In 1996, England European Cup , the Portuguese team returned to the mainstream football map after missing four major matches, and the Portuguese "golden generation" players made their debut on the stage of international competitions. [Scarlet Warship] officially set sail.
's first game is the defending champion Danish team, Sa Pinto and Laudrup Jr. scored equally; the second game faced the new army Turkey, captain Cotto topped the lore; the third game is also the golden generation. The Croatian team with stars such as Suker, Boban, Boksic , Pudosinecki, Figo, Joao Pinto and Domingos scored three goals, 3:0 cleanly The victory. In the
quarter-finals, Portugal’s opponent was another dark horse, which eliminated Italy’s Czech team, and Poboski’s shocking lob shot became famous. Costa and Figo can only feel sad. This Cup belongs to the Czech golden generation, but it does not belong to them...
In the summer of 1996, Paul Sosa helped Juventus win the European Champions Cup. He was sold to the German Dortmund team, and in the new season, he killed the old owner in the Champions League final and completed a dramatic revenge. I wonder how Juventus people regret it at this time.
The national goal Baia , who performed well in the European Cup, followed his teacher Robson to Barcelona and won the Copa del Rey and the European Cup Winners’ Cup with Figo, only lagging behind Capello in the league. Real Madrid, runner-up.
Barcelona's star can never die, Ronaldo went to Inter Milan just as soon as he became famous, and another Brazilian who succeeded him, Rivaldo, became Figo's best collaborator. They won two La Liga titles in the following years under the leadership of another famous Dutch coach Van Gaal. Rivaldo became the winner of World Footballer and Ballon d'Or after Ronaldo. Figo received more praise and support from local fans and became another foreign captain after Cruyff in the history of Barcelona.
, like Figo, the elites of the golden generation have honed in the major powerhouses and become an important force that cannot be ignored in European football. The defeat in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers did not defeat the national team. They regrouped and won 2000. Eligibility for the European Cup in 2016.
However, they did not have the same luck as they did 4 years ago. They were divided into a group of death: the vigorous England team built on the framework of the 99 triple crown Manchester United, the last of the 90-generation German stars led by Matthaus Yibo and Haji led the Romanian golden generation who had attended five consecutive competitions and entered the semi-finals four times. In terms of past performance, Portugal is undoubtedly the weakest link in the group.
faced England in the first game, and Portugal fell behind 0:2. At this critical moment, the hero came forward. Costa’s three precision assists directed a big reversal. Figo’s impressive shot not only changed the history of Portuguese football, but also changed his own star course and career. , Completed the sublimation from the star to the current superstar.
No. 7 and No. 10 co-star, and the knight who cuts off the flag in front of them is the blonde fluttering young man Gomez . His four goals against England, Turkey and France make people no longer have to regret the self-destructive genius forward Sa Pinto. Another Pinto-Joao Pinto also made contributions.
Costinia took Figo's free kick in the last second to kill Romania. The team that had already qualified in the third game simply played with two teams, and the German team only accumulated one point. Unexpectedly, the benches of Team 2 were like the Tigers, Concicao staged a hat-trick, 3:0 smashed the drum and destroyed the old German tank.
1/4 finals, once again facing the defeated Star-Moon Corps four years ago, 2:0 left the opponent with nothing to say. The opponent in the semifinals of
is the world champion France team led by the new generation of kings Zidane . Gomez took the lead, and the experienced France team equalized. At this time, the most controversial scene of this cup appeared. The French kicked off and hit the hands of Portuguese defender Xavier. The referee actually sentenced a penalty. An angry Figo protested invalid and was sent off. The gorgeous golden generation The performance was strangled by the referee and Zidane who made a penalty kickUp.
But their dreamlike performance was recognized, and Figo and Rui were selected as the best team of the tournament.
The transfer period after the European Cup, Luis Figo once again shocked Europe. Real estate businessman Ferrarenti promised to be elected president of Real Madrid with the promise of "If elected can bring Figo", Barcelona refused to pay compensation in order not to imprison Vega, the economic man who was so kind to him in the transfer farce. In the case of King, Figo had no choice but to switch to Real Madrid. Although he brought a sky-high transfer fee of up to 56.5 million yuan to Barcelona, he is still regarded by the Nou Camp as the ""most shameful traitor" in team history. Z3z
's wonderful performance in the European Cup, the shocking effect of the sky-high transfer price , Making Figo elected to the Golden Globe Award of the year, the second place in the world of football players. At this time, he was recognized as the best player in the world, tied with Zidane.
in the 00-01 season, As the new leader of Real Madrid’s No. 10, Figo led the team to regain the four-year-old La Liga championship. In the 01-02 season, he cooperated with Zidane. The two superstars won the first and only European Champions Cup in their lives. . And became the first Portuguese to win the World Footballer in 2001. At this time, Luis Figo, standing every year, flourishing.
