The fourth round of the Champions League group stage is over, and the only teams that have qualified two rounds ahead of schedule are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Lyon and Fiorentina.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, and Lyon are forgivable for qualifying ahead of schedule, three are world giants, in good shape, one is a Ligue 1 class leader, Lyon, who has won four consecutive French championships, is now a frequent visitor to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but Fiorentina is appearing in the Champions League for the first time in four years, and they need to play extraordinarily to qualify from the group.

After the game, Bremen's head coach Schaf said three times in a row, "I didn't expect Fiorentina to be so strong, I didn't expect the three-goal lead to be reversed, and I didn't expect to lose the hope of qualifying with two rounds left in the group stage."

In fact, Schaff didn't expect that the whole world did not expect Fiorentina to perform so well, and to exaggerate, even the Florentines did not expect them to be able to qualify for the group two rounds in advance.

After all the fourth round of the Champions League was over, the Italian media congratulated Fiorentina on their promotion.

"It's a miracle that Fiorentina have done something that none of the last three in Serie A have been able to do, just like the miracle they were able to finish in the top three of the league last season," exclaimed Sport. Needless to say, it was a miracle that Fiorentina qualified from the group so quickly, but that miracle was fought by the players one game at a time, and given that Fiorentina have now regained the top spot in the league, it is only natural that they can go toe-to-toe with Barcelona...... Whether you like it or not, now you have to admit that Fiorentina are strong and what everyone wants to see now is whether Fiorentina can achieve their Champions League last eight goals. ”

Corriere della Sera claimed that Fiorentina played the prestige of Serie A and won honor for Italian football, and the battle between the Serie A leaders and the Bundesliga leaders was evenly matched on the field, but the result was Fiorentina's reversal and promotion, which has to make people admire Fiorentina's ability to seize opportunities.

"Corriere della Sera" also specifically mentioned Chen Yu, thinking that Chen Yu played a decisive role in this game, in addition to scoring two goals, he is also the backbone of the team, three goals behind, any team is afraid to be desperate at this time, but under the leadership of Chen Yu, Fiorentina not only did not despair, but also reversed the game, which is a great improvement for Fiorentina's self-confidence, in the later knockout round Fiorentina will meet a stronger opponent, able to play such a game, They will most likely go further in the later games. “

"Torino Sport" commented: Milan and Juventus did not qualify, but the little-known Fiorentina from the Champions League group stage two rounds in advance, which is really surprising to many people, but those who are familiar with Serie A will definitely understand that Fiorentina's performance in recent seasons is very, very amazing, just because they are more in the lower leagues, so they have not received much attention, and in fact, Fiorentina's strength has now surpassed the Seven Sisters period, and it is not much weaker than the top three in Serie A. If Fiorentina come back with a Champions League trophy this season, it will not be out of the question.

In addition to the Italian media, the German media also felt envy and hatred for Florence's performance.

Bild lamented: "Is the Bundesliga really in decline now? How many seasons have we not won the Champions League? In fact, we are now being pulled further and further away by Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga. In the fourth round of the Champions League, only Schalke 04 won, but Schalke 04 defeated the Turks and may not qualify, and Bremen lost the hope of advancing directly after being defeated by Fiorentina, only Bayern was defeated by Juventus, they can still qualify from the siege of Brugge and Polish teams. has relied on Bayern to win the world all year round, and the current Bundesliga has indeed lagged behind.

Compared with the prosperity of Serie A, the middle force of the Bundesliga is lacking, and for more than ten years, there are still those teams competing for the world, and look at Serie A, in addition to the traditional top three, there are Fiorentina, Lazio, Roma, and even Samp, in terms of the quality of stars, Serie A is slightly weaker than La Liga, but it is also far stronger than the Bundesliga, especially Chen Yu's birth, which disrupted the entire pattern of Serie A, and now he is going to toss European football again, according to the current momentum, Fiorentina dare not say that he has reached the final under the leadership of Chen Yu, But it could change the landscape of Champions League triumph this season.

Fiorentina's excellent record will naturally not be unnoticed by European bookmakers, after the fourth round of the Champions League, William Hill and Ladbrokes immediately adjusted the odds of Fiorentina to, although the odds are not too high, but this has made Fiorentina only ranked behind the six giants, becoming the seventh favorite to win the Champions League.

In the Champions League top scorer odds, Chen Yu, who has scored eight goals, is undoubtedly in first place, and Eto'o who has scored five goals is in second place.

Qualifying for the Champions League group is a great encouragement for Fiorentina, in Serie A, although Fiorentina did not win the title last season, but the third place result is already very good, for them, it is very important for them to show and prove their strength in the Champions League, and now they have once again proved that they are not worse than any big team, if they play well, it seems that it is not impossible to win the championship.

