Bayern’s opponents FC Porto – wish opponents out of conviction – Süddeutsche.de

• At FC Porto are some talents that nothing more hope than the big stage romp – the quarterfinals of the Champions League against FC Bayern comes to them located
• coach Julen Lopetegui brought the game to. next rebuild.
• tables and stats to the Champions League can be found here.

By Oliver Meiler

With the category of desire opponent there is such a thing. The request is based quite the joy about the supposed weakness of the opponent, over the foreseeable future inferiority. A bit disrespectful such requirements is therefore already

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League Fixtures corresponded to this profile two clubs in particular. AS Monaco and FC Porto. It may be assumed that those responsible were looking at the Säbener road over the mess from Nyon, maybe even omitted so. While the two clubs Real Madrid and Atlético must be presented in a battle of peers while also of Paris-St Germain and FC Barcelona will remain only a co-favorite rest, laughs the Munich FC Porto desire a classic opponents. Just saying they would not, of course. Not public.

Comments on the Champions League draw ” Even 1987, Bavaria, the favorite had “

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Many a request already ended in the curse. Who would have thought back then, before the final at the European Cup in 1987 in Vienna, that postage would defeat Bayern? Thus, the pair has their antithetical history. In the north of Portugal is now remembered with satisfaction to the great moment that lives off Hackentor the Algerian Rabah Madjer. Bavaria – a desire opponent

The FC Porto, a proud tradition club, founded in 1893, 25 league titles, a number of international trophies, presents this year a team of young players, 24 years on average, have to lose refreshing little that nothing more than dream big stages, showcase for the demonstration of their talent. Those who come to FC Porto, who hopes to soon be sold in a big league in Europe. Therefore, the association is known. He buys a cheap staff, mainly from South America, it promotes quick work and are the best more expensive. In most cases, after a short time.

So come and gone over the past ten years, Deco, Radamel Falcao, Pepe, Hulk, Diego and James Rodríguez. FC Porto was a transit station, a catapult for them. Alone with player sales took Porto in this last decade, 778 million euros a. If the sporting success is because if the talents can be recommendable does the business model. Then, the shareholders are satisfied, and that is central: The Club is listed on the stock exchange. Lack of opportunities, however, for the presentation of capital, all are dissatisfied. Only the fans are torn, the better it runs, the greater each end of the season the bloodletting of the favorites

In this season it runs at FC Porto sporty wonderful again.. In the Champions League has not been lost. In the national championship while you stand behind the eternal rivals Benfica in second place, as so often. But the distance is only four points, and all boast postage neat game – an offensive 4-3-3 system with a lot of possession and quick passing game. In Porto, they see it as a cultural change, a revolution

Responsible records for a Basque, which one was first met on his arrival last summer with a lot of skepticism. Coach Julen Lopetegui. Former Goalkeeper, 48 years old, had no very great career as a player, was then a long time head coach in the Spanish youth teams, an educator with schulmeisterlichem appearance and powerful voice. As a player Lopetegui had stood among others, three years of Barça’s services, the mid-nineties, and Pep Guardiola played in the club. He was mostly just substitute and then went quietly.

At Lopeteguis game system recognize the chief analyst of sports newspapers trains the “Spanish School”, which are consistent with the style ideas Guardiola. And that differ fundamentally from those José Mourinho again, the last great coach in the city in 2004 underscored the FC Porto for the second victory in the Champions League. If Lopeteguis of revolution is mentioned, then the change in style is meant by “Mou”. The Spaniard Lopetegui brought many young Spaniards to Portugal, which was felt there necessarily as an affront, as a contempt of the local youth. Never was the FC Porto Spanish.

So came about Christian Tello, the fast winger from the youth of Barça, and the 20-year-old Óliver Torres, a creative midfielder Atlético Madrid. Real Madrid, the club borrowed from the Brazilian Case Miro, a defensive midfielder with considerable scope that barely came in his hometown club to use and is now organized in Porto the game. From Granada, the Algerian Yacine Brahimi joined them, reminiscent of a good day to Zinedine Zidane, a little bit at least. As a full-back march two Brazilians, Danilo and Alex Sandro. The star of the team is Colombian and striker Jackson Martinez, 28 with one of the veterans.

All those named are on the wish lists of large clubs. For the summer. In the meantime, they give you the desired opponents.