After AC Milan were defeated at home by Barcelona, Fiorentina became the new banner of defending the glory of Italian football, and even non-Fiorentina fans were very happy with Fiorentina's performance, and the Italian media also believed that Fiorentina were far more likely to reach the final than AC Milan.

European bookmakers have finally begun to face up to Fiorentina, before playing against Arsenal, Fiorentina is considered to be a dark horse with average strength and good luck, but after narrowly beating Arsenal away, everyone's opinion of Fiorentina has changed a lot, the strength of this Fiorentina team is actually underestimated, they are not worse than those big teams, but the number of stars is a little less.

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals is over. Barcelona took the lead with a 1-0 win at AC Milan, while Fiorentina dominated Arsenal in a 2-2 draw away. After the game, the major European bookmakers adjusted the odds to win the championship.

Barcelona with an away goal in hand continues to be widely favored, with odds ranging from 2. 37 down to the current 1. 72。 AC Milan's prospects of qualification are not so good, and they are currently only 10 odds to win the title. 00 is at the bottom of the four teams. Arsenal's odds rose slightly from 3. 25 rises to 5. 00, Villarreal by 7. 00 to 3. 50, becoming the second favorite to win the championship.

Fiorentina returned to Italy and were treated like heroes, with thousands of fans arriving at the airport to meet them and hundreds of reporters besieging Fiorentina's 18 players, including the substitutes.

Because now is a critical period for Fiorentina to fight on two fronts, although Fiorentina's opponents behind the game are not strong, Fiorentina fans are still very enthusiastic, after Fiorentina returned to Italy, they also have a large number of fans watching their daily training, and the tickets for the next home game against Siena were sold high, and they were sold out early, which shows the enthusiasm of Fiorentina fans.

Chen Yu is the biggest contributor to Fiorentina's brilliant achievements this season, and the hero of the last draw away to Arsenal, and his return to Italy has received even more attention and praise than the famous Italian star Totti, and now he has become the top star of Serie A.

However, instead of feeling happier, Chen Yu became more troubled.

This headache first comes from the media and fans, it turns out that Chen Yu is also concerned by the media and fans, but because Chen Yu is a little older, and the team is not a giant, even if Chen Yu gets the top scorer in Serie A, the media and fans are not very optimistic about Chen Yu's potential, many people feel that Chen Yu is probably a Chinese version of Hubnel and Lucarelli, and I dare not imagine that Chen Yu will become an existence like Ronaldinho, and now, although Chen Yu is 28 years old, if he can win the Serie A championship, If the Champions League reaches the final, the ceiling must be much higher than that of Hubnel and Lucarelli, and it is not impossible to become a generation of superstars, so the Italian media touted and paid attention to Chen Yu, just like in China, whether Chen Yu is walking on the street or returning home to rest, there will be reporters and fans to follow, and for a while Chen Yu's private life is all gone, which makes Chen Yu very uncomfortable, because he stayed for a short time when he returned to China, mainly living abroad.

In addition to fans and media, there are also advertisers and teams that want to poach, Chen Yu's popularity is definitely far from being as good as Ronaldinho and Beckham, and even stars such as Totti and Buffon are not comparable, but Chen Yu's business potential is definitely stronger than Totti, Buffon and others, because Chen Yu is behind the huge Chinese market, thinking that there may be hundreds of millions of Chen Yu's fans in China, those multinational companies and businesses trying to enter the Chinese market are wet, after Fiorentina drew Arsenal away and is expected to reach the Champions League final, I don't know how many businesses in the industry have come to Chen Yu to endorse, or want to sponsor Chen Yu.

Chen Yu can't ignore this as he was, because such companies include Nike, Adidas and other giants, although the success of stars mainly depends on their own strength on the field, but the role of sponsors and media can not be ignored, in this era of Jinyuan football, the influence of capital on football is getting bigger and bigger, for example, when Adidas and Nike sponsor a certain team or national team, he can even affect the player's playing time and starting situation in the team, and the level of top players is not much different, And there are ups and downs in form, if there is no support from sponsors and media, you will not get enough playing time when you are in poor form, and it is likely that your state will get worse and worse, and you will be scrapped at the end.

Normally, companies like Adidas and Nike should have noticed Chen Yu a long time ago and asked him to sign a contract, but because Chen Yu is very special, his ability and talent come from the mysterious star acceleration system, even scouts can't see that Chen Yu has the potential to become a superstar, after Adidas and Nike chose a talented teenager like Manchester United's Dongfang Zhuo, they didn't pay attention to players like Chen Yu who are already at the end of their professional careers for the time being.

