the referee, calling him a black whistle.

Fans and players are accusing the referee and competing with the referee, but the coach cannot cure this. Now Liverpool is missing one person and there are at least 40 minutes left in the game. Benitez and the coaching staff must consider how to play in these forty minutes, otherwise what is waiting for them may be a very bad result.

Benitez has also experienced many big scenes. Although it was a bit unexpected for him to be sent off a player so early, he quickly made a rational judgment and decision.

It is very difficult to win again now. For Liverpool, getting a draw is already a good result. In order to get a draw, Liverpool, one less player, cannot adopt the tactic of offense against Porto. Defensive counterattack is inevitable, but defensive counterattack has always been Liverpool's specialty. Although one person is missing, Benitez is still very confident in defending a draw.

In addition to deciding to defend against a draw with defense, Benitez also saw the destructiveness of Quaresma. Pennant was completely trapped by Quaresma, and wherever Quaresma went, Liverpool's defense was in chaos. Benitez decided to let Chen Yu return to the forward position, and the forward only let Kuyt take the lead. In this way, Chen Yujin could provide Kuyt with ammunition and defend Quaresma with retreat.

Benitez's decision was very correct. After the game started again, Liverpool's morale was low because of playing less, and even Liverpool fans were not in much mood to cheer up their players. The morale of Porto's players was greatly boosted and their offense was more ease. At this time, Quaresma also tried to create chaos on Liverpool's side again, while Chen Yu restricted Quaresma well on the side.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Quaresma tried to break through Liser on the wing, but Chen Yu suddenly inserted himself from behind and stole the ball from Quaresma's feet. Quaresma chased him from behind and was unable to catch up with Chen Yu.

Two minutes later, Quaresma faced Chen Yu with the ball again. Quaresma did not even make a few fake moves to deceive Chen Yu. After he changed direction, he tried to use speed to force his appetite, but Chen Yu was not deceived by Quaresma's fake moves. Then he squeezed away with his speed and body, Quaresma snatched the ball again. Quaresma was so angry that he was fouled by Chen Yu when he tried to grab the ball back.

Quaresma's two defeats hindered Porto's offensive momentum, and his original high morale also fell. Previously, Chen Yu did not perform much except for scoring goals, and was stolen by Quaresma. Now seeing such performances against Quaresma, Liverpool's players were excited and full of confidence in the subsequent games.

Quaresma lags behind Chen Yu in all aspects of technology, body and speed. He dare not fight with Chen Yu one-on-one anymore and tries to break through the wing with short passes. However, Liverpool firmly defends the cross and puts inward cuts, leaving Quaresma, who is not good at cutting inward, and can only give up the attack on the wing and develops in the middle.

However, it is not easy for Porto to open the gap from Liverpool's middle lane. The midfielder Mascherano covers a large area, and Gerrard can also come back to assist. Once he turns from offense to defense, Chen Yu and Babel will also shrink to the middle lane. Porto can cooperate within Liverpool's 30-meter area, but it is very difficult to penetrate into the penalty area.

Seeing that the middle lane was a little difficult, Benitez immediately made a substitution adjustment. Sissoko came on the court and replaced Babel to strengthen protection of the penalty area. At the same time, it was also liberating Chen Yu and Gerald, so that they had the energy to launch a counterattack.

Benitez's substitution decision not only consolidated the defense line, but also because Chen Yu and Gerald had the energy to attack, Porto's defenders did not dare to push on it casually, which was equivalent to reducing the pressure on the defense line.

Liverpool asked Chen Yu to come back to play in the midfield and replaced Sissoko. The strategy of shrinking defense made up for his disadvantage in numbers. Although he could not gain the upper hand, it at least ensured that his penalty area was safe. Porto had the right to possess the ball, but could not truly threaten Liverpool's goal.

Such a situation is definitely not what Porto wants. When Liverpool was in a tidy manner, Porto wanted to score three points. Now that Liverpool has been sent off, it is a godsend opportunity for them. How could they accept the result of one point?

Ferreira quickly made a substitution adjustment and replaced two players in one breath. 19-Farinas replaced 17-Seccodioi, which was a counter-level adjustment, both of which were replaced by wingers, and then No. 11 Mariano Gonzalez replaced 16-Merrelus, which was a striker replaced by midfielder. Obviously, Ferreira had to win Liverpool at all costs.

Faced with the gambling style of Porto's four forwards, Benitez was unmoved, allowing his players to insist on defensive counterattacks, not to easily launch an offense, only attacking the opponent's counterattack, and never let his opponent hit his own counterattacks.

Benitez's response may be a bit conservative, but Liverpool could not gain the upper hand when they were in a tidy team. Now that there is one person missing, his conservative tactics can also be accepted by fans.

Liverpool rats don't go out of the hole, and there are stars like Chen Yu who have super strong personal abilities and speed. It is very difficult for Porto to play. Although it is still a long time, they attacked for more than ten minutes but were unable to truly threaten Liverpool's goal. The only few shots were also long shots in the area 25 meters away. This long shot did not pose any threat to a world-class goalkeeper like Reina.

At 75 minutes of the game, Porto's defenders saw that Liverpool could not threaten their goal, so they couldn't help but put the defense forward. It turned out that two full-backs were pressing up, and later even the central defenders took turns to jump forward to grab the points, hoping to increase the threat of crossing from the wing.

Porto's risky behavior soon encountered trouble. In the 77th minute of the game, Sissoko used her body to defeat the ball, Gerald passed Chen Yu diagonally, and Chen Yu dribbled the ball at high speed to break through the interception of Porto's midfield, from his own half to Porto's half.

Porto's defenders were frightened and everyone ran back desperately, but they could only block the middle lane, and no one could keep up with Chen Yu on the side lane.

After Chen Yu reached the side of the penalty area, he saw that Kuyt was the only one who surrounded the ball in the middle. He did not pass the ball. After cutting in a few steps, he kicked a curve ball before the Porto player blocked it and shot the far corner of the goal.

Chen Yu's shot was spurt and tricky. The Porto goalkeeper showed his courage and pushed the ball out of the crossbar with one hand while retreating, avoiding Porto being overtaken by Liverpool in this critical period of time.
Chapter completed!