Chapter 106 Kill the Game

When Mutu pushed a shot and Florence broke through Barcelona's gate for the third time in this game, the suspense of the game was gone. It can be said that it was a three-goal defeat at home. If Barcelona wants to qualify, the opportunity can only exist on paper.

In the next game, Barcelona seemed to have no fighting spirit. Even Messi made several mistakes because of frustration. Seeing this, Ricard immediately made a substitution adjustment. He had to prepare for the next game, not the Champions League. In fact, he didn't think Barcelona had a chance. What he wanted to prepare for was the United There are still 12 rounds left in the league, eight points behind the leader Real Madrid, which is not an irreversible number.

The final score was fixed at 3:0, and Fiorentina unexpectedly won an away game.

After the game, Prandelli praised every Florentine player at the press conference: "They performed very well and tenaciously. The result of this game is that they worked hard. I am proud of my players!"

When a Catalan reporter asked about Florence's negative defense tactics in this game, Prandelli looked disdainful: "Negative defense!? Didn't we score three goals in this game? I don't know what your criteria are for judging negative defense, but everyone who has seen the results knows that we are today's winners, whether it is the result of the game or the process of the game!"

Rijecard also said in a subsequent interview: "Florence chose the right tactics. Their victory is taken for granted. We didn't perform well today and missed several opportunities, which is fatal enough, but we still have a chance. This is a two-round contest. What is the result until the last minute? , no one knows!"

Rige Calder doesn't admit defeat, but everyone knows that he just doesn't admit defeat!

Florence flew back to Florence on the day after the end of the game. Although it was late at night when they arrived, they were still warmly welcomed by the fans.

Originally, it was a big surprise for the group to qualify, but I didn't expect Florence to be able to defeat the powerful Barcelona.

In the face of the extremely excited Florence fans, Degan also said face to face at the airport: "Everything is not the end now. You can still have greater expectations for Florence!"

Returning to the league and challenging Siena away from home, Prandelli once again sent a substitute, but even if it is a substitute, Fiorentina is not what Siena can compete with now. In the first and second half, two headers from Uifalusi and Cavinaghi helped Fiorentina get three points.

Even the substitute team can still easily win, and there are 11 rounds left in the league. Perhaps no one can stop Fiorentina from holding their third league championship trophy since the team was founded.

Even Milan star Saki said in an interview: "It's hard for anyone to stop Florence now. They are so crazy this season. Look at their players. I think any head coach will be envious. I don't know how Fiorentina did it. How can they do so much? Excellent players have gathered under the flag of Purple Lily, but there is no need to discuss these. Maybe some people will be unconvinced when I say this, but there is no doubt that Florence is about to become the new hegemon of Italian football!"

People didn't expect that Saki would give such a high rating to Fiorentina, but looking at their results this season, in addition to losing to Palermo, Fiorentina was unbelievably unbeaten and created 18 consecutive games. The proud record of winning, if Fiorentina can't win the championship this season, it will be really unreasonable.

After the match with Siena, Fiorentina will play at home to prepare for the second round of Barcelona's Champions League knockout match.

In the first round, Fiorentina's away 3:0 killed the La Liga giants. Although Barcelona refused to lose, everyone knew that there was no suspense in this game. Fiorentina, who was at home, refused to lose more than three goals to Barcelona.

What's more, if Fiorentina has the same tactics at home, whether Barcelona can score goals or not is still in between.

However, when the game really started, people were surprised to find that Florence was not conservative at all and attacked Barcelona, which caught Barcelona, which had been preparing for a position battle before the game.

Prandelli's purpose is very clear. He wants to use this game to refute some people's views, so that some people will not say that Fiorentina was qualified for promotion by destroying the art of football after the game.

Florence's decision also coincides with Degan's decision, with three away goals in hand, and now Fiorentina also has the capital to let go of his hands and feet.

Digan and Prandelli just want to prove to people all over the world that Fiorentina can not only defend, but also attack sharply. Even if the opponent is a powerful Barcelona, they are still fearless and attack you. Mother. Of!

In the seventh minute of the game, Degan scored the third goal in two rounds of the game through the positioning ball and header.

After scoring the goal, Degan threw it to the camera, lifted the jersey, revealing a line of words on his shirt: Try our iron barrel array!

Seeing this scene, the reporters in the stands couldn't help but change their color slightly. At the beginning, they criticized Florence's negative defense, but now Degan's goal is like hitting their heads, which is hot and painful.

The total score is 4:0 behind. Barcelona can be said to have reached the edge of the cliff. A gust of wind can blow them down, fall to pieces, and the La Liga giant who has no way out, and then launched a counterattack.

