Florence, the capital of the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is also a world-famous art capital, a center of interrogation in Europe, and the birthplace of the Renaissance.

In the mouth of the poet Xu Zhimo, the city is translated as "cold jade"; And the literal translation of Italian is "City of a Hundred Flowers".

The city flower and symbol of Florence is a purple irise, which is why the Florence Club is called the "Purple Lily". However, it should be noted that the lilies on the Fiorentina club crest are actually red, which is actually very rare in the Italian wild.

Throughout Fiorentina's history, this team has not been as honourable as the top three in the north. The Serie A championship was won in the 55-56 and 68-69 seasons of Antiquity. Their closest titles were the Italian Champions Cup 95-96 and the European Cup Winners' Cup 96-97.

For Italian fans, there are many reasons to love a team; And for fans outside of Italy, the only reason they love Fiorentina is one person: Batistuta!

In the heyday of Serie A, Fiorentina rose to prominence and won the halfway title this season.

Many people in Italy are optimistic about the final victory of this team led by the god of war, and these people also have one reason in common, that is, Fiorentina is so cool!

In European football, the main color has always been red or blue, and there are not many teams like Fiorentina that use purple as the main color, or those teams are not famous.

When a player appears on the football pitch in a purple jersey, the fans in the stands will look particularly bright. When the sun shines, the lapels that are often lifted by Barty also look particularly domineering. The white elements on the two shoulders and the red irises are matched with the overall purple elements, showing the purple lily plot all the time.

Seeing the purple opponent on the other side, and then looking at the black jersey on his body, Ou Chuliang felt a little ashamed of himself.

"Anyway, the league hasn't started yet, so it's better to find someone to design the jersey of Liaozu." Ou Chuliang smacked his lips and pondered, "Let's not care about the sponsor and the jersey brand, let's draw a tiger head on each player's chest first." When the time comes to play football on the field, the opposing players see eleven tigers charging at them, so it's no wonder that they are not scared! Well, that's right, I'll call Li Dikong when I go back tonight and ask him to find someone to design! ”

In Frankie Field, players from both sides of the pitch warmed up.

Neither side crossed the halfway line, and occasionally picked up the ball and looked at each other, smiling in return. Nodding his head, he turned to leave.

But everyone knows that friendliness is just a façade, and this game will never end well!

"Oh, I heard that the Asian Club Cup has started?"

"That's right!" Ou Chuliang was stunned, he didn't expect Boban to come to him and mention this topic.

"I heard that the home stadium is set in China?"

"You know that, too?" Ou Chuliang looked surprised, it seemed that the other party was indeed concerned about this matter.

"That's right, I remember, I remember it's in the worm, the worm..."

"Chongqing Datianwan Stadium." Ou Chuliang's answer was very standard.

"That's right, that's the name!" Boban laughed, "Ou, I remember that your opponent in the first round of the league championship was a Korean club. ”

"Yes, playing against the Korean team, the opponent is South Korea's Busan Daewoo."

"I heard you can't play the Korean team?"

Ou Chuliang blinked, "Who did you listen to?" ”

"I have a friend who is familiar with your domestic league, and he told me that the Chinese team is most afraid of the South Korean team, and they have not won against the opponent for several years. And in the recently concluded Dunhill Cup, you also lost twice. ”

"Well, it's two losses." Ou Chuliang shrugged, "But I'm not playing here!" Which Korean do you see playing in Serie A? ”

"Haha, that's good!" Boban laughed and said, "Oh, it's okay to have this confidence!" ”

"Are you afraid that I will be afraid?" Achurion pointed to Barty, who had just pierced Toldo's door with a volley.

"Oh, no, I didn't mean that!" Boban shook his head like a rattle, "I mean, I mean, I just want to motivate you." ”

"But no one is motivated in this way." Ou Chuliang shrugged his shoulders, "Don't worry, I won't let that guy score easily, he has to pay the price if he wants to score!" ”

"I hope you can keep this confidence all the time!" Boban did not answer, but drew a cross on his chest.

Milan were indeed beaten badly by Fiorentina in the first half of the league, and at the San Siro, Rossi was blasted into three, and Barty played everyone in Milan with a hat-trick, including the fans.

For the fans, they are looking forward to today's revenge fight, and even Zaccheroni asked for it. But only the players who are going to play know what kind of opponent they are facing and what a heavy burden they have on their shoulders.

This is a guy who single-handedly destroys a team and they are now on their own turf.

Before the game, many teammates discussed privately, saying that it was a blessing to bring back a draw this time. There are so many other weaker opponents in the league that scoring on them is king.

There is more than one player who has this argument, but only team leaders like Maldini and Boban know how important this "top matchup" is for the team.

Football matches are all about morale, don't look at Fiorentina as the half-way champions, but if they lose to their title rivals in the league, they may be slumped and their results plummet. The same is true for Milan, if they lose to each other again, the impact on morale is huge, and the players may lose the confidence and desire to win the championship in the second half.

