Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Porto pulls back to 2-1!

The Dragon Stadium erupted in wild cheers, as if the dragon's soul had returned to its rightful place.

Once Deco and Jardel get going, a single ball is no difference at all.

"Deco, Deco!"

"Jardell, Jadell!"

The Porto team song finally played once again.

The Estádio do Dragão finally looks like Porto's home stadium.

Porto seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack.

During this period, Sporting Lisbon's defense underwent a severe test.

Fortunately, Fonte did not falter this time.

Porto became impatient as a result, and their passing and control became frequently flawed.

In the 85th minute, Terry successfully intercepted the ball and passed it to Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo took off from the wing and swiftly made his way down the byline.

However, no one else could keep up with Ronaldo's speed. Besides Drogba, there were no other teammates in the penalty area. And Drogba was poorly positioned, completely marked.

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo passed the ball back to left attacking midfielder Viana.

Deco seized the opportunity and suddenly pounced on the ball.

However, Viana flicked the ball, turned, pulled it back... and easily beat Deco with a smooth Marseille turn.

Porto's defense was thrown into chaos, with the right center-back lunging towards Viana.

Viana chipped the ball over the top.

Drogba had previously been marked behind Porto's left center-back, but when this lobbed pass came over, he turned around and ended up marking the defender behind him instead.

Of course, Porto's right center-back wasn't in a hurry, since Drogba was facing away from the goal and couldn't directly threaten the goal after receiving the ball.

boom!

Drogba leaned against the defender behind him, kicked the ball, and volleyed it back.

A green and white figure charged into Porto's penalty area.

Deng Kai unleashed a powerful shot from the penalty spot.

It's still a ground-hugging slash!

That shot was incredibly powerful; the ball barely grazed the post and the grass before going into the Porto goal.

Although the Porto goalkeeper had some reaction time, he still couldn't solve this almost unstoppable shot.

"Goal! 3-1! Deng Kai has scored the crucial goal!"

"Viana's dribbling and passing opened up the game for the team."

"Drogba's pass back further demonstrates why Sporting Lisbon has consistently used him as a starter; his role as a target man is irreplaceable!"

"Of course, to put it simply, Deng Kai has a really powerful shot! He always manages to seize opportunities at crucial moments and score extremely high-quality goals!"

"This is also an important reason why people are gradually recognizing Deng Kai's core position at Sporting Lisbon."

"Viana, Quaresma, Drogba, and Yinbu all had their moments of brilliance, but also their many slumps. Even Ronaldo, who has consistently been in good form, had periods this season when he couldn't find his rhythm."

"Deng Kai is the only one whose performance is frighteningly consistent. His performance is always maintained at a very high level. While others experience ups and downs, Deng Kai only rises, never falls!"

"With a two-goal lead at the 85th minute, Porto is truly in danger this time!"

"They definitely have the ability to score two goals, but if the time limit is five minutes, no one would dare to make such a guarantee!"

……

In five minutes, Porto had gained nothing.

Knowing it was the first minute of stoppage time, Deco used a one-two with Jardel to get past Deschamps and create a crisis in the attacking third.

Fonte blocked Deco head-on, Deco chipped the ball over Deco, and Fonte, adhering to the principle of getting past the ball but not the player, pulled Deco, causing Deco to fall.

The referee pointed to the penalty spot and showed Fonte a yellow card.

Deco had already penetrated into the penalty area.

Deng Kai led his players over to communicate with the referee, but his intention was purely to waste time, and the ruling was correct.

Ultimately, Jardel took the penalty and scored without much trouble.

Three to two, that was the final score.

After the three whistles blew, all the Sporting Lisbon players rushed into the Estádio do Dragão to celebrate, as if they had won the Portuguese league title in advance.

This is the most crucial game of the season.

After Sporting Lisbon defeated Porto, they overtook Porto in the standings, leading by two points.

In the final round of the league, Porto lost, and Sporting Lisbon won the title regardless of the outcome.

If Porto wins, Sporting Lisbon only needs a draw to win the title.

In the event of a tie in points, the Portuguese league prioritizes head-to-head records between the two teams.

Sporting Lisbon has a slightly better record with one draw and one win.

After the match, Deco was somewhat dejected in an interview: "We lost the most important game of the season, which is a huge blow to us. But we will still play well in the last game; it's the only thing we can do to win the Portuguese league title."

"But this match also gave us a deeper understanding of Sporting Lisbon, which will help us beat them in the Portuguese Cup final!"

Deco was very rational; he knew that Porto had now lost the initiative in the league title race.

However, he deliberately pointed out that it wouldn't be easy for Sporting Lisbon to win the title, because their opponent in the final round was last year's Portuguese league champion and this year's third-placed team, Boavista.

This is definitely not a weak team.

Deco's words were a form of pressure; he undoubtedly wanted Sporting Lisbon to forfeit the Portuguese Cup final.

A Portuguese league title that is almost within reach is definitely more significant than a Portuguese Cup title.

The journey of a hundred miles is only half complete at ninety; the closer Sporting Lisbon gets to the finish line, the more agonizing the situation becomes.

On the other hand, Jardel remained optimistic: "We played well in this game. We lost because we didn't do some things right in defense. We will be more targeted in defense in the next game."

While his performance seemed similar to Deco's, Jardel's satisfaction with his brace was practically overflowing.

The team lost, but he didn't.

Forty-two goals—the pinnacle of Jardel's career!

He's practically guaranteed the European Golden Boot this season!

This will be his second time receiving the award, two years later.

This kind of success is something ordinary players wouldn't dare to believe.

This is a superstar-level honor!

Jardel could almost see the call-up notice from the Brazilian national team.

Cristiano Ronaldo is almost identical to Jardel.

The team won, but he didn't.

Not only did he only score one goal in this match, fewer than Jardel.

His current 30 league goals are far fewer than Jardel's 42 league goals.

When interviewed, he couldn't be happy at all: "The championship is not yet in our hands, we can't be careless, now is not the time to celebrate."

"However, Kai is right about one thing: for Sporting Lisbon, who are aiming for a treble this season, a league title is just a given."

"Beatling Porto simply proves we're qualified to challenge Liverpool."

Porto were very unhappy with Ronaldo's underestimation of them.

But then Deng Kai took away their foul language.

Deng Kai posted on his personal social media platform: "One-third of the way to the triple crown! Keep it up!"

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.