The topic of Inter Milan's defeat to Fiorentina lasted less than a day, and the media and fans immediately turned their attention to the Champions League.

The big dark horse of the Champions League, Fiorentina vs. Art Football Barcelona

Europe's top scorer Chen Yushi is the World Footballer of the Year, Ronaldinho

This is simply not a suspense blockbuster, the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious, Fiorentina has little hope of winning, but it is definitely a wonderful battle that can be predicted.

Previously, Fiorentina defeated Inter Milan away and Juventus in the Super Cup, which can fully show that the Purple Lily has the strength to get a draw or an upset.

Fiorentina coach Prandelli has a clear understanding of this, and on the second day after returning from Milan, he said in an interview with reporters after training: "If there is any difficult game in the Champions League, it is this one." Barcelona are the strongest opponents in this group and it is logical that Barcelona will win. Our goal is to get a draw away from home and if we give us a point now, I can even give up going to Spain. Barcelona had Ronaldo and Deco rested in the last game specifically to deal with us, which is not a good thing for us. Xiao Luo is a role model for the world's stars, with unparalleled skill and imagination. Of course Xavi, Deco and Samuel Eto'o are all very strong, they can all be ranked in the top 10 in their respective positions, and the star we can get our hands on is Chen, but we won't be afraid, that's it anyway, we just hope for a little bit of luck. ”

Fiorentina coach Prandelli kept a low profile and held Barcelona in high esteem, but Barcelona coach Rijkaard did not dare to be careless, and after the league game against Real Betis, Barcelona even played closed training

In an interview with the reporter of the "World Sports Newspaper", Rijkaard said: "Our opponent is the Italian team, we can't be careless at home, otherwise it will only be Barcelona who suffers, now the team needs to be protected, the players need to be quiet, so we will arrange closed training, Fiorentina and Barcelona now have three points in hand, this game is very important for both sides." Chen Yu is an all-round striker, this is the most versatile striker I have ever seen, he is simply unstoppable, this is the reason why he can keep scoring goals, how to prevent him is the key to this game. ”

Beware of Fiorentina, this is not only the opinion of Barça, but also of the Spanish media.

"Daily Sport" also reminded: "Although the opponent is not a team with a big name, let's not forget that they come from Serie A, and Barcelona will only have to maintain the highest level for 90 minutes to win the second win of the Champions League." Players should not be distracted during the game, let alone give big gifts to their opponents, especially at the home stadium at Camp Nou; Fiorentina lack of possessors on the ball, this game will certainly revolve around Chen Yu and Toney to focus on defensive counter-attacks, and it is important for Barcelona to pay attention to the midfield not to concede goals. Only nine points from three games will Barcelona be able to secure a place in the round of 16. ”

"World Sports Daily" told Barcelona that in the case of Udine's stubborn defense, the wing attack is very important for Barcelona, and the breakthrough player on the side must also be one step faster than the opponent to receive the ball, otherwise it will be difficult for the opponent to play a role once the opponent is deployed. Barcelona are better than their opponents on the wings, and the likes of Ronaldo, Messi and Eto'o can pose a great threat to their opponents. Youngster Lionel Messi is particularly worth looking forward to, with the Gamble Cup match against Juventus showing that a player of his calibre and skill is the most feared by Italian defenders. Barca's defenders and midfielders will also need to be fully involved in attacking in order to break down Fiorentina's walls, with the likes of Maxi and Larsson providing Rijkaard with tactical options. “

Since Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan are not strong opponents in this round, Rapid Vienna, Glasgow Rangers, and Schalke 04 cannot pose much threat to the Serie A top three, and the focus of Italian media attention is on Fiorentina.

When analyzing the tactics and advantages of the two sides, the Italian "Milan Sports Newspaper" said, "Barcelona's most threatening is of course their number one star Ronaldinho, but Eto'o, Deco, Xavi, Messi, Larsson, Gyuli and others must not be underestimated, they all have the power to break the balance." In addition, how to crack Barcelona's excellent ball control skills is also a difficult problem for Fiorentina, because this Barcelona team is surprisingly good in possession and rarely makes mistakes, which also means that if Fiorentina wants to play defensive counterattacks, there will be few opportunities, and if the ability to grasp the opportunity is not enough, it is likely to be a clean sheet. ”

However, "Milan Sport" also believes that this Barcelona team is not without weaknesses, and Barcelona's weakness is that their backline is a bit poor. 'The centre-backs have poor air defence and set-piece scoring ability, and last season's Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea. At that time, Barcelona made a mistake in the corner defense with the qualification in hand, and was eliminated by Terry's header. In addition, as far as Barcelona's personal ability is concerned, the bearded Oleg is too poor, Van Bronckhorst and Belletti are weak in attack and defense, only Puyol's personal ability and willpower are strong, but he alone can't save the entire backline, if Fiorentina can seize the opportunity to counterattack, this game will still be played. ”