What's more, this is the first time Ou Chuliang has met Barty in the arena, and Boban wants to chat with him and relax out of worry.

It's just that he didn't find the right topic and key point.

Seeing that Ou Chuliang was the same as usual, Boban also relieved his heart and began to chat.

"By the way, there is a question I don't understand, why the AFC Champions League is divided into two divisions? Is it okay to play like in the Champions League? ”

Hearing this idiot's question, Ocholyan glanced at Boban, "Mr. Zvonimir, do you think Asia is as big as Europe?" China alone is bigger than the whole of Europe! ”

Ou Chuliang is right, the AFC Champions League is played in a very special format. The competition is divided into two divisions, East Asia and West Asia, and the four winning teams in each region will compete in a concentrated "mini-league" to determine the two teams to qualify. The top two teams from the East and West Asia divisions then moved to the third place to determine the eventual champion.

The AFC was also forced to come up with this method, Asia is too big, and if East Asian and Western Asia want to play home and away, it will have to fly a distance as big as two Europes. Moreover, the AFC is not as successful as UEFA in terms of commercial operations, and the benefits of each game to the participating teams are not at all, and many teams cannot even pay for the travel expenses of long distances. Therefore, for a long time, clubs like Japan and South Korea were reluctant to participate in the Asian Club Cup.

In recent years, the AFC has made some progress in market development, and then launched such a thing-and-thing competition system, so strong clubs such as Japan and South Korea began to appear on the championship of the Asian Club Cup. Instead of the role of "no tiger in the mountains, monkey king" appeared in the final as before, such as the Farmers Bank of Thailand.

"Well, I'm short-sighted!" Hearing Ou Chuliang's explanation, Boban scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and stopped talking.

......

"Players!"

'It's the enemy's home and I understand you feel the fear and even the shaking when you walk out of the tunnel.

"The purple fans in the stands may make you not want to stay for a minute and want to hide your head in the dressing room right away."

"But I want to say, don't forget, you are AC Milan, you are the best club in Italy!"

"You carry the honor of Milan and the expectations of all Milan fans! I hope you will show your fighting spirit to face this purple madness! ”

At this time, Zaccheroni was a pre-war orator, impassioned in front of the small blackboard, doing pre-war mobilization.

Although Li and the two of them still couldn't understand it, they could see from Zaccheroni's body language and demeanor that his heart was surging with passion at the moment.

What could be more important than the "battle for the top"?

The team's five-game winning streak has temporarily strengthened Zaccheroni's position, but it can't be the "afterglow" of the New Year's victory over Juventus!

Every few games there are other opponents in the Seven Sisters, which is a test for every club.

Fiorentina wants to distance themselves from Milan, so why don't Milan want to catch up with their opponents?

This match is so important for Zaccheroni that losing this game could even cost him the whole season, not to mention his own work!

"Florence is not scary!"

"Barty is just an ordinary player!"

"We are AC Milan!"

"We're here to win! Otherwise, what are we doing here? ”

"This season we have won a lot of strong opponents, like Roma, Lazio, Juventus, Inter Milan!"

"What is Florence? What reason do we have to be afraid of our opponents? ”

"Always remember that the Rossoneri are invincible !!"

"Invincible!!" The players shouted along.

Approaching, Zaccheroni stood in the doorway, with every soldier who "went out".

Walking to the player's tunnel, Shi Shi suddenly grabbed Li from behind and whispered, "Tiezi, do you know? Fiorentina haven't lost at home this season! ”

"So what? They have rarely lost away from home this season. ”

"So you know what? They were all victories at home, not even a draw! ”

"Alright! This one is a bit bad! Lee scratched his cabbage, and his face showed concern.

"I'm so worried that Brother Ou will lose the ball before we go on the field!"

Li Bai glanced at him and gave him a brain meltdown.

"You think so beautifully, the coach will not let us play!"

"Humph! If you don't let us play, why buy us? So why are we on the list? "Discussion is not afraid of Li, and immediately stretched out his hand to bounce back.

Lee flicked his head slightly, dodging the physical attack of the discussion.

"Ahem, ahem, how long has it been since you washed your hair?"

Counsel, who had been hurt by Lee's magic, took a step away like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, covering his mouth, nose, and airway.

"It's been three days." Lee shook the cabbage leaves he had formed again, "I'm going to go back and wash them tonight." By the way, you still have your shampoo, right? I've run out of what I brought! ”

"Get out, mine won't lend you!"

"Okay, then I'll use Brother Ou's."

"No, Brother Ou's won't allow you to use !!"

......

In the player's tunnel, Ou Chuliang's gaze fell on the opponent next to him.

He hadn't started the first half of the league against Fiorentina, so getting up close and personal with these stars will help you get to know each other better.

Barty, the god of war, stood at the head of the team, talking and laughing with Maldini.

