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Chapter 168 The Confrontation of the Undefeated
On September 9, Porto challenged Rio Avi away.Pereira is obviously saving his strength for the midweek Champions League. Half of the main players were rotated, and Shi Hao did not start.

At the end of the first half, Porto trailed 0:1.In the 53rd minute of the second half, Rio Avi scored another goal.

Pereira, who was cornered, had to dispatch his troops and replaced Shi Hao, Ronaldo and captain Lucho Gonzalez all at once.

This substitution had an immediate effect. First, Ronaldo received a pass from Shi Hao on the left side of the penalty area and scored with a long shot.Soon after, Shi Hao broke into the penalty area with the ball and was tripped. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Captain Lucho Gonzalez made it overnight and equalized the score.

After that, although Porto still had a chance, they didn't seize it, and finally had to reap the second draw of the season.

Perez didn't care about this, and his mind was more on the next Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain.

Facing Paris Saint-Germain's luxurious lineup, how can Porto fight for a chance to win?

Paris Saint-Germain is too strong. This strength lies not only in their star players who can change the trend of the game by themselves, but also in their comprehensive strength without shortcomings, and in the Italian Ancelotti. A defensive system with obvious style.

But at the pre-match press conference, facing reporters, Perez showed confidence: "What needs to be worried is Ancelotti. I have so many talented players under me. I think Ancelotti must be strangled." Use your brains and ideas to curb their performance."

Asked who he thinks is the most threatening Parisian team, Perez refused to comment separately: "Paris Saint-Germain has a group of very good players, each of them is very good, and they have not lost so far this season. But we will play our own football, and we will not deliberately find the most threatening person and target it, that would be too stupid, because even if you defend Ibrahimovic, you still have Ravic; There's Mezzone. And Verratti and Matuidi can score. So no, we don't think about who is the most dangerous player in the opposing team."

And Ancelotti, who also answered those tricky questions, seemed more straightforward. He thought for a while and said: "I think the most threatening part of Porto's formation is their two wings, James Rodriguez and Hao Shi. ...these are two talented players, I am often dumbfounded by their performances when I watch their game tapes. They will definitely develop into phenomenal players. Power will be greatly reduced."

Pereira only sneered at this: "Then let him try to restrain James and Shi."

Talking is useless, and in the end you still have to go into battle shirtless and compete.

On October 10th, Dragon Stadium.The stadium with more than 4 seats was packed with nearly 5100 fans, waving huge banners, bouncing and singing HINODOFCP before the game, and never seemed to tire.

During the warm-up, Shi Hao went to say hello to several players who had played against each other in Serie A. Lavezzi, Thiago Silva, Pastore, Sirigu, these are all he had met face to face.

But he didn't dare to go to Ibrahimovic, the difference between the two people was too far, he was afraid that Ibrahimovic would ignore him and humiliate himself.

After saying hello, he went back to his warm-up half to practice free kicks. When he was about to set the ball up for a run-up, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.

Shi Hao turned his head, only to feel a shadow under his hood.

He is also 1 meters tall, which is not short, but in front of Ibrahimovic, who is 83 meters tall, he is as thin and short as a primary school student.

"Hi, Shi," Ibrahimovic said condescendingly.

"Oh, hello, Ibrahimovic!" Shi Hao was a little embarrassed.This is the first time the two have spoken, even though they have played against each other twice.

Ibrahimovic looked very arrogant, "You can call me Zlatan. Boy, I am very optimistic about you. I am the best player on the planet after Ronaldo, and you should be the second best."

Shi Hao felt speechless, these words were really hard to answer, he managed to force a smile: "Hey, Zlatan, but I think I can be the best."

"Really?" Ibrahimovic shook his head. "Before I retire, it's impossible. Well, let's not talk about it. If you can score in this game, you can come to me to change your jersey after the game."

He said it like it was a great gift to Shi Hao.But Shi Hao really wants the jersey of this legendary star... Shi Hao still occasionally digs out the video of the consecutive spiking shots he scored when he was at Ajax.

Shi Hao himself imitated the goal in a game in China.He has many idols, including Robagio, Ronaldo, former Adriano, Ronaldinho...and of course Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"Okay, Zlatan. See you at the game."

Because of this conversation, Shi Hao felt a little restless.To be considered the second best player after Zlatan Ibrahimovic by this megalomaniac...is really a joy.

But he quickly stabilized his mood and warmed up earnestly.

at the same time.The Chinese fans who are thousands of miles away are also very excited. This is the first time many of them have seen Shi Hao's game live this season.

There is no live broadcast of the Portuguese Super League on domestic TV stations. Only the Internet channel Thunder Sports Channel bought the live broadcast rights.Fans who are older and less internet-savvy will not be able to see it.

The last Champions League game between Porto and Dinamo Zagreb was not broadcast live on TV.

Not only the fans were excited, Duan Wenxuan, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, was also excited: "...these two teams have faced each other twice in history, both from the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2004-05 season. Germain won 2-0 at home and drew 0-0 away, giving them an advantage in the head-to-head battles."

"On the first day of the UEFA Champions League group stage this season, Porto and Greater Paris both won. Greater Paris bloodbathed Dynamo Kiev 4:1 at home. Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Alex and Par Storey contributed a goal; while Porto played away and defeated Dinamo Zagreb 2:0, hehe, also a Dynamo. Shi Hao contributed two assists in that game. As a group The two teams with the strongest strength, their confrontation will also determine the top spot in the group."

"At the same time, this will be a contest between two undefeated teams so far this season. Porto remains unbeaten in the Portuguese Super League with 3 wins and 2 draws, ranking second in the Portuguese Super League standings only by the number of goals; Porto also won the first match of the European Cup and the Champions League group stage. Therefore, the total record of this season is 5 wins and 2 draws. Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 4 journey this season started with three consecutive draws, but they maintained a complete victory in the next 5 rounds. They also won the first game of the group stage. The total record this season is 3 wins and 7 draws. The two teams have the top scorers Ibrahimovic and Jackson Martinez in Ligue 12 and Portuguese Super League respectively. However, Porto has an extra Shi Hao, [-] games [-] assists, this is a terrifying number. How to cut off the connection between Shi Hao and other Porto players will be a major issue in this game in Paris."

(End of this chapter)