Let’s talk about Porto first.

That year they were in a group with Real Madrid, which also included Marseille and Partizan. Manchester United was in the 1/8 finals, Lyon was in the quarter-finals, Depor was in the semi-finals, and Monaco was in the finals.

Manchester United had just sent away Beckham in the 0304 season, and Cristiano Ronaldo took over the No. 7, but at that time Cristiano Ronaldo was still just a young man, which meant that Manchester United had just begun to rebuild at that time (during that period Manchester United's situation was not very good. They were only third in the league that year, second was Chelsea, and the champion was undefeated Arsenal. In the second year of the Champions League, they were double beaten by Milan. By 0506, they simply failed to reach the group stage. Didn't make it, ranked bottom), and it seemed that Scholes had a goal that didn't count, otherwise it would be Manchester United who advanced. Luck played a big part in how they passed Manchester United.

Lyon was not simple at that time. They were in the midst of seven crowns and had already attracted the attention of Europe at that time. It seems that just two seasons later, Lyon officially called out the Champions League. The slogan of winning the championship.

Depor was already on the decline by 0304, but the residual power of Super Depor was still there. They were 1 to 4 and then 4 to 0 with Milan, indicating that they were still among the top teams at the time. of ranks.

Monaco is also a chicken. It seems that they were in the same group with Depor in the group stage. As a result, they defeated Depor 8-3 at home. He also played in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. They won Real Madrid and Chelsea 3-1 at home. If Giuly hadn't been injured early in the final, the outcome of that game would have been unpredictable.

I think another reason why the Champions League was so chaotic that year was that the second stage of the group stage was canceled, which greatly enhanced the contingency of the game and allowed the giants at the time to compete in the third round. I didn't get used to it for a while.

In general, luck and strength accounted for half of Mourinho's success that time. Didn't even Mourinho himself say that his car is not as good as yours, but it must be If he wants to compete with you on who can drive faster, of course he has to do some tricks on your body (I can’t remember the original words, but that’s probably what it means).

Let’s talk about Greece:

That year, they were in a group stage with Portugal, Spain, and Russia, 2-1 Portugal, 1-1 Spain, 1-2 Russia. After that, they defeated France, the Czech Republic, and Portugal three times in a row 1-0, and won the championship.

I don’t want to talk about the specific process, because there is really nothing to say. How to put it, anyway, Bangbang scored the goal and won the game. The process did not leave much impression on people. Really? In other words, 1, it's defense, 2, it's luck. The ball almost broke the goalposts and beams, but it just couldn't fly into the goal. I said they were playing the Czech Republic in the semifinals.

The impression of their championship was not as profound as that of Porto. They had not shown their face in Europe before, and they had not shown up since. Perhaps it was just like what Sports Weekly said at the time, a myth. It's just a myth, just a dream of the Greeks. They were originally planning to hold a national celebration on the first anniversary of winning the European Cup, but they lost hope of participating in the World Cup and canceled it.