Perhaps, in Barty's eyes, only Maldini is qualified to talk and laugh side by side with him.

Add to that the fact that the two are in opposite positions and there will definitely be a lot of conversation on the pitch. Fighting a dozen strikers in advance is also a way for two people to fight.

Before the game even started, the battle was already fighting!

As the goalkeeper, Ouchulian naturally followed behind Maldini. And beside him, there is a stubble-faced Toldo.

Speaking of which, although Toldo is from a famous family, he can also be regarded as a grassroots player.

As a child, Toldo was a member of AC Milan's academy until he left in 1990 and did not play a single competitive game. Between the ages of 19 and 23, Toldo played for Verona, Trento, Ravenna and other lower league teams, and it was not until the summer of '93 that Toldo joined Fiorentina, who were in Serie B at the time.

After helping the team to the first division, Toldo became the team's meritorious and starter, and won a series of championships with the team.

In the national team, Toldo participated in Euro 96 and the World Cup 98, but did not get a chance to play.

It can be said that Toldo's career reflects the true portrayal of most Italian goalkeepers, and it is also the yearning of many goalkeepers.

After working hard in the lower leagues, after a few years of precipitation, he found a Bole team to soar, and then was selected by the national team.

That's it!

This "Bole team" doesn't need to be too strong, or even a Serie A team, it just needs the team to trust him and treat him as a core training; Being selected for the national team is also the ultimate goal, as for whether to start or not, whether to get the opportunity to play, it is not something that can be achieved by hard work, he needs talent and a certain amount of luck.

On the whole, as an Italian goalkeeper, being able to mix to the point of Toldo can be regarded as the peak of his career! Many people dream of it, but they are still far from their goal.

Seeing that Ou Chuliang was looking at himself, Toldo also nodded and smiled in return.

The two met at the World Cup, but at that time Ou Chuliang was fighting the field and Toldo was sitting on the sidelines.

But no one will say that Toldo is not as good as Ouchulian, and Fiorentina's strong rise in recent seasons is not the credit of Toldo's perseverance at the back?

At this time, the referee team was all in place, and the referee raised his hand to look at the watch, waved his hand, and signaled that the players on both sides could pull the caddie to play.

As we got closer to the entrance of the passage, the pitch became louder and louder.

As Acchulian walked out of the players' tunnel with Maldini, a cold snap greeted him.

Wow, purple all over the mountains!

The fans in the oncoming stands were all dressed up and holding small purple flags in their hands. They formed a huge tifo with flags in their hands, reflecting the letters "Vittoria". Translated, it means victory.

"Tut-tut, if they do let them win this game, will they change the slogan to 'champion' next time they are at home?"

Ou Chuliang turned his head and looked at the away team's stands again, with a hint of relief and gratitude on his face.

Hundreds of reds waving in the wind and competing with the sea of purple at home.

The purple in the stands almost surrounded the red in numbers, but the red kept surging and kept the purple moving.

The red and black ones are from Milan, and the bright red ones are from China.

The dreaded Milan and Chinese fans all stood up and shouted the names of the Milan stars at the top of their voices.

"Paul, Paul, Paul!!"

"Boban, Boban, Boban!!"

"Oliver, Oliver, Oliver!!"

"George, George, George!!"

"Ou! Europe! Europe!!! ”

After the thousands of group shouts converged, all the fans shouted the same syllable.

Even the coach of the home team, Trapattoni, sighed on the sidelines, "Ou really has a good name!" ”

When the name of the long syllable cannot completely express the restlessness in the hearts of fans, the short syllable "Ou" naturally becomes the first choice of fans.

Even thanks to Ou Chuliang's wonderful performance in the World Cup, domestic fans also took the initiative to change "GO" to "OU" when humming the famous "Cup of Life", so that every time they sing this song, the scene of Ou Chuliang making a magical save on the pitch will appear in their heads. In their own way, fans have added their own "Chinese elements" to the World Cup.

On the bench, Shi Yi clasped Li's arm tightly and looked nervously at Ou Chuliang, who was standing in a row with his teammates on the court.

It was the first time he had seen such a grand spectacle in the league, even more so than the World Youth Championship final and the top 10 at home.

"Xiao Yi, don't be nervous, Brother Ou will deal with all this!" Li Kaidao said, "Brother Ou is a person who has experienced the World Cup, and this little scene is not put in his eyes at all!" ”

Shi Yi turned his head and glanced at Li, seemingly very dissatisfied with the other party's mention of the word "World Cup".

Why can you accompany Ou Ge to the World Cup? If I had been two years older, I might have been able to do it too!

"Xiao Yi, your hand..."

"Ahhh For Li De's "interference in every way", the discussion expressed dissatisfaction.

Lee looked awkwardly at the wrist that was being held by the discussion, and then at the teammate who was hiding beside him. With his other hand, he pulled the jersey from under his butt and placed it over his wrist.