At 4:45 Beijing time on December 24, the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup ushered in a focus battle, with Porto sitting at home against Benfica. Surprisingly, the strong dialogue became a one-sided hanging, Ivan Nielson scored twice and stained red, Vitinia scored a goal, porto killed the suspense of the game at half-time, and won 3-0 against the deadly. After exiting the Champions League, Porto soared on both sides and won four consecutive wins in one go.
The Porto squad is worth 260 million euros, and this season they are in the Champions League, and as a third-class team, they are divided into the death group, along with Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan.
In the first 5 rounds, Porto scored 5 points from 1 win, 2 ratings and 2 losses, ranking second in the standings, holding the initiative to qualify. However, the final battle lost 1-3 at home to Atletico, and as a result, the promotion quota was surrendered, unfortunately, it did not qualify for the Round of 16 in the Champions League, and could only participate in the Europa League knockout play-offs, and Compete with Lazio for the Top 16 of the Europa League.
The Champions League exit is regrettable, but it does not affect Porto's good form in the domestic arena, unbeaten in the league for 15 rounds, pushing the defending champions Portugal Sport to occupy the leading position. In the Portuguese Cup, Porto was merciless in hanging and killing benfica.
Just 33 seconds into the opening, Ivan Nelsson scored in the middle of the melee in front of goal, and Porto took a 1-0 lead, kicking a fantastic start.
In the 7th minute, Porto's cross was sent into the penalty area, which caused confusion in the Benfica defense, and Witinia's long-range shot from the left side of the box was successful, giving Porto a 2-0 lead.
In the 31st minute, a long pass from the Porto backfield, Luis Díaz stopped in the penalty area to swing past the opposing defender, calmly knocked on the door, Ivan nelsson inserted a powerful shot to complete the second good play. In just half an hour, Porto scored three goals in a row to seal the victory.
This season, Luis Díaz shined, with the 24-year-old forward contributing 14 goals and 3 assists in 23 appearances, for a total of 17 goals.
In half-time stoppage time, Ivan Nelsson was sent off for his second yellow card, and Porto played one less man. However, it is easy to fight again, it is already garbage time, and 10 people fighting will not affect the overall situation. In the 87th minute, Otamendi broke the egg for Benfica, but was unfortunately blown off by VAR.
In the 94th minute, Otamendi also received a red card, making it 10 to 10. In the end, Porto won 3-0 and humiliated their sworn enemies at home.
After leaving the Champions League, Porto have won four straight, scoring nine goals and keeping all clean sheets. In the last two games, Porto has scored 7 goals in one go, and have scored together in the Portuguese Premier League and the Portuguese Cup, showing their good competitive form.
Benfica was hanged and his four-game winning streak in all competitions ended. A week later, the two sides will meet again for a league-level showdown. In the league table, Porto is 4 points ahead of the opponent, and if they win again, they will pull away 7 points, basically extinguishing the opponent's hope of winning the title.