There were several upsets on matchday 1 of the third round of the Champions League group stage.

First of all, the focus of the battle Bayern's home game and Juventus is a bit cold, because Bayern was defeated by Juventus in both legs last season, so the Germans were not favored before the game, even if they have the advantage of home, many people also think that a draw is a good result for Bayern, after all, this is not a life-and-death battle for elimination, and the two teams will not affect their respective qualifications.

However, Bayern played at a high level on their home turf, and thanks to goals from Deisler and Demichelis, they beat Juventus to avenge last season's victory.

Bayern and Juventus are a team of the same grade after all, although Juventus is stronger at this stage, but Bayern is not without the ability to win, but the battle between Barcelona and Panathinaikos is very cold.

Before the game, everyone put the three points in the third round into Barcelona's pocket, but they didn't expect Panathinaikos to snatch a point from Barcelona at their home stadium, and what surprised fans more than the draw was that Barcelona, which had the strongest attacking power, was actually kept clean by the Greek team, and Barcelona with Ronaldinho and Eto'o was not able to score a goal.

In the other game of Group C, Fiorentina's home win over Bremen was not an upset, but a big win was surprising, after all, these are also two teams with similar strength, Fiorentina actually abused Bremen at home, which is really shocking.

Barcelona were held to a draw and Fiorentina won wildly, which complicated the situation of qualifying for Group C.

Fiorentina are now in first place with 7 points, Barcelona is second with 5 points, Bremen is third with 3 points, and Panathinaikos is at the bottom with L points.

With three games remaining, anyone could theoretically qualify, but in practice Panathinaikos have little chance of qualifying, unless they can draw or beat Barcelona again in the next game.

The complicated situation in Group C is actually because Fiorentina, Bremen and Barcelona not only have a chance to qualify, but also hope to qualify as the first team in the group, so that Barcelona originally won a place to qualify, Fiorentina and Bremen competed for the second place in the group, and the result became Fiorentina, Bremen and Barcelona three teams competing for a place and the first place in the group.

That's what Prandelli said after the game, "It's a bit more complicated in Group C, but we have hope to get a better result and we're going to try to do it whenever we can, because the top of the group will be able to play a weaker opponent in the next round." ”

In addition to the somewhat cold games between Bayern Munich and Juventus, Barcelona and Panathinaikos, Manchester United's home draw by Lille was also a surprising fixture.

Although Manchester United is no longer the biggest favorite in the Champions League, the outside world believes that Manchester United is not a piece of cake to deal with Lille in Ligue 1, but worse than Barcelona is that Manchester United was actually kept clean by Lille at their Old Trafford, winning only one of their three games, which also makes the situation in Group D even more chaotic, with all four teams hoping to qualify, but everyone is likely to be eliminated.

The many upsets on Matchday 1 made the giants on Matchday 2 very cautious, after all, no one wants to repeat the mistakes of Matchday.

The weak team is exposed almost by the carelessness and contempt of the strong team, once the strong team cheers up, the weak team basically has no chance, the second match day, the giant team almost won the whole line, only Inter Milan was defeated by the Portuguese giant Porto: 0, a small upset.

At the end of the second match day, the four teams in Serie A, two losses, one draw and one win, became the worst results in the five major leagues.

The third round of the Champions League is over, there is no team that has qualified from the group, and there is also no team that has been eliminated in advance, but only the situation of the team is different, for the giants, although the results are good and bad, but there is no threat to their group qualification, this is the bottom line of the giants, after all, every team has more than one strong team, rather than fighting to the death in the first group, it is better to mix a group to qualify, and use energy in the more cruel knockout round, for the giants, Winning the championship is the only goal, so it's not very important to meet anyone in the knockout round, anyway, the last thing is to meet. And for Fiorentina, Villarreal, Porto and other quasi-giants and quasi-powerhouses, it has become a very important thing to compete for the first place in the group.

After the game, Europe's largest sports newspaper "Bild" commented: This night, the European arena did not give more pleasing to the eye as promised, in addition to Fiorentina and Bremen played passionately, Bayern and Juventus had a good score, but the content of the game was lackluster, Wenger's victory came from an opponent with a much lower rating than himself, and Ferguson and Rijkaard were embarrassed one after another.

Maybe only those names can give us a little bit of talking points, Deisler only took seven minutes to teach Capello to understand the dangers of underestimating the enemy, Giggs received a red card in his 100th Champions Cup, it really hurts, Henry stepped on the footsteps of his predecessors and took another step, now he is only one goal away from Raul's 50-goal total of 50 Champions League goals, China Chen scored 71 goals in three games, and has a great hope of breaking Milan legend Altafini's record of 14 goals in a single season, provided that Fiorentina has a chance to go further, If he can't reach the quarterfinals, it will be difficult for China Chen, after all, his goals will only get harder and harder.

