Chapter 970 Braga Cannot Be Underestimated

Another midweek, Real Madrid traveled to Braga away from home, and this time Ramos finally returned to the team roster.

Ramos quickly won back Mourinho's trust with his positive training attitude and low-key off-field activities.

The Real Madrid locker room is finally a lot calmer.

Braga has a long history as a football club founded in 1921.

However, Braga does not have any historical honors worth showing off. In its 90-year history, they must have won the Portuguese Super League runner-up once, third place once, two Portuguese Cup championships, three runner-up places, and one League Cup championship. , two-time Super Bowl runner-up.

Other than that, they don't have much else.

A bit misnamed.

However, this year is a little different. Braga won the Champions League opportunity as the runner-up of the Portuguese Super League. Their performance in the qualifying rounds before entering the main draw was impressive.

They first eliminated Celtic with a total score of 4:2 and entered the Champions League qualifying rounds.

The Celtics' ability to eliminate Scotland has verified the quality of Braga's "dark horse". But no one knows how far this "dark horse" can run this season? Can it enter the Champions League main draw?

Then, an even crazier scene appeared. Braga first defeated Sevilla 1:0 at home. At that time, everyone still felt that Braga still had no chance, because Sevilla could still kill Braga when they returned to home, but who knew Sevilla Asia lost to Braga 3:4 at home!

No one expected them to win when they got to Pizjuan.

Matthews, who scored in the first round, took the lead to break the deadlock. Lima, who came on as a substitute, scored a hat trick in the second half. Fabiano, Navas and Kanoute scored for the home team. Sevilla is a century-old Spanish team that once won the UEFA Cup. It is not easy for Braga to score 4 goals in the away game. After eliminating Sevilla, Braga entered the championship for the first time in history. Cup main race. People's attention began to turn to this "dark horse." -

Who knows Braga best? Then this person must be Mourinho.

He once coached Porto in the Portuguese Super League. Doesn't he still know how difficult Braga is?

After arriving in Braga, Mourinho emphasized at the tactical mobilization meeting that Braga must not be underestimated.

"Real Madrid didn't win against Sevilla last season, right? But Braga did it."

Mourinho's words are very targeted and directly expose Real Madrid's scars.

What Real Madrid failed to do, Braga did it, and it was still an away game, and they still scored 4 goals. Did Real Madrid do it?

Apparently not.

So, why should you underestimate Braga?

At the press conference, Mourinho made no secret of his fear of Braga.

"There are no weak teams in the Champions League. We came to the city of Braga just for a fight. I know the fans and players here, they are fighters. I am even afraid that Braga fans will throw them from the stands. Fireworks and firecrackers, it’s so scary.”

"In order to prepare for this game, I will send out all my main players without reservation."

Ramos was thrown into the starting lineup, replacing Carvalho, and Real Madrid indeed presented the strongest lineup.

Goalkeeper: Casillas

Defenders: Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo

Midfielder: Ozil, Alonso, Modric, Di Maria

Forward: Dong Fangzhuo, Cristiano Ronaldo

There are really no well-known players in Braga. If there is one, it is Lima.

However, Mourinho is very familiar with the Portuguese Super League team, so he is not very worried about this.

Then the Braga coach also announced the starting lineup:

Goalkeeper: Felipe

Defenders: Rodriguez, Moises, Ederson, Garcia

Midfielder: Fantinho, Salino, Aguilar

Forward: Matus, Alan, Lima

The betting companies are also very cautious in their handicaps.

Real Madrid conceded a goal in the away game. This is a quite low-key and intriguing handicap.

In the previous two domestic games of Real Madrid, they conceded two and a half or even three goals. When playing against Partizan Belgrade at home, Real Madrid also conceded two and a half or three goals, but in the away game against Braga, Such a handicap simply does not exist.

Precisely because Braga's combat effectiveness is so strong and they can defeat Sevilla in away games, why can't the gambling company keep a low profile?

Mourinho said that Braga fans love to throw fireworks and firecrackers. This is not a joke. The fans here are very passionate...

In fact, fans throughout Portugal are quite passionate, and tragedies often occur inside and outside the stadium.

However, in order to prepare for this game, Braga and the Portuguese Football Association have made sufficient preparations. They certainly do not want any accidents to occur in such an important arena of the Champions League.

The away dressing room at Braga Municipal Stadium is very spacious, which is very different from the away dressing rooms of many clubs. At least it is spacious and comfortable, and away players will not feel restless in it.

This is also related to the fact that the Braga Municipal Stadium used to be the stadium for the 2004 European Cup. Otherwise, it was just the home stadium of a club and the away locker room would not be so comfortable.