And this season after Chen Yu continued the magical state of last season, Nike and Adidas began to reflect on whether their choice was correct, although the golden period of yellow sports is relatively short, declining at the age of thirty, rarely like European players such as Germany and Italy are late bloomers, but the world is so big, there are no surprises, Chen Yu debuted at the age of 25, starting from C2, and now it is getting better and better year by year, and this year it is even possible to win the league and the Champions League double, which is not comparable to the likes of Hubnell and Lucarelli, Nike and Adidas both realized that they might have made a mistake with Chen Yu, so before the season was over, they began to launch an offensive against Chen Yu, preparing to sign Chen Yu before Chen Yu did not win the double championship and his value had not skyrocketed.

It can be said that this is a happy trouble, Nike and Adidas are giants in the sporting goods industry, after signing with them, under their packaging and publicity, Chen Yu became a football superstar, and even the first person in the world comparable to Xiao Luo is not impossible.

But there is no doubt that it is very difficult to choose between Nike and Adidas, which will also cause some trouble for Chen Yu and affect Chen Yu's preparation for the league and Champions League semi-finals.

In addition to these troubles closely related to Chen Yu's career, Chen Yu's emotional turmoil has also made waves again, the British "Sun" report about Chen Yu's ex-girlfriend caused a violent response among fans and fans, newspaper sales soared, and then the media in Europe and the Americas hyped the matter, which caused Kayla. Knightley's dissatisfaction, although she was only Chen Yu's ex-girlfriend, Chen Yu didn't tell Knightley about it, and more importantly, the media said that Chen Yu and Lin Hong's chance encounter was a private meeting between the two, true and false, false and true, Kayla. Knightley was thousands of miles away, and Chen Yu's explanation could not convince her, and there was inevitably a conflict between the two.

There are a lot of trivial matters, and the feelings are in crisis, which is a test for both Chen Yu and Fiorentina, although there are still 4 rounds left in the league, and their lead has reached eight points, and the second place Juventus has more trouble, but Fiorentina must not be careless, once chased by the opponent within 3 points, under great pressure, the Fiorentina coach who has no experience in winning the championship does not know if he can withstand it, so they must maintain this lead and not leave the pressure of winning the championship in the last one or two rounds.

Fiorentina's opponent in the 35th round is not easy to play, this is not how strong the opponent is, but this opponent is more special, he is Siena in Tuscany, this season in Tuscany there are Fiorentina, Livorno, Empoli and Siena 4 Serie A teams, the atmosphere of the derby is very strong, and the game is also very intense, although the strength of the four Tuscany regions is the strongest, the record is the best, but it does not have much upper hand when playing with derby opponents.

Siena was promoted to Serie B in the year when Fiorentina fell from Serie A to C2, and then entered Serie A, and became the only Serie A team in Tuscany.

In the history of Siena's development, the summer of 02 is definitely a day that Siena fans will always remember, in this summer, they missed a talented Chinese striker, and gave him to their rival Fiorentina, this Chinese striker is now the popular Chen Yu, Siena's mistake directly made Fiorentina take off all the way from C2, and it only took two seasons to jump from C2 back to Serie A, and with the help of Chen Yu, Fiorentina was promoted to Serie A and did not worry about relegation, They won the third place in the league in the first season, entered the Champions League, Chen Yu won the top scorer in Serie A and Europe, and this season is full of legends, Purple Lily in the league and the Champions League on both fronts, with four rounds left, the Purple Lily League almost locked the championship, the Champions League also reached the semi-finals, only one step away from the final, Chen Yu once again locked the top scorer in the league and the Champions League, almost one step to the sky, in less than five years, from a nobody to a world-class superstar.

Every time I saw Florence slaughtering all sides under the leadership of Chen Yu and winning one honor after another, the Sienese people were in pain and repented.

Siena did not start the season well, with only 16 points from 18 league games, and the relegation situation was in jeopardy, but after the change of manager, after adjustments, now Siena has basically landed, in fact, since the 2003/04 season promoted to the first division, Siena's goal is only relegation. Last season, the team was relegated with 43 points, which seems to be thrilling but is actually very stable, which is also a phenomenon in Siena in recent seasons. It seems to be weak and windy, but it can always go ashore safely.

However, whether Siena is relegated or not, this Tuscany derby will never be easy, not to mention that Siena is also known as a little zebra, even if Siena is not a member of the Juventus family, they will never want Fiorentina to win the championship, even if there is a little hope, Siena will definitely stop Fiorentina.

Siena's players are already mid-table in terms of individual ability, Locatelli, Marazina and Chiesa's attacking combination is huge, the veteran Chiesa, who scored 11 goals last season, is still very powerful this season, and has now scored 10 goals, and there is a lot of hope for surpassing last season's goals, his experience and awareness are Siena's most powerful weapons.

