Chapter 1997： Dragon legend

Regardless of the ability of the new black shops to make money, it is amazing, but there is a fact that Benfica people do not want to mention: Benfica's debt is as high as 450 million euros, second only to Manchester United in European football.

But what kind of team is Manchester United? The Red Devils’ ability to attract gold is far from comparable to Benfica. The serious debt forced Benfica to try every means to make money. They even started selling wedding dresses and organizing funeral services. Under such huge economic pressure, Benfica could only Try to increase the player's worth as much as possible.

From this perspective, it seems that this black shop is understandable.

In fact, Benfica is also a relatively "tragic" team. They were the first team to break Real Madrid's monopoly and win the Champions League. However, after winning two consecutive championships, the team's senior management refused to raise the salary of the coach.

The meritorious coach named Gutman, he chose to leave the team in a fit of anger, and dropped this sentence: "This team does not want to win the European championship in 100 years." The phrase became a proverb.

It was 1962, and 55 years later, Benfica reached the European finals 8 times and failed all of them. This is a curse.

Relatively speaking, Porto has been "low-key" a lot in the last few windows, hating Benfica, but the pace of making money cannot stop.

Yang Cheng brought Liu Junyu to the stadium, Hansen and the others also took off their suits. Like Yang Cheng, they all put on casual clothes, just like ordinary fans, and went to the stadium to watch the game.

The ticket obtained by the butler is located behind the VIP seat on the podium. The viewing angle is quite good. Of course, the atmosphere is relatively poor. After all, you can't expect the big masters who spend hundreds of euros to buy tickets, shouting like ordinary people.

Okay, this is a joke. In fact, most of this area is season ticket viewers, watching gentle or old-fashioned, but they are all loyal fans of Porto for decades, and they are not inferior to the young ones.

Speaking of Porto’s home game, it is worth mentioning that there is a mythological creature that represents different connotations in the culture of the country Z and the West. This legendary creature is the dragon.

In country Z in the eastern land, the dragon is the length of a hundred scales and is often used to symbolize auspiciousness. Looking at the ancient times, it was a symbol of emperor status. Today, the dragon has become the spiritual totem of the Chinese nation.

However, in the West, the image of the dragon has changed. It is usually a symbol of evil. Unlike the ancient dragon king of Z, the biggest feature of the dragon is that it can breathe fire. But whoever can tame and slay the dragon is The warrior in people's hearts is not only terrifying, but also full of power, and is the most powerful partner in conquering the world.

Porto is such a city. It takes the dragon this supernatural creature as its patron saint and uses it to name its home stadium. This is the Dragon Stadium in Porto.

Why does Porto have an indissoluble bond with the "creature" of the dragon?

As mentioned earlier, like many cities, Porto is also a city built by the river.

The Douro River flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Porto. As the mother river of Porto, the Douro River gave birth to the city and witnessed the splendid culture of the city. The legend of Porto and the dragon also originated from the Douro River.

In ancient Iberian legends, the Douro River was a river rich in treasures, so it was called the "River of Gold" by the Portuguese.

The wealth of the lower reaches of the Douro River naturally attracted the attention of the dragons. Of course, the evil dragons must also occupy the Douro River and dominate all the wealth here.

In Western legends, dragons breathe fire. After this giant dragon dominates the wealth here, it often frightens the warriors by breathing fire.

However, the clever Porto people have found a way to deal with the dragon, that is, when it breathes fire, it can use the water of the Douro River to deal with the dragon and extinguish the dragon's flame.

Because of this, from then on, the dragon no longer harmed the city of Porto, but became the guardian and servant of the city of Porto. In the legend of Porto, the Porto people were able to defeat the invading Moors and protect the city. With the help of the power of the dragon.

From then on, the people of Porto can proudly claim that they are "descendants of the dragon."

Later, with the footsteps of the British, football spread to the Iberian Peninsula and became the most popular sport for the Portuguese. The Porto people also incorporated their own elements into their football.

Porto, as a giant of the Portuguese Super League, the dragon logo on the team badge, and the Porto Dragon Stadium, the home stadium of Porto, are all the tribute of the Porto people to the dragon.

What’s more interesting is that some people compare the three giants of Portuguese football to the story of eagle, lion and dragon. Both eagle and lion come from the capital Lisbon. The eagle refers to Benfica, and the lion refers to Sporting Lisbon. This dragon comes from Porto.