"I used to play here when I was a kid. It was so brutal. I was extremely impressed by it."

"Oh my god, before the game started, we started packing our luggage. As soon as the game ended, we took our luggage and rushed to the bus stop. If anyone was left behind, they would definitely be beaten. Of course, the premise is that we won." Ronaldo In my mind are slowly the memories of my youth.

"real?"

"Don't you dare to fight them?" Dong Fangzhuo gave him a look of disdain. Cristiano Ronaldo was never a good fighter, he only pretended to be cool.

Ronaldo rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "Fight them? They came here with the fans. How can we fight? We can only escape. The faster we can escape, the better."

"..."

"Okay, if I didn't say that, if we win in that moment, should we escape?"

"This is not necessary, but before walking into the tunnel, you should look up more. Maybe there are fireworks or something from the stands. I am not kidding. You haven't seen Mourinho say this in the press conference. Are you aware of this?"

Initially, everyone didn't take this matter seriously, but after Ronaldo repeatedly emphasized it, they really became a little worried...

The Braga Municipal Stadium is not big and can only accommodate more than 30,000 people. But when Dong Fangzhuo and the others walked out of the players' tunnel, everyone couldn't help but shudder and all looked towards the stands in unison.

I'm really afraid of another fireworks attack.

Only the coach Mourinho was walking leisurely in front. Who is he? Mourinho, a madman would not be afraid of fireworks...

As a result, after a brief ten seconds of suppression, it turned out that nothing happened. Everyone was just a false alarm, and they were frightened in vain.

But the boos at the scene were really loud, especially when their names were read, the waves got louder than the waves.

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"Braga is Portugal's arsenal. This arsenal does not mean that they have strong blood-forming ability, but just because their name means Arsenal."

"Today will be a tough battle for Real Madrid. This team eliminated Sevilla before. Real Madrid must not suffer another nightmare. Sevilla's sacrifice pointed the way to victory for Real Madrid, and that is tens of millions Don't be careless, defense has become crucial. This time it really suits Mourinho's taste, he can play the defensive football he likes."

Although Morientes doesn't like Mourinho's defensive football, for Real Madrid and for victory, he will succumb to Mourinho's tactics.

After the Champions League theme song was played, the two sides quickly selected the venue and the game was about to begin.

And just at this time.

boom,

boom,

Bang bang bang bang...

Countless explosions.

Suddenly a dozen colorful fireworks flew out from the north stand! They were very beautiful, but instantly terrifying!

"Farke!"

"What the hell!"

The Real Madrid generals had just taken their positions on the field, but they were dumbfounded. Were there really fireworks?

Everyone was a little panicked for a moment, and subconsciously squeezed into the middle circle.

They almost hid behind the referee.

The Braga players ignored it at all, as if they didn't see it.

The referee was also an old man, and he stood still, staring at the direction in which the fireworks disappeared.

He is observing...

If this kind of situation happens again, he can actually cancel the game, because although fireworks are not lethal, they are still within the scope of stadium violence.

However, the referee obviously did not want to waste time and drove the Real Madrid players back.

Beep——

The game officially begins!

After the game started, Real Madrid quickly took the initiative. Two consecutive crosses from Marcelo and Di Maria from the wing made Braga's defense look a little flustered.

However, their defense was outnumbered after all, and neither Dong Fangzhuo nor Cristiano Ronaldo was able to grab the spot.

Although facing one of the top clubs in the world, Braga took the lead in the 5th minute. Lima hit the goal with his left foot from outside the penalty area. Casillas saved the ball steadily, fully demonstrating His presence as a world-class goalkeeper.

Then Real Madrid organized an attack, and Ozil also tried to pass from the right, but this time he did not master his footwork well, and the ball passed directly to the bottom line, which also caused a huge boo from the Braga fans.

"Huh? Real Madrid player? Just this kick? German international?" Portuguese fans have seen the world, and Ozil's pass was really embarrassing.

"It's far different from our Quaresma. Doesn't it mean that he has an ecstatic outer instep? Do you dare to compete with our Quaresma?"

Although Quaresma's performance was very unsatisfactory, he still has a certain status in the hearts of Portuguese fans.

Instead, Braga launched a long pass and directly found the right winger Matus. Matus used his body to force Marcelo away, and Marcelo couldn't resist at all. Then Matus forced his way to the center of Real Madrid and was about to rush to the penalty area.

At this moment, Braga’s three strikers arrived at the same time...

"How can it be?"

"How fast were they running?"

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