The Sun believes that from the three rounds of the Champions League group stage, Chelsea's form is unstoppable, and it is no fluke that they are listed as the number one favorite to win the Champions League.

However, the "Sun" also saw the ferocity of Fiorentina, "The Sun" believes that the positioning of Fiorentina by Fiorentina European bookmakers is not accurate enough, Fiorentina can be in the top seven, not the current tenth, they even hope to break the monopoly of the giants on the Champions League title, of course, Fiorentina is most likely to appear as a spoiler, even if they can't win the title, they may decide who is the next champion.

Jose Mourinho was quoted by The Times as saying: "Chelsea are in a good position with seven points, but Chelsea are yet to progress. It is now clear to everyone that Chelsea are a very strong team, they are one of many, many candidates for the Champions Cup, and there are probably 89 teams with the potential to win this competition. ”

In addition to the Germans, the Spaniards must have a deeper feeling for Fiorentina and Chen Yu, the last game in Barcelona, Chen Yu scored twice, forced a draw against the fantastic Barcelona, this time back to his home camp Chen Yu scored twice again, increased his goal tally to 71 goals, and also stole the top position of Barcelona.

In the face of this situation, Barcelona's mouthpiece "World World Sports Newspaper" said, "With Barcelona being forced to draw by Panathinaikos, the situation of the group has now become very complicated, but in general, Barcelona's biggest threat in Group C still comes from Fiorentina, if Barcelona can't beat them in the second meeting with Fiorentina, the first place in the group may be dangerous, if not Raimme to show the momentum in the Bundesliga, pessimistically, Barcelona may really have to fight for the group qualification."

The "River Newspaper" praised Real Madrid's 4:l victory over Rosenborg, believing that Real Madrid finally got out of the shadow of a big loss to Lyon, and the reversal is very important for Real Madrid, although the reversal is only a team like Rosenborg, but the momentum is very good, because this spirit is the basis for Real Madrid to dominate the world.

In addition to praising Real Madrid, the "River Daily" is sarcastic and sarcastic Barcelona, thinking that Barcelona is playing very badly, and now it is two points behind Fiorentina, and it is also two points ahead of Bremen.

Italy's media naturally focused on their own teams, "Milan Sports Newspaper" believes that among the four teams in Serie A to play in the Champions League, Fiorentina has the best performance and the most stable, while Inter Milan is ecstatic for a big win, and overly optimistic about themselves, will also be arrogant because of a defeat, and affect the performance of the next game, which is not the temperament of a real giant. In this sense, Fiorentina is more like a giant.

"Roma Sport" said: "Four Italian teams, three traditional giants, but only Fiorentina has won, and now the best result is also Fiorentina, this is not an accident, it is not a miracle, because they are also so brave in Serie A, and now they are also second in the standings, and they have a good chance of hitting the Serie A title." “

"Torino Sport" believes that although Juventus lost to Bayern Munich, it was not the original Juventus that appeared at the Allianz Stadium, but a crippled team, and the defender Vieri could not play.

Even now Juventus and Fiorentina are rivals in the league, the reporter of "Torino Sport" still praised Fiorentina generously, thinking that Fiorentina's performance is even better than back then, they are under the command of Prandelli, under the leadership of Chen Yu, they have the ability to compete with super teams, this season Fiorentina set the goal of the league championship and the Champions League quarterfinals, originally felt a little satellite, but now it seems to be a correct understanding of their own strength.

The praise of Fiorentina did not make Fiorentina's players feel fluttering this time, because last time they lost the top position due to pride, and now they can only be regarded as optimistic in both the Champions League and Serie A, and they have not reached their goals, where can they dare to be proud.

In the face of overwhelming praise, Fiorentina from the chairman down to the players showed calm.

President Del Valle's goal now is to win the championship and build a new stadium for Fiorentina, "It's too early to talk about success and glory, we haven't built an era of our own, unless we win the Serie A title or have a breakthrough in the Champions League, so we can relax, now we are limited not only by results, but also by our hardware, we now have not enough stadiums to accommodate passionate fans, and the security and functionality are not up to date, we want to build a new stadium." We have applied to the city and I hope to receive a response as soon as possible. ”

"Praise and criticism go hand in hand, now we have won so we get praise, but the next game as long as we lose, it's all criticism, I'm used to it, and now I want to go ahead and win the next game against Parma," Prandelli said. “

The most representative of the player's voice is of course Chen Yu, he bluntly said that he forgot about the big win against Bremen when he walked out of the stadium, "There is no qualitative difference between U:l:0, it's all three points, it's not important, we don't need to be crazy about it, I forgot it when I walked out of the stadium, for us, the most important thing is to qualify from the group, now this goal has not been reached, in the league, we played well, but now we have met a not weak opponent, Parma, I hope to be able to focus on this game, Instead of drowning in the joys of the past. “

Fiorentina really hasn't yet come to celebrate, win on the pitch, and digest it on the spot, which is the best, because next year is the World Cup year, the league time is compressed, and two matches a week have become very common, and Fiorentina has just risen to Serie A, and then played the Champions League, for them who are not thick, it is not easy to withstand such a dense competition, they must devote all their energy to prepare for the Champions League and the league, and now even the cup may have to give up.