However, although in terms of results, Porto made its fortune relatively late, or it was the first to experience a low period, but the Porto Club was established in 1893 and was the first club established among the three giants in the Portuguese Super League.

In the earliest days, Porto was the top dominance of Portuguese football, but with the rise of the two teams from Lisbon, Porto’s dominance was also impacted and fell into a long period of trough, especially the strong rise of the big red eagle Benfica. Seriously impacted Porto's dominance.

Not only that, Benfica is also strong in the European arena, and for a while, for the Porto people with strong self-esteem, they vowed to win the championship from the Lisboners, especially Benfica.

Because of this, the confrontation between Porto and the capital of Lisbon's Benfica has become more and more fierce. In this way, the dragon eagle battle has evolved into the taste of the Portuguese national derby.

Thirty years in the east and thirty years in the Hexi. In the 1980s, with the fall of Benfica, this long-sleeping Iberian dragon awakened again. They not only caused a dragon storm in Portuguese football, but also found them in the European game Back to confidence.

In 1987, this dragon made its first glorious appearance in the European arena. They defeated the Bundesliga South King Bayern Munich in the European Champions Cup (the predecessor of the Champions League) and won the first Champions League in their team history.

In the past few years of 2002-2004, the dragon once again ravaged Europe. Under the leadership of the madman Mourinho, they won the UEFA Cup first, and then in the 2003-2004 UEFA Champions League, they will Manchester United, Lyon and Super Black Mara Coruña were defeated. In the Black Horse battle on the final stage, they defeated Monaco 3-0 without blood, and won the Champions League for the second time.

They are also the second team to win the Champions League after winning the UEFA Cup after Liverpool.

The Dragon Stadium is the blue and white home of the Porto fans and a place they are proud of throughout their lives.

These years are not only happy for Porto fans, but also for Portuguese fans. In order to host the 2004 European Cup, Portugal devoted all its efforts to the renovation and reconstruction of major stadiums in the country, including Portugal’s No. The second largest city, its wine capital-Porto.

Designed by Portuguese designer Manuel, a new stadium was completed on November 16, 2003 in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal. After the stadium was completed, the dragon, the totem in the hearts of Porto people, joined it. .

The Dragon Stadium is 15 kilometers away from Porto’s airport, but the convenient subway traffic makes it the first choice for many fans.

In addition, the design of this stadium is also regarded as one of the wonders of European architecture. Its sloped roof design allows the stadium to have very good lighting conditions. Therefore, it has become the most sunny stadium in Portugal. The 2004 European Cup was unveiled. The war is going on here.

Since the completion of this stadium on November 16, 2003, the Dragon Stadium has since become the new home of the Porto Club. In this stadium, it has witnessed Porto’s glorious history of winning the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup. A witness to the honor of Porto in the year, the replica of the Champions League trophy in the trophy collection room of the Dragon Stadium is the testimony.

It has also witnessed the decline of Porto and the entire Portuguese league. Subject to the weaker influence of the Portuguese league as a whole, Porto has played more of the role of the star processing factory. This is a good way to say, but the bad thing is a black shop.

Although they can dig out the best talents at low prices from Portuguese-speaking regions such as Brazil and Portuguese-African Africa, they cannot retain these talents. A large number of major players such as Deco, Pepe, Quaresma have been sold and the team has been sold. The vitality is severely injured, which is doomed to the team difficult to write brilliant again.

The Dragon Stadium has witnessed the history of the rise and fall of the city and the team in Porto This period of honor and disgrace is worth reading and recollecting for every fan. Even in the deep adversity, the dragon will always be Guarding Porto, the Dragon Stadium will always be the home of Porto fans.

Against this background, Yang Cheng, like ordinary tourists and fans, came to the Dragon Stadium to make a "pilgrimage" to inspect the players for Love. There is a young man named Andre Silva who has already entered this season. With 12 goals, he is the new star in the Portuguese Super League.

As a well-known black shop, Porto is regarded as a thorn in the eye by other teams, but they have to admire their ability to cultivate talents.

Getting Loew's attention is enough to illustrate Andre Silva's ability.

However, the team is not hungry for strikers. Andre Silva also wants to be a reserve of young players. Look at the price.

According to Yang Cheng, Porto has always spoken loudly to the lions. This young man is estimated to be unable to pay for less than 30 million yuan. The unit is pounds.

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