Volume 1 Chapter 501 Home Injury
Prandelli sat in the dugout for a while, he finally came to the pitch, there are still 90 minutes left in the game, and it should be an even more difficult 90 minutes, Prandelli must encourage his players and arouse their fighting spirit, the time is in March, the league and the Champions League have reached the most critical juncture, the victory or defeat of a game may determine the best result of the season, Prandley does not want to affect the league because of an unsatisfactory victory in such an important period.
"Everybody played well, at least we won, away from home we only need a draw to qualify for the quarter-finals, look at the way you guys, can't we even get a draw at the Love Song Stadium?
Prandley barely smiled and shouted to the players sitting on the turf.
Captain Chen Yu took the lead in standing up and reviewing to the coach, "If we play bravely, maybe L is the last score." ”
Uyfalusi said frustratedly: "It's my fault, otherwise we would have been promoted at 0." ”
Prandley said solemnly: "How big a difference is there in l, 0 can be a stable promotion?" If you have confidence, we can win away from home, if you don't have confidence, even if you win by 3 goals, you dare not say that you will definitely advance, AC Milan also beat Deportivo La Coruna 4-1, but the last was overturned 4:0. ”
Dainelli said: "Yes, we are a little too optimistic, in fact, Villarreal is not weak, the team that can eliminate Manchester United is by no means a weak team, we can beat them is already very good, it is unrealistic to expect to eliminate them in one game." ”
Chen Yu also figured it out at this time, and said: "Let's go and thank the fans, they are also today's heroes." "That's what Chen said." Prandelli beckoned the players and said, "Get up and say thank you to the fans, they haven't had to leave yet." ”
Fiorentina players got up from the ground, walked to the sidelines to bow and applaud the fans, thanking them for their selfless support, although the fans in the stands regretted being scored by the opponent at the last moment, but the team won after all, as long as the away team drew to qualify, the future is bright, everyone is satisfied.
"Well played"
"You are good"
"Tony Chen"
The stands are full of cheers from fans, after a short regret, the fans are satisfied with the game, in fact, to be able to get to this point today has exceeded the expectations of many fans, although last season played the third in the league, but the second-year phenomenon generally exists between the major leagues, this season the major clubs have a deeper understanding of Fiorentina, Fiorentina has to fight on both fronts, and now it can compete with Juventus for the championship, the Champions League has reached the quarterfinals, which is difficult for many giants to do, although Fiorentina has some background, but if you are not satisfied with the results at this point, it can only be said that the Fiorentina fans are a little greedy and insufficient.
At this time, reporters also gathered around, ready to conduct live interviews with Fiorentina's players.
It turned out that the players were not interested, but after the guidance of head coach Prandelli, the players were in a much better mood, and many people were interviewed by reporters to express their views on the game.
Although Chen Yu was not satisfied with the result of the game, he did not deny the efforts of his teammates, in an interview, Chen Yu said: "The important thing is that we won the game, Villarreal is a very strong team, the game was very hard, although we have a chance to get a better scoreline, but football is like this, a lot of things are out of control, this is a 180-minute game, we are not eager to solve the problem in 90 minutes, two weeks later we will still fight like today, I believe we have what it takes to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. ”
On the own goal on Ujfalusi's leg, Chen Yu said that it was not Ujfalusi's fault, "The distance is so close, no one can dodge, Ujfalusi can only say that it is unlucky, in fact, in the game, Ujfalusi performed very well, he is the backbone of our defense, we believe in him." ”
Toney scored a goal and missed a couple of chances today and he was happy with himself and his team's performance, "We played well today, the win gave us the initiative in the two legs, although we gave the opponent an away goal, but the win or defeat is more important than the away goal, I'm sure we will score at the Love Song Stadium as well, we are an Italian team, we are the best at winning the game, I think we have a much better chance of progressing to the last eight than Villarreal." ”
The sinner of this game, Ujfalusi, also accepted an interview with reporters, "I scored an own goal, I was disappointed, I really couldn't avoid it at the time, many times, this is fate, in fact, Villarreal got a lot of opportunities to shoot in this game, and it was fair for them to get a goal, I believe in our strength, with players like Chen and Toney, it should not be difficult to get a draw in Spain, of course, our back line must also play the spirit of scoring, and we must not make mistakes again in the next game, Otherwise, we will regret it. ”
On the other side of the pitch, Villarreal's players were also interviewed by reporters.