A win will give the team more confidence and ambition, and also make the Fiorentina players more motivated, the Champions League group stage is largely over for them, and they have no intention of fighting Barcelona for the first place, at this time, trying to close the gap with Juventus in the league has become Fiorentina's biggest goal before the winter break.

Although the league is only more than a quarter of the past, Juventus has just suffered a blow from AC Milan and was robbed of the top spot by Fiorentina.

Fiorentina had already suffered from Juventus last season, having been leading the way until then, but were overtaken by Juventus and AC Milan in the second half of the season, and this season, Fiorentina do not want to give them that chance again.

In the llth round of the league, Fiorentina challenged the promoted horse Ascoli away, although the opponent was anxious for relegation, but Fiorentina still did not give them any chance, Chen Yu and Toney scored one goal each, defeating Ascoli 0. Chen Yu and Toney's goals have reached the goal of the ball and 10 goals respectively.

Although Juventus lost to Milan in the last leg, they quickly adjusted their form under the guidance of the iron-blooded coach Fabio Capello, and beat Livorno 3:0 in this round to continue to chase Fiorentina by one point.

AC Milan, which defeated Juventus 3:l in the last round, continued its good momentum in this round, swept Udinese 5:l at home, and continued to catch up with the two teams in front.

The only one who has been pulled apart is Inter Milan, who are in intermittent form, and in this round of the league, they challenged Lazio away from home, and finally Inter Milan drew 0-0 with the Blue Eagles in a furious attack, and after the LL round of the league, they have pulled a 13-point gap with Fiorentina at the top of the table.

In the first round of the league, Inter Milan finally waited for the opportunity to sit back and watch the tiger fight, this round AC Milan challenged the leader Fiorentina away, Juventus challenged Roma away, and Inter Milan's opponent was Parma, who was in average form.

Although, the current Rome is not the Rome of two or three years ago, but it is still very difficult for Juventus to get three points in the Eternal City, the biggest difference between the giants and ordinary teams is that no matter what the state and strength are, they will play a high-level score in the strong dialogue, which is the essence of the giants.

And the battle between AC Milan and Fiorentina is definitely Mars hitting Earth. There is no doubt that Milan playing Fiorentina will definitely be more exciting than Juventus playing Roma, and Milan and Fiorentina at this stage are playing the most beautiful attacking football in Serie A. AC Milan have won eight in a row and are on their way to a record 10 in Serie A, while Fiorentina are still unbeaten in all competitions, whether AC Milan will continue their nine-game winning streak or Fiorentina will remain unbeaten is something that everyone is eager to know.

AC Milan and Fiorentina are rivals and title contenders, but they are inextricably linked, with AC Milan striker Gilardino facing international team-mate Toney and former club Prandelli. Prandelli made Gila an instant hit. Speaking before the fight, Gilardino said: "Prandelli is a dangerous guy and I know how meticulous he prepares for the fight, and he is very good at exploiting the weaknesses of his opponents and striking them. Prandelli is good enough to be a big coach, and now Fiorentina seems to be a big club, and it will be difficult for Milan to win in a row. ”

For Toni, Gilardino also warned his teammates, "Don't think that Fiorentina only has Chen Yu, Toni scored no fewer goals than Chen Yu, he is a tall striker, but he has skills that you can't imagine, he is very flexible, we can't be negligent with him, otherwise we will suffer from him"

There are also AC Milan people in the Fiorentina lineup, Fiorentina's main defenders Brocki and Donadale are transferred from AC Milan, although AC Milan did not have any good intentions, he wanted to use Fiorentina to contain Juventus, so AC Milan gave them two players to improve the strength of Fiorentina, but for whatever purpose, objectively, AC Milan gave Fiorentina some help.

Brockie, who has played for AC Milan for many years, knows AC Milan even more than he knows Fiorentina, and before the game, Brockie told reporters: "All teams have weaknesses, and Brazil has them. Everyone says Milan's set-pieces are bad, but Milan's set-pieces are really not strong, we should practice more set-pieces, I think it's a good chance in the game, I'm very happy with Fiorentina, it's a passionate group, I regret I didn't leave Milan sooner. ”

Donadaire, who came out of the Milan academy, said: "There is no doubt that Milan is one of the strongest teams, even in Europe, Milan is the strongest team, but they also have weaknesses, age is a big problem, because the overall age is so high, so that Milan's attacking tempo is not so fast, if we can incorporate the game into our rhythm, the chances of winning are greater." “

Fiorentina coach Prandelli did not mention Milan's shortcomings or anything, but he said that compared with Milan, the biggest advantage of Fiorentina is that there is no Champions League distraction, because Fiorentina has qualified in the group two rounds in advance, there is no problem with what kind of result they play in the next Champions League game, but AC Milan is not, they have not yet qualified, and Turkey's Fenerbahce game will become very important, the league is still early from the end, but the Champions League group stage can not wait, between the urgency, It's obvious how Ancelotti chooses.

