Bremen's strikers were the first to provoke a war of words.

In the character of the Germans, such provocations often have a tactical meaning, the Germans seem rigid and inflexible, but they are the most cunning on the battlefield and in the game, and the Bern miracle of the year speaks for itself.

However, the Italians are by no means fuel-efficient lamps, and they are tactically unambiguous at all, they have just suffered a setback in the league, being held to a draw by Lazio, and they must not be impatient at this time, so Fiorentina have no intention of fighting the Germans with a war of words.

Prandelli called on fans to come and support his team to win this crucial battle. “…… It's an important battle, we've got four points before, if we win one more game, we can reach seven points, and in the other game, Barcelona will undoubtedly win, so they also have seven points, if that's the result, we only need to win one more of our next three games to qualify, so we have to play this game as a final, and hopefully the fans will come and support us...... Bremen are the leaders of the Bundesliga, their attack is very good, even if it is a loss to Barcelona, Bremen is not very passive on the field, if it is not awarded a penalty, the result is difficult to say, this game we must prepare seriously, give full play to the home advantage, strive to win Bremen, and win the opportunity to qualify for the group"

Fiorentina's core Chen Yu was calm in the face of the opponent's provocation, he said: "Bremen and Fiorentina are a grade team, Bremen is the leader of the Bundesliga, we are second in Serie A, in Group C, we are also the biggest rival for the second place in the group, it can be said that the two games of Fiorentina and Bremen determine the result of Group C, I believe, Bremen is also very clear about this, for Bremen, this game is more like a final, so, although we are playing at home, But the game will never be easy

Toney said that Fiorentina and Bremen are both attacking teams with excellent attacking power, and the main competition in this game is to see who has the stronger attack power and who scores more goals.

Fiorentina's center forward Toni is very optimistic about Klose's heading ability, thinking that he is the biggest threat to Fiorentina, because although Fiorentina's back line has a certain air defense ability, it is still slightly inferior to the golden bomber Klinsmann's descendants, and Krasnich is also very good, but there are many stars like this in Serie A, and Fiorentina's defenders can deal with it, so in comparison, Klose needs to be more guarded.

Seeing that the Florina people are not keen on the war of words, but treat this game very calmly, the Germans have no choice, and they know that the current Florence has woken up from the arrogance brought about by the winning streak, whether they want to provoke Florence or make Florence have a feeling of contempt for the enemy, Bremen can only be ready to fight to the death with the opponent.

Fiorentina and Bremen play in the top half of the bracket on the 18th and the bottom half on the 19th.

Of the eight matches played on the 18th, the most eye-catching ones were the strong talks between Bayern Munich and Juventus, as well as Fiorentina and Bremen.

This is a contest between two Serie A teams and two Bundesliga teams, Bayern and Juventus are real giants, no matter from any point of view, they are well-deserved giants, Bremen and Fiorentina are not giants, but with the state of these two seasons, at least first-class teams, their contest can almost be called a contest between Serie A and Bundesliga, so it has also received strong attention from the two countries and European football.

Due to the difference in strength, the media, commentators and fans in Germany and Italy will naturally not lose their prestige and grow their popularity, they all insist that their teams will win the game, especially Juventus fans and pro-Juventus media, they all believe that Juventus can remain unbeaten on the road, because Juventus is now on a winning streak in all competitions, while Bayern has been robbed of the capital of the Bundesliga by Bremen, and the strength of Juventus is incomparable.

Other media in Europe are optimistic about the German team playing at home, and some are optimistic about the Italian team playing away, in comparison, the calm and spicy Juventus is the most favored by all parties, and even the three major European bookmakers have given Juventus the odds of a draw or win away.

There was only a three-day break between the end of the league and the start of the Champions League, and three days was a blink of an hour for two teams of equal calibre as they never felt fully ready.

On the afternoon of the 17th, Bremen came to Florence, Italy.

After two acclimatization sessions at the Fraski Stadium, the two teams finally had the time to go head-to-head.

Now the information is developed, and the European fans are more professional, and the fans of Fiorentina and Bremen know the importance of this game for both sides, so the stands of the Fragi Stadium are full, in addition to the more than 35,000 fans of Florence, Bremen also came more than 6,000 fans.

The atmosphere of the big battle is still very strong, before the start of the game, the fans on both sides are a little nervous, some are silent, some are yelling, some are constantly blessing their teams, and of course, some provoke the opponent's fans to relieve the tension.

The Fiorentina commentator on the scene was more excited, before getting the starting list, he had been boasting about Florence's great record this season, boasting about Chen Yu, Tony, Di Natale's strong scoring ability, and after getting the starting list, it became a bragging about every Fiorentina player, in his opinion, every player in Fiorentina is a star and has the ability to play the main force in the giants.

