Chapter 1997 The Legend of Dragon

Although the new black shop's ability to make money is amazing, there is a fact that Benfica people don't 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 money is far beyond that of Benfica. Serious debts forced Benfica to think of various ways to make money. They even started selling wedding dresses and organizing funeral services. Under such huge economic pressure, Benfica could only Increase player value as much as possible.

From this perspective, it seems that this black shop can be understood.

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 top management refused to raise the coach's salary.

The meritorious coach's name was Guttmann. He chose to leave the team in anger, and dropped this sentence: "This team will not win the European championship in 100 years." This sentence became a motto.

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

Relatively speaking, Porto has been much "low-key" in recent window periods and hates 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, going to the stadium to watch the game.

The tickets obtained by the butler were located behind the VIP seats on the rostrum, and the viewing angle was quite good. Of course, the atmosphere was relatively bad. After all, you couldn't expect the big men who spent hundreds of euros to buy tickets to shout like ordinary people.

Okay, this is a joke. In fact, most of the fans in this area are season ticket viewers. They may look polite or old, but they are die-hard fans of Porto for decades, and they are no less crazy than the young ones.

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

In the country of Z in the east, the dragon is as long as a hundred scales and is often used to symbolize auspiciousness. In ancient times, it was a symbol of the status of the emperor. 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 in country Z who asked for rain, the biggest characteristic of dragons in the West is that they can breathe fire, but whoever can tame and slay the dragon will be the winner. The warrior in people's hearts is terrifying, yet full of power, and is the most powerful partner to conquer the world.

Porto is such a city that regards dragons as its patron saint.

And named his home stadium after it, which is the Dragon Stadium in Porto.

Why does Porto have an indissoluble bond with ‘creatures’ like dragons?

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

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

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

The wealth in the lower reaches of the Douro River naturally attracted the attention of the dragon. Of course, the evil dragon also wanted to occupy the Douro River and dominate all the wealth here.

In Western legends, dragons can breathe fire. After this giant dragon monopolizes the wealth here, it often scares away the warriors by breathing fire.

However, the clever Porto people found a way to deal with the dragon, that is, when it breathed fire, they could use the water of the Douro River to deal with the dragon and extinguish the dragon's flames.

Because of this, from then on, this giant 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 dragon's power.

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

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

As a giant in the Portuguese Super League, Porto, the dragon symbol on the team logo, and Porto's home stadium, the Porto Dragon Stadium, are all the Porto people's respect for the dragon.

What’s more interesting is that some people compare the three giants of Portuguese football to the story of an eagle, a lion and a dragon competing for hegemony. The eagle and the lion are both from the capital Lisbon. The eagle refers to Benfica, while the lion refers to Sporting Lisbon. This dragon comes from Porto.

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

In the early days, Porto was the top hegemon in Portuguese football. However, with the rise of two teams from Lisbon, Porto's dominance was also affected and fell into a long trough, especially the strong rise of the big red eagle Benfica. Seriously impacted Porto's dominance.

Not only that, Benfica also performed strongly in the European arena, and was famous for a while. For the Porto people with strong self-esteem, they vowed to win the championship from Lisbon, especially Benfica.

Because of this, the confrontation between Porto and Benfica in the capital Lisbon became increasingly fierce. In this way, the Dragon Eagle battle evolved into the flavor of a Portuguese national derby.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. In the 1980s, with the collapse of Benfica, the Iberian dragon that had been dormant for many years reawakened. Not only did they create a dragon storm in Portuguese football, but they also found their way into the European competition. Confidence returned.

In 1987, this giant dragon created its first glory 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 crown in their team history.

In the past few years from 2002 to 2004, this dragon once again ravaged Europe. Under the leadership of madman Mourinho, they first won the UEFA Cup, and then in the UEFA Champions League in the 2003-2004 season, they again Manchester United, Lyon and super dark horse Mara Coruña were defeated. In the dark horse battle of the final stage, they defeated Monaco 3-0 without any blood and won the Champions League for the second time.

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

The Dragon Stadium is the blue and white home of 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 its national efforts to renovating and rebuilding major stadiums across the country, including Portugal's third stadium. The second largest city, its wine capital - Porto.

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

The Dragon Stadium is 15 kilometers away from Porto's airport, but the convenient subway transportation makes it the first choice for many fans to make pilgrimages.

In addition, the design of this stadium can also be called one of the wonders of European architecture. Its sloping roof design allows the stadium to have very good lighting conditions. Therefore, it has become the sunniest stadium in Portugal. The opening of the 2004 European Cup It is here that the battle takes place.

Since the stadium was completed on November 16, 2003, the Dragon Stadium has become the new home of Porto Club. In this stadium, it has witnessed the glorious history of Porto winning the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup. Witnesses of Porto's honor in 2016 are witnessed by the replica of the Champions League trophy in the trophy collection room of the Dragon Stadium.

It has also witnessed the decline of Porto and the entire Portuguese league. Due to the weak influence of the Portuguese league as a whole, Porto has played more of a star processing factory. This is a good way of saying it, but a bad way of saying it is a black shop.

Although they can dig out the best talents at low prices from Brazil, Portuguese-speaking Africa and other Portuguese-speaking areas, they cannot retain these talents. A large number of main players such as Deco, Pepe, and Quaresma have been sold, leaving the team The vitality is severely damaged, which is destined to make it difficult for the team to write glory again.

The Dragon Stadium has witnessed the rise and fall of the city and team of Porto.

This period of ups and downs of honor and disgrace is worth reading and recalling by every fan. Even in the current adversity, the Dragon will always guard Porto, and the Dragon Stadium will always be the home of Porto fans.

In this context, Yang Cheng, like an ordinary tourist fan, came to the Dragon Stadium for a 'pilgrimage', and by the way, he inspected the players for Loew. There is a young man named Andre Silva, who has already scored a goal this season. With 12 goals, he is a rising star in the Portuguese Super League today.

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

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

However, the team is not hungry for forward players. They are interested in Andre Silva and want to be a reserve for young players. Let's see the price first.

From Yang Cheng's point of view, Porto has always opened its mouth to the lion. This young man is estimated to be unable to make money without 30 million, in pounds.

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