AC Milan did not dare to be careless about such an important game, and coach Carlo Ancelotti said: "This game against Fiorentina is very important, Milan is a platform to test the best of Fiorentina. I think it could even have a big impact on the eventual title, because if Fiorentina win at the weekend, they will be the favourites to win the title, Fiorentina are getting better and better under Prandelli, they can play attacking football, they are good at defensive football, I don't know what tactics they will use, I don't want to speculate because we just need to play our own style and tactics. ”

With eight wins in a row, AC Milan's midfield trio was at its peak, with Andrea Pirlo saying before the game that he was in good form and could pull off a lot of difficult moves. "I and Seedorf and Gattuso are a collection, Seedorf and I have good skills, have a big picture, and Gattuso grabs fiercely. In the team, me, Gattuso and Seedorf may seem unbalanced, but in reality we have a clear division of labor and a good balance. “

Fiorentina beat Ascoli in the last round, Prandelli changed the formation from 433 to 3I Italian youth team Montolivo as a striker, many people say he is the successor to Pirlo, Pirlo is noncommittal, he said: "I don't know yet, I haven't seen him play in my position, maybe he can, but he has to learn to find joy in playing. ”

And the evil man Gattuso is really quick to say when talking about this big battle: "We are dangerous, just like Juventus is dangerous against Roma. It's going to be a good game and I hope Tony, Chen Yu and his teammates are at their best so that people can see who is the best of us. ”

Both teams are seriously preparing for the game, trying to get their morale and fighting spirit in the best shape possible, but Seedorf is in a bit of trouble at this time, according to Seedorf, on Thursday night, at Seedorf's new villa. Three masked and knife-wielding gangsters broke into his house, acting very neatly and apparently prepared, while Seedorf, his wife, his three-year-old daughter, and servants were all at home. "The gangsters looted cash, jewelry, watches and other valuables, with a total value of about ll0,000 euros, and then fled.

Seedorf told reporters, "The bandits did not cause damage when they came in, they behaved more decently, and they just asked us for money." Luckily, my child was sleeping and wasn't woken up and didn't see it. For me, the most important thing is to protect my family. "Seedorf said he will adjust his mentality and give it his all to play this game." This is a strong dialogue, we have to be patient, and without patience, it will be difficult for us to catch the flaws of our opponents. Our biggest advantage over our opponents is experience, and I hope we can use that experience to win this fight. ”

Fiorentina and Milan surprise every time the two teams collide, Milan beat Fiorentina 3 in 19 to set a record, and Basten's world wave is full of memories. After the hat-trick of Batty in 1999, Fiorentina won the first division for the last time, Fiorentina won one and drew one in two games last season, and the two teams met for the first time this season, Fiorentina has also become a well-known strong team in the world, and their impact is broader than last season, and some football celebrities have expressed their opinions on this game and supported their favorite side.

The famous legendary coach Sacchi said, "Milan is inferior to Juventus, because Milan is too volatile and there is no continuity, so last season's Champions League final had Istanbul and the typical shock against Deportivo La Coruna." Juve, on the other hand, will never have 10 points, but they can score seven or eight points in every game. Milan can get 10 points, but sometimes they can only get four or five. Fiorentina and AC Milan are in full form in this game, but Milan is distracted by the Champions League, for Ancelotti, he may be uneasy, and when he is restless, I am afraid Milan will make mistakes. ”

Fiorentina legend Batty expressed his support for Fiorentina before the game, saying: "The current Fiorentina team has played the most beautiful football, this is the football of my dreams, they have found their new god of war, and they have found two, Chen Yu scored a goal in the league, Toni scored 10 goals, this is a terrible number, even I have not reached such a terrible record, I believe they will definitely bring some harvest to Fiorentina." ”

At this time, Inter Milan was of course on Fiorentina's side, and Moratti also personally supported Fiorentina, "It would be good if both teams lost, because it is not good for anyone to win, but if it has to be divided, I hope Fiorentina will win, because I am friends with De La Valle and I like Chen very much."

Juventus are of course on Milan's side, Moggi said: "I think Milan have a better chance of winning, Milan lost the title last season because they lost to Fiorentina, and Carlo Ancelotti is unlikely to give Fiorentina another chance this season, but if we want to win the top spot, we need to win Roma first." ”

Before the game, players and managers on both sides were arguing on television and in the media, and ordinary fans were also engaged in white-knuckle battles on the ever-growing forums, attacking their opponents and supporting their own teams.