In the 15th minute, Messi broke through Pasqual's defense and crossed the middle. Eto'o arrived in time and shot with a foot to break through the goal held by Frey.

Before the end of the first half, Henry took the ball on the side and suddenly cut in. With a long shot outside the penalty area, Frey was caught off guard and didn't even make a save move. He could only see the football get into the corner.

At the beginning of the second half, Prandelli took the lead in making a substitution adjustment, replacing Kavinagi with Mutu, but Barcelona is still on the offensive.

In the 57th minute, Messi broke into the penalty area and suddenly fell down. The referee directly awarded a penalty. The Fiorentina players collectively surrounded the referee to protest, but they failed to change the referee's penalty, and Uyfarusi also got a yellow card.

Eto'o hit and brought the total score to 3:4. Barcelona was only one point behind. For a moment, Barcelona saw the hope of equalizing again.

But only two minutes later, Barcelona's morale, which had just improved, suffered a heavy blow. Fiorentina got a free kick in the front court, and Degan directly hit the goal. Although Valdes touched the football, he could not change the trajectory of the football and could only watch the football get into the net. Wo.

Then, Prandelli replaced Macena with Arteta and continued to strengthen the offensive. Those neutral fans were blessed. On the court, the two sides played fiercely and wonderful scenes kept appearing.

When the game lasted for more than 80 minutes, Barcelona still did not give up hope, but at the last moment, Degan completely killed the game with a shot outside the penalty area.

The final score was 3:3, and Fiorentina eliminated Barcelona 63 in two rounds and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

I'm afraid no one expected this result before the game, but when the game was over, everything became a reality.

After the game, the Vlaki Stadium has become a sea of joy and can enter the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in the first season of returning to Europe, which is already satisfactory for Fioren fans.

But Degan kept shouting at the fans on the court: "This is not the end, this is not the end yet!"

It is obvious that Degan's identity of the top eight will not become the rope that binds Florence to continue to move forward. They are far from reaching the limit.

Messi, who lost the ball, couldn't help crying when he finished the game. He originally planned to win, but he did a good job in this game. He assisted a goal and created a penalty. The performance of the young Argentine flea is a compliment.

But the final result was extremely cruel. Messi tried his best but failed to get the victory he wanted.

Rige Calder also looked very frustrated at the post-match press conference: "This result is too cruel for us. We tried our best to score three goals, but the final result was very disappointing. The players performed very well, especially Messi, who proved his potential to become this. The best star on the planet, but this season is not his stage. He still needs to continue to work hard to improve himself. As for me, the team's failure is my responsibility. After this season, I will discuss with the team about the future of the team. Next, we will turn our attention to the league. We Now it is still eight points behind Real Madrid, but this is obviously not a difficult gap to catch up with!"

Rige Calder also wants to work hard to leave good memories for people before leaving Barcelona. Barcelona does have a chance. They now only have the league to play, while Real Madrid and the Champions League need to be distracted.

But soon, Real Madrid does not need to be distracted from Europe. At the same time, at the Bernabeu Stadium, Roma also faced the challenge of Real Madrid, losing 1:2 away in the first leg. Fanny and Robben joined the ranks of injuries, Robinho and Raul formed the front line, and Salgado replaced Ramos, who was suspended.

Rome's biggest change is the return of central defender Juan. Among the two former Real Madrid players, Spaleti chose Sisinho and Panucci sat on the bench. Pizarro was in poor health. Aquilani got the starting line, and the attack line was all the main force. Jiuli and Vuzinic played as substitutes.

Real Madrid won the last five confrontations with the Italian team at home in Europe, but the last defeat was lost to Roma. In the 2002/2003 Champions Cup group stage, Totti's goal in the first half helped Roma win 1-0.

In the opening stage, both teams played steadily and did not give their opponents a chance to get a foothold.

In the 17th minute, Real Madrid ushered in its first opportunity. Tadayi fouled Robinho, Guti took a free kick, and Paptista's right foot hit the wall to change direction, but Dornie blocked the right post to the left.

Rome quickly returned to color. Aquilani scored the ball after receiving Totti's breakthrough and shot the far post with his right foot on the right side of the penalty area, shocking Casillas in a cold sweat.

Then, little Mancini took the ball from the left and knocked back, and Aquilani made a vigorous low shot outside the penalty area, which was blocked from the bottom line with one hand by Casillas.

Real Madrid still played impatiently in the next time. In the 21st minute, Robinho passed from the right side, but De Rossi headed the ball but rubbed the ball into the left side of the penalty area. Paptista turned away from Mex' defense and volleyed slightly higher with his left foot in front of the goal.

In the 25th minute, little Mancini cut inside the left and was blocked from the bottom line by the defender on the penalty area line.