After playing the Champions League match against Bremen, Fiorentina faced Parma three days later.

Parma, of course, are no match for the Serie A sisters of the 90s, who were still battling relegation last season and had to go through the play-offs to stay in Serie A.

But this Parma team must not be underestimated.

Although they fell to the relegation zone last season, they were the top four of the League Cup, and their family background is relatively thick, but because of the economic crisis, the players and coaches have no intention of fighting, so the league performed so badly.

And after a summer, the team has a new look. The young man Gilardino climbed the high branch of the giant AC Milan, bringing UU million euros to the club, and then the former Real Madrid president Sanz announced the successful acquisition of Parma, and the financial crisis that plagued Parma the most was finally resolved.

After Sanz took over, Carminignani, the "captain of the fire", stepped down and Beretta took over. Carminignani is definitely an authority on Parma in terms of coaching and familiarity with the team, but he seems reluctant to show his head and only comes to the rescue when it comes to a crisis. Beretta coached Chievo as Del Neri's successor last season, and his performances can only be described as mediocre. Due to Parma's delay in handling internal affairs after the end of the season, the excellent coaches who are idle are not sure to accept the invitation, Beretta is only a stopgap measure, but with Carminignani's assistance, it is difficult for other teams to bully Parma tactically.

Gilardino's move to AC Milan brought Parma a lot of money, but Parma's recruitment is still based on a budget-conscious approach. The club loaned out frustrated former international Corradi from Valencia and signed former Roma striker Del Vecchio on a free transfer, although the two are out of breath, Parma's forward strength has not dropped too much. However, the hopeful star Lopollo was poached by Lokomotiv Moscow, and Vignaroli, who was on loan in the winter, returned to Modena, and in order to make up for the shortage of striker reserves, Empoli's Detic was recalled and performed well in the warm-up games, and the new season mainly relied on Corradi, De Vecchio and De Tic.

There were few changes in the midfield, and although Mofeo belonged to Inter, Inter had essentially given him to Parma to use, and the weak Olivier was abandoned when his contract expired. The return of Bovo at the back to Roma and Parma's subsequent recall of Villa from Lazio offset the two sets, while the back line has maintained its level of last season after the loan of Pasquale from Inter.

Parma goalkeeper Frei and Fiorentina's Lupatelli reversed, many fans lamented Frei's departure, but don't underestimate Lupatelli, he was not inferior to the Frenchman when Fiorentina was in excellent form, and he had a share of the credit for Fiorentina's performance last season.

As far as summer transfers are concerned, Parma have been accustomed to the loss of core players for more than a decade, and the excellent echelon construction has made the team worry-free.

From the perspective of three lines, Parma's No. 1 goalkeeper undoubtedly belongs to Lupatelli, and the 36-year-old veteran goalkeeper Butch is reassuring as a substitute, and the miracle of last season's League Cup semi-finals is inseparable from this veteran. Pasquale had excellent assists at the back, and Bonella, Cannavaro Jr. and Contini worked together in a way that could not be said to be excellent, but it was a tacit fit.

In the Gilardino era, Parma insisted on 3L tactics, the double back Bolano and Simplizio were a fixed combination, Mofio was in the middle, Margioni and Bresciano flew on the wings, this style of play has been formed, and now it is only necessary to replace Gilardino with Corradi, so Beretta started much more smoothly and is now firmly in the middle.

In addition to the strength of Parma's main lineup, Parma has always been known for its new talents, Savi, Desena, Pisanou, Rosina and Guerrera are the new generation of "Five Little Tigers", and have a place in all the Italian youth teams. Last season, Pisanu made his debut, and Savi, Desena and others also tried their skills in Europe, but Rosina was loaned out and failed to spend a full season with the team. The five have more opportunities for the new season, and each one has the potential to be Parma's wonder.

In the face of such a Parma, Fiorentina did not dare to be careless, but he is now fully prepared, after all, it is a home game, and there is a higher strength than the opponent, as long as the luck is not too bad, it is not so difficult to win the opponent.