0-2! The two-time Champions League champion fell to the ground with a bang, and the 40-year-old Pepe's mentality exploded and slapped his opponent angrily
In the early morning of December 19, Beijing time, the 14th round of the 23/24 Portuguese Super League ushered in the focus match, and Sporting Portugal played at home against Porto. In this match, the 40-year-old Pepe got into trouble again, and the warrior monk was angry and slapped Matthaus Reis bleeding, and the referee sent him straight red.
As a two-time Champions League winner, Porto have performed well in Europe this season, winning 5-3 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the final round of the Champions League group stage, advancing to the round of 16 of the Champions League with Barcelona and drawing Premier League giants Arsenal in the 1/8 finals. In the Portuguese Super League, Porto is also the favorite to win the championship, with 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the 13 rounds that have ended, ranking third with 31 points.
Interestingly, Sporting Portugal is also strong, not only qualifying in the Europa League, but also having the same record as Porto in the league and temporarily second on goal difference, so this is an out-and-out six-point battle, and whoever wins will reach the top, the importance of which is self-evident.
The 40-year-old Pepe continued to start the game, but the warrior monk who scored consecutive goals in the Champions League was blown out in this game.
In the 11th minute of the game, Zhekereish took the ball and singled out Pepe, the warrior monk was a little powerless, and although the opponent staggered, he was never able to break the ball. Djekereish fired from a tight angle and Pepe watched the ball go into the near corner as Porto fell behind early.
Coupled with the fact that this is an away game, the difficulty faced by Porto can be imagined.
As the saying goes, boxing is afraid of being strong, and the 25-year-old Jekereish is in his playing years, which makes Pepe miserable. In the 16th minute, Zhekereish responded on the right side, decisively accelerated the breakthrough, Pepe couldn't react, seeing that the opponent was about to pass, he quickly reached out and put it down, and the referee did not hesitate to show a yellow card warning.
The humiliation of Dzekereish himself, combined with the fact that Porto were behind the score, made Pepe's mentality completely blow up. Just four minutes into the second half, Pepe suddenly got up in the middle of a scramble and slapped Mateus Reis with a raised hand.
Pepe's slap was powerful and slapped directly on Matthaus-Reis's mouth, who was bleeding profusely on the spot. The referee prompted through VAR and directly took out a red card to send Pepe off, and the 40-year-old warrior monk left the field with a wry smile.
In fact, as he grows older, Pepe's temper has subsided a lot, and fans ridicule the former villain for now becoming a Buddha. And Pepe is really old and strong, at the age of 40, he is still the mainstay of Porto's defense, and he is also a pinnacle in the national team. But the nature of the country is easy to change, and Pepe is not calm enough at the critical moment, which still makes him and the team pay the price.
Pepe was sent off and Porto had to play with 10 men for a long time, and the hope of a comeback was completely extinguished. In the end, Porto lost 0-2, losing the battle for the championship of Tianwang Mountain, and saw the opponent climb to the top of the standings with a 3-point advantage.