2002 Korea-Japan World Cup qualifiers, Portugal team convincingly defeated the powerful The Dutch team will leave the sadness of being out to their opponents and the joy of promotion to themselves. This is also the golden generation, and it is the first time that the already established Figo and Costa made their appearance in the highest hall of world football.
Yes, they were collectively lost in the cool East Asia. The head coach of the first game abandoned the core midfielder Costa. The team lost 2:3 to the underdogs of the United States. In the second game, Costa reappeared. Hand-written, three assists and one goal, and helped striker Pauletta beat the Polish team with a hat-trick.
The third matchup is like a host of magical possessions. The "biggest miracle" of the cup South Korea , only 70 minutes. The two were sent off with a red card, panic defeated, and went back home. Figo even surrendered the embarrassing data of 0 goals and 0 shots.
and after the South Korean team tried their best, they tried to defeat Italy and again. Spain, reached the semi-finals, not to mention it. A stubborn old man led the Brazil team , and won the championship with 7 wins and 7 wins before the game was not favored. The old man named Scolari followed He has a reputation for being hired by the eager Portuguese Football Association, and this has become a new turning point in Portuguese football, which no one expected before...
2002 World Cup, Portugal's golden generation player, in 2001 Led by the world’s footballer Figo , he made his first appearance on the highest palace in international football. However, he was dissatisfied in the hot Japanese and Korean competitions. In the third group match, he even got two yellow cards in the match against the host South Korea. , Sorry to be out.
In the 02-03 season, Real Madrid’s chairman Ferrarentino brought the World Cup hero Ronaldoro to his team, and joined Figo and Zidane on the same team. At that time, the three strongest players in the world teamed up to win the La Liga championship. This is also the last glory of the Real Madrid superstar era. In the following two years, Real Madrid has successively introduced the two superstars of England Beckham and Irving to form Became the so-called "Seven Star Galaxy Warship", but got nothing.
Previously, in the 00~01 season, Rui Costa took over the armband of the captain of Florence, and together with Nuno Gomez, supported this bankrupt and precarious team and won the Italian Cup of the year. However, due to the financial crisis, he was sold to AC Milan for a high price of 31 million yuan. The scene of tears in Milan moved countless Viola fans. After
passed the discomfort at the beginning of the transfer, Ruiy began his dreamlike performance in the 02-03 season. In the match against Real Madrid, he passed four defensive players through a 60-meter accurate direct pass, which was a must Kill, in the away game against Deportivo, the director won four assists with a 4-0 victory. This season, following Paulo Sosa and Figo, Rui is also the core of the European Champions Cup podium.
to the 0304 season, Rui was replaced by the young Brazilian golden boy Kaka, but he was still the savior on the bench repeatedly and made another contribution for AC Milan to win the 03-04 league championship.
's five-year history in AC Milan, the main player in only two years, he left an amazing number of 54 assists, creating the team history at the time.
And Figo and Costa’s comrades have also come to the twilight of their careers, or retire, or pass the time in the small team. The only exception is the forever No. 99 Baia. He returned to his hometown of Portugal in the Porto team and met a group of young talents, like him, who returned to his homeland from the giants Barcelona to start a business. His name will resound throughout the world in the future. They are known as the successors of the Golden Generation, Mourinho and his Porto line . After winning the 2002-2003 UEFA Cup, Mourinho and his disciples set their goal at the 2003-2004 Champions League. In the group stage, they followed Real Madrid and eliminated Manchester United in the 1/8 final. In the quarter-finals, Kryon, the semifinals and finals broke the black Maraco and Monaco , miraculously won the championship trophy. This is also the fourth time Portuguese football has won the Champions League and the ninth time it has appeared in the final.
Deco, Carvalho, Maniche, Ferreira, Costinha ... and other names are also known to the world along with Baia. They set a glorious victory over the golden generation, directly pushed Portugal from the second-class football power to the world's first-class team.
In this year's UEFA selection, Baia was named the goalkeeper of the year, Carvalho became the defender of the year, Deco won the best midfielder and player of the year, and won this At the Silver Ball Award in 2015, Portuguese football had a bumper harvest.