Fiorentina's starting XI for this game was similar to the pre-match media prediction, with 43 goalkeeper Frei, four defenders: Maggio, Ujfarusi, Dainelli, Pancaro, three midfielders: Jorgensen, Donadale, Fiore, and three forwards: Chen Yu, Di Natale and Toney.

Compared with playing Lazio, this Prandelli changed the formation of the last game again, Gambelli and Pasquier sat on the bench again, in addition to the return of Maggio's illness, Prandelli did not dare to risk using a new lineup in such a game, Fiorentina's change is in the midfield, Jorgensen, who scored in the last game, started this time, replacing Brocki's position, Jorgensen and Brocki are more attacking, but the defense is also good, it can be regarded as Fiorentina's intention to attack in this game. Bremen's starting line-up goalkeeper: Reynke; Defenders: Owonoera, Andreasen, Naldo, Schulz; Midfielders: Frijns, Baumann, Borowski, Miku; Forwards: Krasnic and Klos

Schaff is experienced and knows how to win, and Bremen's squad is no different from their 5-1 win over Kaiserslautern in their last game.

While the on-field commentators were analysing the starting XI for both sides, the players came out of the dressing room.

"Boom"

The fans on both sides immediately erupted in a burst of enthusiastic cheers, but this call was not uniform, the fans of the major stars were chanting the names of their idols, the loudest of which was naturally Fiorentina's Chen Yu and Tony, and the cries of Bremen fans were basically drowned out by the shouts of Fiorentina fans.

Although the last game was not good enough, the Fiorentina players were still full of energy and confidence, and under the leadership of Chen Yu, they walked to the center of the stadium and applauded the fans in the stands, and their good mental state also made the Fiorentina fans more confident in the game.

The Fiorentina players entered the field and formed a circle, chanting victory before they dispersed to their positions, while Chen Yu came to the center circle to exchange flags with Bremen captain Baumann to pick up the side.

“… This is the meeting of the two captains in the game, Bowman will also encounter the challenge of Chen Yu, this game Bowman is a midfielder, although Chen Yu's position is a striker, but often switch between the front and the striker, so that the dialogue between Bowman and Chen Yu will definitely happen often. If Baumann can stop Chen Yu, Bremen's trip to Fiorentina will definitely be rewarding, but I am afraid that Baumann will not be able to complete this glorious and difficult task, you must know that Chen Yu still holds the amazing record of scoring one goal per game, and in the Champions League, he has scored more goals, scoring five goals in two Champions League games......"

Fiorentina's on-site commentator is full of confidence in the victory, his confidence mainly comes from Chen Yu's strong scoring ability, if a striker can score in every game, then as long as the defender is not too watery, then winning the game is a high probability event.

Bremen captain Baumann has studied Chen Yu a lot, so he is more in awe, he did not stupidly provoke Chen Yu during the pre-match ceremony, but completed the various etiquette before the game very well-behaved and friendly.

The captains of both sides returned to their camps, which was a sign that the game was about to begin.

Dutch referee Ivanov looked at his watch, and the time was 8:45, so he decisively blew the whistle in his hand.

When the game officially began, the fans in the stands stopped shouting and clapping, and they all focused on the players on the field with nervousness and excitement.

The first to kick off was Bremen.

As one of the few teams that can threaten Bayern in the Bundesliga in recent years, Bremen can even beat the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich by a large score when they are crazy, but they can also be defeated by the fish belly when they are not in good shape, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are nerve knives.

Of course, all the teams called the nerve knives will never be a conservative team, Bremen is no exception, their attacking power is very good, after the start of the game, Klose is at the front, Krasnich runs around him in a wide range, Miku controls the ball, Borowski, Frins, Bowman and other fierce generals have rushed forward to kill, the momentum is like a thousand horses charged, the momentum is very amazing.

Fiorentina is not afraid, they have been accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves in the past two seasons, in Serie A, there are three real giants, and Fiorentina is indispensable to play against them in both the league and the cup, and the real giants of the Bundesliga are only Bayern, compared to the experience of playing with the giants, Bremen is not much more than Fiorentina.

Fiorentina's formation remained the same, except for the striker who pushed up to Bremen's back line, the rest of the players were ready to deal with Bremen's attack calmly.

It was a smart move for Prandley to revert to the original lineup before the game, a mature backline, very familiar with each other, and tacit cooperation, which allowed them to face unfamiliar opponents and unfamiliar attacking methods without panic and be able to deal with them calmly.

Before the game, Fiorentina had studied Bremen very thoroughly, knowing the team's attacking style and how to contain them.