Italy's "All Sports" believes that Fiorentina can get very few offensive opportunities in this game, don't look at Florence has Chen Yu, Tony, Di Natale and other powerful forwards, but because of the poor level of the midfield, the ball is probably under the control of Barcelona most of the time, Fiorentina's only chance to win is Barcelona's sloppy defense, Barcelona conceded an average of 076 goals per game in the league last season, however, in the first 5 rounds of this season, captain Puyol everywhere fires this number has risen to L goals, Moreover, Barcelona was broken by the opponent, in addition to the set-piece, the side is always broken by the opponent, but Fiorentina don't expect to have too many chances, in fact, Barcelona's attack does not need too much pressure from the fullback, Ronaldo, Eto'o's goals are mostly the result of midfield cooperation, and there are not many goals from the fullbacks.

Bremen are also one of the teams expected to qualify in Group C, and they are also very concerned about the match between Barcelona and Fiorentina, and the German newspaper Bild believes that the match between Barcelona and Fiorentina will have a direct impact on the qualification situation in Group C.

If Fiorentina beat Barcelona in an upset, Bremen and Panathinaikos will have to beat Barcelona or gain the upper hand against Fiorentina to have any hope of qualifying; Fiorentina and Barcelona will also have the upper hand in the remaining games, so Bremen and Panathinaikos are both hoping that Barcelona will beat Fiorentina on the road.

Bild believes that Barcelona's strength in the midfield is much stronger than Fiorentina's, and if their backline is at the level of the Serie A top three, Fiorentina has no vitality at all, but Barcelona's backline is too poor, which is the only hope for Fiorentina to upset away from home.

"Bild" believes that both sides must have a clear understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses, and will make targeted arrangements for the opponent's core players, so it is likely that the decision on the course of the game is not Ronaldinho, Toney, Chen Yu, Eto'o, Deco and other core players, but some extraordinary, but not well-known players, such as Barcelona's Larsson and Messi, Fiorentina's Montolivo and Bodinov.

Especially Messi, after the battle with Bremen, the Germans attach great importance to this talented young player, believing that in the big battle between Barcelona and Fiorentina, Messi may even play a role in changing the tide of the game.

The Italian media did not pay so much attention to it, and the Italian media believes that it is difficult to say whether the Argentine talent can play in the Champions League, because Messi's rival Giuli is the main force of the French team and is in his prime, and in this important Champions League game, Rijkaard may not risk Messi starting.

There is also a general belief within Fiorentina that Gyuli is more likely to start, and Messi may only come on as a substitute, so the main focus of the defense should be on Gyuli.

The only one who said that he wanted to pay attention to Messi was Chen Yu, in the team meeting, Chen Yu believed that Messi must start, and Fiorentina should defend the Argentine genius like Ronaldinho, otherwise Fiorentina will definitely suffer in front of this small man.

Chen Yu's point of view is destined to be in the minority, because Ronaldinho is the world's footballer, Messi has not even played La Liga, but won the championship in a game like the World Youth Championship, the gold content is very low, there is no comparison between the two, treat Messi with the attitude of Ronaldinho, this is simply a joke, if it is not for this point of view put forward by Chen Yu, the core of the team, the Fiorentina coaching staff really wants to blast him out.

"That's a bit of an exaggeration, we can't myth a kid, he's only 18 years old, and in Serie A, he should still play in the youth team." Prandelli objected tactfully.

Chen Yu knew through the star development system that Messi's future is at the level of the king of the ball, and such a player can't look at it from the eyes of ordinary people at all, he insisted: "Coach, you must not calculate, if you look at his ball control, you will almost never make a mistake, you will definitely not be able to break it if you don't foul, and if you foul it, it may not be broken, passing people is as natural as drinking water, except for the shooting goal, the others are not worse than Ronaldinho, the game against Bremen is the penalty created by Messi, for such a person, can we be careless." ”

Seeing Chen Yu talking and standing up excitedly, Prandelli smiled, let Chen Yu, who was a little excited, sit down, and said: "We won't be careless, it's just that we don't think he can drink Ronaldinho and treat him equally, Ronaldinho's role is not only to score goals and breakthroughs." His role is holistic, and Messi won't necessarily start yet. ”

"Well, I'll keep my opinion to myself." Chen Yu saw that Prandelli said insincerely, and his teammates and coaches did not support him, sighed, sat down and stopped talking, he had a hunch that this game was likely to be ruined in the hands of the Argentine boy, but he had nothing to do but wait for the bad consequences to happen, but fortunately, Fiorentina's opponent was not Barcelona, so Chen Yu couldn't say anything more, after all, he had to maintain the dignity of the coach.