Although Riquelme, the core of Villarreal, did not score or assist, but his midfield firmly suppressed Fiorentina, making the attack power the best in Serie A, and Fiorentina, the top three in Europe, only scored two goals by relying on the individual ability of the front, and it was also the hero of Villarreal's chance to win the home showdown.
In an interview with Spanish reporters, Riquelme said: "This is a score that we can accept, the strength of Villarreal and Fiorentina is between the two, Fiorentina has a home advantage and the probability of winning is greater than ours, we have prepared before the game, in all kinds of losses, it is undoubtedly better than other scores, of course, losing is a loss after all, if you want to advance, we must return to the home field to beat the opponent, it is not an easy thing, but I believe that with the support of the home fans, We will certainly be able to accomplish this difficult task. ”
Jose Mari, who made an own goal in this game, also gave an interview, "I was very excited, I was nervous, it was like a dream, it was incredible to score at that time, it was a goal to come back to life, God was on our side, I believe that when we come back at home we will be able to beat the opponent and reach the quarter-finals."
After 90 minutes of play, the players on both sides were confident that they would advance, but in the post-match press conference, the managers of both sides were cautious, and they clearly had a deeper understanding of the game than the players.
Prandelli, who won at home, said something completely different from what he said about his players, "Overall, it was a close game, we were on our home stadium and we had more than 40,000 fans, which was one of the reasons why we won, and the opponents were not lucky enough, but we deserved a win because we were in control of the game, but in the latter stages we suddenly lost our luck and conceded an own goal. It's true that an away goal is not good for us, but the result is that it means we only need a draw away from home, so I think it's acceptable, it's a very important first step, we have the advantage, and then we have to do the rest of the work at the Love Song Stadium, but we can't enjoy it at the moment because Villarreal have had a great season, they've won a lot of games and they're very motivated. We have to take the second leg seriously and only having a good mental outlook will help us get the job done. ”
Pellegrini, who came back to life with an own goal at the end of stoppage time, was still apprehensive after the game, "Frankly speaking, I was desperate at the last moment, 0 is over, and if there is no away goal, it has almost become a theoretical possibility for us to advance, in the history of the Champions League, there are very few people who turn the tables after losing, but our efforts have finally been favored by God, and that own goal gave us the opportunity to return to the home stadium, as long as we can win 0, We were able to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in our history and I believe we were capable of beating them with the home fans cheering us on. ”
Fiorentina and Villarreal played a big game, but after all, the impact was too small, and compared to this game, the match between Chelsea and Barcelona was the focus of attention in the world.
There are four matches on matchday 2 of the quarter-finals, in addition to Fiorentina and Villarreal, as well as Glasgow Rangers vs. Juventus and Ajax vs. Inter Milan, but compared with Chelsea and Barcelona, these three games combined are not as influential as Barcelona and Chelsea's preview of the Champions League final.
Chelsea is the upstart of the Premier League, Barcelona is the hegemon of La Liga's recovery, and the Champions League odds of the two teams are also ranked one or two among all 16 teams, and the battle between them is obviously more exciting, red cards, oolongs, new stars, controversy, all the factors that should be found in a classic game, and the final result is also unexpected, Barcelona defeated Chelsea and almost stepped into the quarterfinals with one foot.
After the game, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was furious, he believed that Chelsea was hacked by referee Hauge, Messi was acting, and for the first time proposed that Camp Nou is a big theater and the players are good actors. Since then, the reputation of Barcelona's players for liking acting has spread.
However, the Dutch black swan Rijkaard thinks that the result of the game is completely reasonable, because Barcelona played better and the players played better, as for the red card of Del Horno, Rijkaard thought that he was to blame, he had a step on Messi before, but he was not punished by the referee, and this malicious collision was not wronged at all.
Juventus were beaten away at Rangers in the other two simultaneous matches, while Inter Milan's experience was the opposite of Fiorentina's, as they came back from two goals down to equalise in the second half.
All eight matches in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals were over, and the home team was clearly disadvantaged, losing three, drawing two, winning only three, and winning only one goal in each, with Fiorentina and Glasgow Rangers also giving their opponents a L and an away goal. However, except for Barcelona's obvious advantage, the other teams do not have much advantage, and the suspense of the second leg is still very large.