In Bremen's midfield, the hardness is rarely matched by any team, like Frijns, Baumann, and Borowski are all German internationals or substitute internationals, and they can also have a place in the giants, but like Fiorentina, Bremen has too few skilled players, Fiore in Florence, and "Zidane II" Miku in Bremen.

"Zidane II" is Miku's nickname, he is the same as Zidane as a midfielder, his skills are delicate, with a master-like organizational talent, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, due to the overlap with Zidane's position in the French national team has been his substitute, if it were not for the appearance of Zidane, Miku should be the core of the French team's midfield.

There is no room to play in the national team, Miku can only go away to the Bundesliga, in Bremen Miku is like a fish in water, responsible for the offensive operation of the whole Bremen team, fully assist the star Klose, won the Bundesliga and the German Cup double championship, but unfortunately he still failed to avoid the shadow of Zidane, and was reluctantly called "Zidane of the North" by the French.

Bremen only has one Miku, and he alone can't change Bremen's tough style of play, but he also injects delicacy and creativity into this team. Miku not only makes Bremen's style of play look good, it is Miku's presence that gives Bremen the ability to change the rhythm and style of play, often in the stalemate stage, Miku's flash of inspiration, coupled with Klose's strong ability to seize opportunities, can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Fiorentina's defense today is not complicated, Donadère is the main midfielder, Jorgensen's play is not purely for attack, his other task is to freeze Miku when defending, of course, this task is definitely not possible for him alone, Donaderge will replace Jorgensen when he can't return to the position.

Miku felt the pressure just past the centre circle, and the Danish midfielder named Jorgensen was always following him, and he shook him once, but in the blink of an eye, Jorgensen followed him again, and it looked like he was the player who was marking him today.

"You think very highly of me." Miku sneered, but he didn't give up observing the situation on the field, for a talented midfielder like him, observing the game no longer needs to be stared at all the time, as long as he glances, the situation on the field is very clear, and even in the next few seconds, he can close his eyes to know what his teammates are.

Fiorentina's backline is really good, although these players have only been working together for more than a year, but they did not give Klose and Krasnic a chance to take advantage of, one to follow, one to play, the two forwards to look good, so that Miku can not find a good passing opportunity.

Miku is not in a hurry, he once again got rid of Jorgensen, who tried to foul him, and stepped forward at high speed, straight to Donadale, as long as he can attract the defense of this midfielder, Miku can find the opportunity to pass the ball to Klose, he believes in Klose's running ability, even if the opponent is marking him, Klose will definitely find the gap to receive the ball.

Suddenly, Miku's eyes lit up when he spotted Klose deliberately running towards Krasnic's side to attract his defenders to concentrate to the side, while Frings was moving forward at high speed, and if he passed the ball to Frings' feet in time, Frings had the opportunity to threaten the opponent's goal with a long-range shot.

The average player must be going to pass the ball at this time, but Miku didn't, he was carrying the ball at the moment, and Jorgensen was still chasing after him, Miku suddenly smashed the ball and changed the direction, Miku's action focused everyone's attention on himself, and then "Zidane II" passed the ball to Frings's running line, and more than a second later, Frings has run forward nearly ten meters more, he can shoot directly without adjusting, and without having to take forward.

Frings did not hesitate, the ball was only twenty-three or four meters away from the goal, if he adjusted again, I am afraid that there would be no chance to shoot, Frings decisively pulled out his foot and shot angrily.

Frings is a long-range shooter in the national team, and his shot was so powerful that the ball swooped into the net with a heart-rending hiss.

It was Bremen's first attack and their first shot on goal, and it was less than a minute before the opening kick-off, but it was Frijns' long-range strike that cut through the Fiorentina goal.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Frei was not able to react, his attention had not yet entered the field after the opening, and the excitement was not high, the action before Miku's pass attracted Frei's attention, and by the time he shifted his attention from Miku's body to the ball, the situation had become out of control.

The ball flew into the net like a cannonball.

Frings drilled a long-range shot through the Fiorentina goal to give Lazio a fantastic start.

The Fiorentina on the scene were all silent, and their mouths opened wide one by one, they had not experienced such a start, and they were completely stunned.

German fans also didn't expect the start to be so smooth, so dreamy, and stunned.

The scene turned out to be very weird, not a single person applauded, no one applauded, and they couldn't believe that this was a fact.

"Ahh

The eerie atmosphere lasted for less than 0 seconds, and the German fans immediately jumped up and yelled and applauded desperately.

The Bremen players were also pleasantly surprised to run to Frings and threw him to the ground.

The usually calm Shaaf didn't expect such a situation, and he jumped up in surprise, waved his fist, and then turned around and hugged his colleagues on the coaching staff in celebration.