Although the Siena team is a relegation team, it has also played a tough battle, forced a draw with Milan, defeated Roma, and now Fiorentina is fighting on two fronts, with physical worries, and also has to worry about the second semi-final in the future, I am afraid that I will not do my best in the league, so that Siena is not without the possibility of an upset win.

Fiorentina were clearly aware of this, and after returning from London, Prandelli only gave the players a morning of rest and then began training, finding the best masseurs to relax the muscles of the players and allow them to recover as much as possible for the intensive competition.

The night before the game, Fiorentina manager Prandelli held a pre-match press conference, which was designed to cheer up the players and fans to win the derby at home and lay the groundwork for the next Champions League semi-final.

Speaking at the press conference, Prandelli said: "We have achieved great results so far, as one journalist said, even from now on, the league is over, this Fiorentina team is immortal, but everything is not so perfect, although we are eight points ahead of Juventus, we have not won the league yet, we have taken the lead in the semi-finals of the Champions League, but we have not reached the final, I understand, everyone is tired now, playing so many games in one season. Because the World Cup is being held this year, it has virtually shortened the league and the players may be more tired, but we have to grit our teeth and persevere, and persevere, until we get the trophy, we are not entitled to rest. ”

After talking about the situation facing the team in the league and the Champions League, which seems to be a good thing, but in fact there is a hidden crisis, Prandley finally talked about the opponent who will start tomorrow, "...... Siena has always been a very good team, although they do not have big stars, but the team through the loan and the purchase of some experienced veterans, formed a set of tactical play of steady counterattack, this style of play seems to be very obscene, but it is very effective for such a staffing, low-key and pragmatic, experienced, this is an important reason why they can repeatedly relegate, tomorrow Siena will come to Fiorentina to play, and face an opponent like us who is stronger than them, There's no doubt that they put on a counter-attacking formation, all we have to do now is pry open the opposition's defence, beat them and I'm sure with the support of the passionate fans and the passionate and confident players we will be able to win against Siena. ”

After these few seasons of polishing, not only the ability to command has been greatly improved, his ability to tease the opponent before the war, the ability to fight a war of words has also improved a lot, and now at the pre-match press conference, he directly said that Fiorentina's strength is stronger than Siena, Siena will definitely play defensive counterattack, and the tone is a little ridicule, this is to provoke the opponent's head coach Di Canio, if Di Canio can't hold his breath, and Fiorentina in the case of relegation worry-free, this is the trap of Prandelli.

Originally, against a team like Siena, Prandelli didn't have to put so much effort into it, with Fiorentina's strength, he could completely crush it, but now the situation is different, Fiorentina is fighting on two fronts, and his physical fitness is very problematic, so he has to lure Siena to attack, so that Fiorentina may play a little easier, and there is no need to play hard to break the dense defense.

However, Prandelli's thoughts may be in vain, because Decanio is definitely a smart and self-aware man, Siena's results are in danger this season, with only 16 points in 18 games, tied for second from bottom with Parma, Siena president De Luca dialed De Canio, who was at home and coached Siena in the 1995-96 season, which was still a third division team, and got in touch with his agent Moggi Jr., and finally fired Simeone and replaced him with De Canio, under the leadership of De Canio, Siena played a very good record in the second half, and in the end, with four rounds remaining, it was already four points ahead of the third place, and it was basically ashore, such a coach will definitely not be easily provoked by the opponent and change his tactical play.

Sure enough, in the pre-match press conference, Siena head coach De Canio responded to Prandelli's words, saying: "Prandelli is a great coach. If he is not now, then I believe that in the future, Fiorentina has made great progress under his leadership, now, Fiorentina has an overall star, it is not surprising to be able to play such a record, compared to Fiorentina, we are a small club, we can't compare with them, now our relegation is not so secure, we have to get points against Fiorentina, whether it is a point or three points, we need it, I know that Fiorentina is in a similar situation to us, They almost sealed the title but they couldn't afford to be careless, they definitely wanted to win this game, but in the end who will win it will depend on the team's performance, and I believe that even at the Stadio Frankie we have no chance of winning, we played well on the counter-attack and if Fiorentina can't get past us and they give us chances up front, we could have done a miracle. ”

Decanio began to show weakness before the game, but it was not blindly showing weakness, but secretly revealing his ambition to beat Fiorentina at the Stadio Franqui.

The next day, at the start of the game, Decanio was not fooled, he still put out a surprise lineup and formation, goalkeeper Mirante/three defenders: Negro, Lerotale, Mignani / five midfielders: Alberto, Vergasola, Da Velsa, Falcini/Locatelli double forwards/Maracina, Chiesa. This is a rare three-five-two formation, this formation can be said to be a defensive counterattack, and it can also be said to be an attacking formation, because two of the five midfielders retreat back to become a 532 formation, and it seems that Decanio has really put a lot of effort into this game.