In the 28th minute, Sicinho made a low pass from the right side, and Sicinho missed the left post in front of the goal.

In the 33rd minute, Robinho knocked back on the left, and Baptista volleyed in the front of the goal and was confiscated by Dornie.

In the 38th minute, little Mancini passed back from the left, and De Rossi's long shot missed the near post.

In the first half of stoppage time, Roma still had a chance to break the deadlock. Little Mancini made a corner kick, and Aquilani rubbed the left side of the penalty area to the back point. Mex hit the ball with an upside-down golden hook, but was blown offside first.

After the half-time break, the two teams changed sides and fought again. In the second half, Aquilani fouled against Paptista. Paptista was 25 meters away from the goal on the left. The free kick crossed the wall and hit the junction of the goalpost and the crossbar, missing a good opportunity to score.

In the 50th minute, Real Madrid's old player Sicinho made a cross from the right, but Gago missed the tackle at the front, and Perrota's small angle shot in front of the goal was blocked by Casillas.

In the 52nd minute, Paptista received a pass from Raul and was blocked from the bottom line by Juan again.

In the 55th minute, Toneto fouled Gargo, and Guti made a free kick on the right side. After Robinho got the ball in the penalty area, his shot was blocked by Sisinho.

In the 58th minute, Sisinho made a cross from the right, and Perota headed the ball off the far post.

Then Guti made a low pass from the left, and Diarra volleyed vigorously with his right foot, and was pulled out of the crossbar by Doni.

With the passage of time, Real Madrid, who fell behind in total, was also a little impatient. They had to score goals. In the 62nd minute, Goody made a free kick on the left side, and Raul shook his head in front of the goal and missed the left post.

Real Madrid gradually accelerated the pace of the game and the offensive became more and more fierce, but at this time, Spaleti made an unexpected substitution and replaced Mancini Jr. His intention was very obvious and continued to strengthen his attack.

If changing the knife, Totti passed from the left, Toneto quickly knocked back, Vuccinic left foot shot the crossbar back to the field, Real Madrid escaped a disaster!

Although he missed an opportunity, when the game reached the 71st minute, Real Madrid still suffered a heavy blow. Pepe blocked the bottom line and turned away from Vuzinic, who was about to enter the penalty area, and was sent off with two yellow cards!

Pepe was sent off, and the defensive loophole of Real Madrid was immediately exposed. Roma played more and less, and seized the opportunity to attack. In the 73rd minute, Toneto made a cross from the left. Tadai grabbed the front of Gago and flew the header into the far corner at the penalty point. Real Madrid fell behind 1 to 3!

But only a minute after, Real Madrid saw hope again. Guti made a direct pass in the middle, Robinho turned around and stuffed it into the penalty area. Raul pushed his right foot in front of the goal and hit the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. Real Madrid's total score was 2:3!

However, the slow mirror showed that Raul seemed to be offside first at the moment Robinho passed the ball. In the European goal list, Raul surpassed Gate, who scored 62 goals. Mueller tied the record holder Dainzaghi, but unfortunately both of them have come to an end in Europe this season.

At the last moment of the game, Schuster exchanged Soldado for Baptista, and Real Madrid began to make the last effort. Rome replaced Sicinho with Panucci.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Heinze was fouled. Panucci's free kick on the right side hung diagonally in the penalty area. The ball passed over Cannavaro's head. Vuzinic grabbed the front of Casillas and scored on the empty goal on the edge of the small penalty area. The total score was 4:2. Real Madrid was weak.

Rome eliminated Real Madrid, which is even more surprising than Florence's elimination of Barcelona, and Rome's victory does not look ugly. In fact, they occupy the initiative on the court most of the game.

After the game, Spalletti also highly praised the performance of his disciples: "I told the players before the game that although we won the first round, we were scored an away goal by Real Madrid, so from the first minute of this game, we must try our best to go like gladiator. In fact, they did the same. Rome advanced to the quarterfinals, which is the best result. We want to dedicate this victory to the fans who have been supporting us, and of course President Sensi!"

Roma, who won, rejoiced, and Real Madrid, who lost the goal, could only focus all their energy on the league, but the life of head coach Schuster would not be too good. Although the league championship was in sight, he lost the Champions League, which Calderon paid more attention to. The days he taught at Real Madrid also looked fast. It's time to come to an end.

Florence and Rome eliminated the two giants in La Liga. People also have more expectations for the upcoming Milan twins. People are always not easy to be satisfied, especially when the two teams that were not optimistic about have created miracles, and ideas will follow.

However, some things don't happen by human will, especially football games.

Isn't there such a sentence?

Football is round, and anything can happen!