Victor Bahia
Starting goalkeeper in the thirteen games that Porto played in that edition of the Champions League. He conceded twelve goals, but his team only lost one game in the group stage against Real Madrid. He also won the Intercontinental 2004, UEFA 2003 and numerous national trophies that place him in the ranking of players with the most titles in football history (30).
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Paulo Ferreira
Versatile defender who served as a right-back, but who sometimes occupied other demarcations during the competition. He was only two seasons in the Portuguese team, but he was important in the second Champions of the entity and in the first UEFA / Europa League.
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Jorge Costa
Team captain. Portuguese central and legend of the blue dragons, important for José Mourinho, lined up in ten of the thirteen games of the competition. More than a decade of blue and white between 1992 and 2005 consummated in the European title par excellence: Champions League 2003-04.
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Ricardo Carvalho
Central who occupied the left and right side of the team’s defensive zone. He scored an important goal in the quarter-final second leg against Marseille that sentenced the tie. It marked an era at the center of José Mourinho’s defense. First in Porto and later with Chelsea and Real Madrid.
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Nuno Valente
Portuguese left-back who despite being a youth squad for Sporting de Portugal, had his best sporting successes at Porto. He was a right-handed center-back in the five-man defensive scheme Mourinho used to eliminate Manchester United. He went to Everton in 2006 for 2 million euros.
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Pedro Mendes
Defensive pivot who only played one season for the Portuguese team. Fundamental for Mourinho in all competitions, he played 41 games as a blue and white. He won, in addition to the Champions League, the league and the Portuguese Super Cup.
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Costinha
Francisco José Rodrígues da Costa, better known as Costinha, was a key scorer midfielder for the achievement of the European title. He scored three goals in the final phase of the tournament, the most important being the one achieved in the round of 16 against Manchester United.
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Sleeves
Midfielder who has worn the shirt of the three most successful teams in Portuguese football. Although he would achieve European fame with Porto winning the UEFA and a year later the long-awaited Champions League. 3 goals in the competition, with a vital double against Lyon to seal the ticket to the semifinals.
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Deco
The attacking juggler was one of the stars of the 2004 champion Porto. He commanded the team throughout the tournament and although he only scored two goals, both were decisive. The first in the quarterfinals against Lyon and the second in the final to make it 0-2 on the scoreboard. Named best midfielder of the tournament and best player of the final.
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Brazilian striker with Portuguese nationality and essential for José Mourinho. He scored a penalty for the goal that gave Porto a pass to the final. 0-1 overall in the tie against Deportivo de La Coruña. 3 seasons linked to the club, he left for Dinamo Moscow in 2005.
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Charles Albert
A precocious champion, with only twenty years he was the starting striker in the European competition. He showed the way in the 2004 final by scoring the first of the match’s three goals. Later he would win the Intercontinental against Once Caldas from Colombia. In January 2005 he left for Corinthians.
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Dmitri Alenichev
He played the last thirty minutes of the Champions League final, taking the field for Carlos Alberto. In addition, he scored the third goal of the match, sentencing the duel. He would score another two goals in the tournament during the group stage.
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Benni McCarthy
South African striker liked by Mourinho, who solved many of the Portuguese team’s matches with four goals. He used to form an attacking pair with Carlos Alberto, but in the final he was a substitute. Loaned by Celta de Vigo, he ended up signed for 3.5 million euros due to his performance.
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Pedro Enmanuel
Defense who developed his entire sports career in the Portuguese league. From 2002 until 2009 he wore the colors of Porto. He came out in the 85th minute of the final for Deco to defend the extensive result. He played seven games in the competition.
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Jose Mourinho
The legend of ‘The Special One’ (he was not called that until he signed for Chelsea) began to take shape with the 2004 Champions League. He formed a rocky and defensive team based on a national bloc. Very strong behind and with a clear weapon: the counterattack. And to control everything a player of the stature of Deco who connected the defense and the middle with the forward. Signature team that also won 2 leagues, 1 cup, 1 Super Cup and 1 UEFA.
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