Chapter 600: The Great War is Coming
PS: This is a 130,000 recommended addition, and the next addition will be recommended in 133,000, well, that's it.
Time flies, and three days after the Fiorentina players return from Rome, the calendar has flipped to May 13, the day of the second leg between Fiorentina and Real Madrid.
On that evening, countless Fiorentina fans flocked to the Stadio Frankie to cheer on their beloved Purple Lily and pray that the team could defeat Real Madrid and reach the Champions League final today.
Thanks to the efforts of Fiorentina fans, only about 3,000 tickets for this match leaked into the hands of Real Madrid fans, and the remaining 40,000 or so goals were all snapped up by Fiorentina fans. Many Fiorentina fans who were unable to buy tickets did not choose to stay at home to watch the game, but instead gathered in the square outside the Frankie Stadium to watch the game from the big screen in the square.
Although they couldn't cheer for the team on the spot, these fans still shouted enthusiastically outside the stadium, hoping to contribute their own strength to the team!
Real Madrid is more tragic, although the Fiorentina fans and the club are very qualified, and they did not secretly make trouble for them in terms of accommodation and training (such as the home team fans running to the hotel where the away players stayed in the middle of the night to beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers, deliberately interfering with the rest of the away players), but when the Real Madrid players stepped on the pitch, they found that the stands were almost all purple, and there was only a little bit of white they were familiar with in the purple bushes, and these white knights were instantly messy.
"These damn Italians, they know they're going to be playing tricks on the pitch!" Due to the hardships suffered by Vieri three years ago, Real Madrid captain Manuel Sanchez can be said to have no good feelings for Fiorentina.
The Fiorentina players, meanwhile, were very touched by the behaviour of the fans and were determined to give their full play in this match.
"Guys! We must not let down the fans who support us so much! As he walked up to the pitch, Effenberg said that as the captain of Fiorentina in this game, the Tiger believes he should take on the responsibility of boosting morale.
"No problem!" The players who had been suppressed for a long time because of the loss in the first leg shouted in unison, startling the referee next to them.
So, under the leadership of Effenberg, eleven Fiorentina players stepped onto the turf and prepared for the upcoming match.
Zhuang Mingge appeared in the VIP box of the Frankie Stadium as always, following the do-or-die battle that would determine Fiorentina's Champions League defense this season.
"Welcome to Frankie Field! What is coming up at this stadium is the last match of the Champions League semi-finals of the season! In the other match that ended yesterday, Italy's Juventus drew away at Bayern Munich and advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 3-1. The outcome of tonight's game will determine whether the other team to secure a ticket to the Champions League final will be Fiorentina or Real Madrid. Let's wait and see! ”
"Judging from the current situation, Real Madrid, who are playing away, have a better chance of qualifying." Appearing in the live broadcast room as a special guest was Rijkaard, the former football superstar who played in Spain and Italy, and has a certain understanding of Real Madrid and Fiorentina, so Sky TV specially invited him to help explain the game this time, "Real Madrid won 3-1 in the first leg, which gave Heynckes a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of the line-up in this game; Although Fiorentina scored an away goal, the aggregate score made Capello have to choose the strategy of taking the initiative to attack...... Therefore, if Fiorentina can't suppress Real Madrid at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in this game, and beat the opponent by more than two goals, then the purple lily will lose the hope of completing the hegemony of the Champions Cup three times in a row! ”
"Oh! King Juan Carlos I of Spain actually appeared in the VIP box at the Frankie Stadium this time, I heard that this king is a Real Madrid fan, so he will appear here, and he should have come to support Real Madrid. At this time, the narrator duly took over from Rijkaard and continued his commentary.
"Now let's talk about the starting line-ups for both sides. Real Madrid's formation tonight is still the most commonly used four-four-two, goalkeeper Ilgena, the four defenders from left to right are Zige, Hierro, Sanchez and Panucci, in the midfield, Karemb plays as a single midfielder, Clarence Seedorf plays as a forward midfielder, Raul and Victor are separated on the left and right wings, and on the forward line, Croatian Kim left-footed Davo Suker and Yugoslav Mijatovic form a forward partner. In addition, Real Madrid also has Amarvisca, Savio, Morientes, Guti and other elite players on the bench, which allows Heynckes to better adjust the team's tactics according to the situation on the field. ”
As for Fiorentina, who have home advantage, because they must outscore their opponents by more than two goals in this game to ensure progress, Fiorentina manager Fabio Capello made considerable changes to the starting line-up in this game, and the formation also changed from 442 to 433 in the first leg...... Appearing in the front line are Ronaldo, Vieri and Philippe Inzaghi, although this configuration has weakened Fiorentina's defense to a certain extent, but the excellent attacking power of these three is enough to make the defenders who have accumulated horses dare not act rashly; With the three starting midfielders, Redondo and Effenberg forming a duo, Di Biagio replaced Davies, who was suspended due to a red card, in the defensive midfield position; At the back, Toldo's starting goalkeeper position is unbreakable, with attacking and defensive Roberto Carlos and Zambrotta playing as left and right wing-backs, and Nesta and Ferrara in the middle, as the centre-back duo will face Mijatovic and Davo Suker. ”
"From this starting lineup, it can be seen that Capello is determined to play the attacking card in this game, as for using Ferrara and Nesta instead of sending Stam on, mainly because these two are first-class in terms of defensive skills and awareness, and they are also quite fast, and they can ensure that they do not fall behind when facing Real Madrid's technical and technical flow forward...... Stam's head-on ability is better than Ferrara's, but his turnaround is slower, and I think that's why Capello put him on the bench. ”
Rijkaard's comments can be said to be just right, as soon as the black swan finished explaining, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game!
The crucial battle to determine the last ticket to the Champions Cup final has now officially begun!