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In this way, when the referee Merck blew the whistle at the end of the game, Belgium, the host of this European Championship, defeated the Swedish team led by Larsson and Ljungberg with a score of 2-1 on their home stadium and won the opening game of the European Cup!

After the opening game, Zhuang Mingge made a special phone call to Ljungberg to express his condolences to his own player - although this can be regarded as a way to strengthen the player's sense of belonging to Fiorentina, but the reason why Zhuang Mingge did this is mainly because of the factor of chasing stars in his previous life.

Although Ljungberg's fame is much worse than Vieri's Redondo Ronaldo, and with Zhuang Mingge's current energy and identity, no matter what kind of star he is with, he can't be compared with him in terms of status, but these have not affected Zhuang Mingge's enthusiasm for chasing stars!

"Hehe, boss, don't comfort me anymore." On the other side of the phone, Ljungberg smiled wryly and said, "I know, after losing the opening game against Belgium, our Swedish qualifier is in jeopardy. Who will let us be in the same group as Italy, the World Cup winners? ”

Hearing Ljungberg say this, Zhuang Mingge was also speechless. After all, with Sweden unable to pick up points against Belgium despite their strength, the Vikings will have to go all out to win the next two group games. In the same group as Sweden, in addition to the host Belgium, there are also Turkey, a mysterious division across Europe and Asia, and Italy, the winner of the World Cup!

As a result, after losing to Belgium, Sweden's qualifying form has become quite severe. If they lose to Italy in the next match, then the Viking can say goodbye to the European Championship stage.

It is precisely with this in mind that Ljungberg is extremely worried about Sweden's fate at the European Championship - although Italy has always had a tradition of slow competition heat, it is also extremely difficult to beat this World Cup winning team, because what the Italians are best at is defending and counter-attacking, and if the attack is too penetrating, it is likely that Sweden will end up hanging up!

So, after comforting Yongberg with kind words, Zhuang Mingge hung up the phone and waited for the next day.

On the afternoon of the second day of the European Championships, the Italian national team played another Group B group game at the Estadio Gelredom in Arnhem, the Netherlands, against the Turkish national team led by Hakan Suker!

Although Turkish football has not been ranked in European football, Maldini Sr. did not take this opponent lightly. You know, many upsets appear because players are too underweight to lead the way, and the veteran Maldini certainly doesn't want the team to make this low-level mistake in Turkey.

What's more, although the Turkish national team is not well-known, its overall strength has been recognized by many people. You must know that in this season's UEFA Cup, Galatasaray went all the way and brought the championship trophy to Turkey, shocking countless people's jaws. And this Turkish national team is built with that Galatasera team as the main body!

It is for these reasons that the elder Maldini can be said to have put a lot of effort into the selection of the starting lineup: goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi, left-back Pesoto, right-back Di Livio, the central defender is partnered by Maldini and Cannavaro, Albertini, Antonio Conte and Ambrosini form a double midfield, Francisco Totti is in the center, Vieri is in front of him, and Inzaghi is waiting for an opportunity to sneak up after ambushing him.

The reason why the elder Maldini put Fiorentina players such as Nesta and Zambrotta on the bench in this game is because the Italian coach is not suitable to be immediately put into the fierce European Championship competition due to the physical condition of these players. Therefore, the elder Maldini will choose to hide these main players, so that they have more time to gradually adjust their condition and contribute to the national team in the following games!

The opening match of this European Championship is a good proof of the old Maldini's point of view, it is the ability to grab points and the outstanding ability to grab points and Ljungberg, who is responsible for transporting shells, are a little silent under the defense of the Belgian players, and they cannot help Sweden to open up the situation, so the final defeat of the Nordic powerhouse is the best evidence!

After the start of the game, the Fiorentina players' appearance on the field did not surprise the old Maldini. Vieri and Di Livio, who had been battling on three fronts for a whole season and had only played their last club game half a month ago, were somewhat unmotivated in the opening game of the group stage, with only Inzaghi, who played a substitute role in the Fiorentina team, full of energy, and almost succeeded in several anti-offside attempts, he disturbed the Turkish backline.

Although Vieri and Di Livio are in mediocre form, the other Italian internationals who have had more time to rest than the Fiorentina players are showing good form. The duo of Totti and Albertini gave Italy a firm grip on the midfield; Antonio Conte and Ambrosini's relentless running and ferocious scrambling greatly strengthened the defensive hardness of the Italian midfield, allowing Totti to organize the attack more calmly; Cannavaro used accurate positioning and superhuman bounce to keep an eye on Hakan Suker, who was much taller than him, and reimbursed Turkey for one of the most relied on firepower points; Maldini, who was in charge of filling in the position, also carried out the task assigned to him perfectly, cleaning up all the fish that slipped through the net; Pexotto's straight up and down the left flank made Italy's offensive more three-dimensional!

In contrast, Turkey, which reached the European Cup finals for the second time in history, has obviously not fully adapted to the atmosphere of the competition, and in the face of Italy, which did not choose to defend and counterattack, but took the initiative to attack, the Turkish players who lacked experience in the competition seemed to be somewhat constrained, and they were caught off guard by the opponent easily took the initiative away and became a passive beaten side!

Even if the Turks, who were unwilling to admit defeat in this way, planned to launch a counterattack to regain their disadvantage, in the face of Italy's signature reinforced concrete defense, their offensive was mostly fragmented, and it seemed a little disorganized and unreasonable.

It is clear that the scales of victory are tilting in the direction of Italy!