The first day of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-knockout tie was undoubtedly Barcelona and Chelsea.

Although Chelsea lost at home, and the team that lost at home in the Champions League has not turned around in ten years, Mourinho is known as the second god, and there are still many people who are optimistic about Chelsea to create a miracle.

The giants are eye-catching, and the new army is also worth paying attention to.

"Yellow Nuclear Submarine" Villarreal is the first time to play in the Champions League, a new debut, Fiorentina has not played in the Champions League for five years, it can be said that it is a newcomer.

The battle between the newcomers and the second newcomers has attracted the attention of fans outside of the team, not because of the stars, but mainly because these two teams are likely to have one of the biggest dark horses of the season.

Looking at the U non-giants in the round of 16, small national teams such as PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, although they have a glorious history, are unlikely to break through the two levels of Inter Milan and Lyon.

Inter Milan are strong, with an away draw and two away goals, and returning to home certainly won't make any waves for Ajax, while PSV Eindhoven have lost both games at home, and it's almost impossible to think that France's home knockout of quarter-final regulars Lyon, and that's basically the end of it for both teams.

The Portuguese Super League giants Benfica, the second-rate European player, has played very well so far, and it is unthinkable that no one can eliminate Manchester United from the group before the start of the season, and defeating Liverpool at home L:0 is also a big upset, but even so, it is almost impossible for Benfica to eliminate Liverpool at Anfield, and it is estimated that Benfica's end is the glory of life and death.

As for Glasgow Rangers, they are still in the Champions League round of 16 for the first time, and they can beat the powerful Juventus at home, which can be regarded as saving face for the Soviet Super League, but the score of 3:3 is really not like a score that can eliminate the Bianconeri, and now the only hope for Glasgow Rangers is that the phone gate can affect Juventus, otherwise, they can only stop in the round of 16.

The other four non-mainstream teams all struggled to qualify, leaving only Villarreal in La Liga and Fiorentina in Serie A.

Because Villarreal and Fiorentina play each other directly, that is, no matter who wins or loses, one of these two teams must be able to reach the quarter-finals.

For a non-giant small team, being able to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League is considered a qualified dark horse, and if it can reach the top four, it is considered a big dark horse, and now Villarreal and Fiorentina must have one of them will become a dark horse, as for who will be a dark horse, this is difficult to say, after all, Fiorentina is only at home: Ij, Villarreal returns to their home stadium, only needs an l:0 to knock Fiorentina out.

Judging from the strength of the two teams in the first leg, the level of the two teams is not much different, the victory or defeat depends more on the state of the team, the play of the stars, the luck factor, in the away game, Villarreal played averagely, back at home, there are more than 20,000 Villarreal fans to support, Villarreal has a good chance of winning, from the bookmaker's odds, the odds of the two teams to advance are basically the same, the outcome of this game, Villarreal has a slight upper hand in the odds.

However, the Villarreal management was not at ease with the game, and Roig, the chairman of the submarine who wanted to win the history of Fiorentina, said, "The odds are not reliable, and if they are really reliable, there will be no upset." ”

Roig not only thinks the odds are unreliable, but also does not feel at ease with coach Manuel Pellegrini, in Roig's view, the Chilean engineer's ability to command on the spot is not as good as Prandelli, and he, as the chairman, also has an obligation to contribute to the team's victory, rather than sitting there like a fan.

In order to attract fans to the stadium on non-rest days to support his team and cheer for his team, Roig did make a lot of money, and he sold tickets to fans who had team packages and other ways to reduce the price of tickets, hoping to use the enthusiasm of the fans to arouse the morale of coaches and players.

In Roygue's view, although the team is small, not well-known, the population is small, and the fans are small, it is impossible to create the same monstrous momentum as Fiorentina's Stadio Frankie at the Love Song Stadium, but if the Love Song Stadium can be filled and the fans give it their full support, it will undoubtedly give Villarreal another point of victory.

However, what Roig never expected was that many Villarreal fans sold tickets to away fans from Italy at a high price, and according to the survey, at least about 1,000 fans sold their tickets to Fiorentina fans two days before the game.

When the news reached the ears of the players of Roig and Villarreal, it immediately caused unease and panic among the club's hierarchy and the players and coaches.

Because Villarreal's stadium can only accommodate 00, there are now thousands of fans selling tickets to opponents' fans, and on the day of the game, who knows how many fans will be able to sell their low-priced tickets and make a small fortune.

In addition to concerns about fans selling off their homes en masse, Roig and club officials are also concerned about safety issues.

When Fiorentina played, the players and fans on both sides were very angry, and if it wasn't for the Italian police who were prepared and prepared, maybe there would have been a clash between fans at that time.

Originally, Villarreal's top management opened up a special area for Italian fans to watch the game for 3UU0 Fiorentina fans, and Villarreal only gave Fiorentina 3,000 tickets, which is also a big loss for the Fiorentina players who are used to enjoying the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, and may even affect their performance. And the fans are separated, not mixed, and the stadium security and riot police are much easier to manage.

Villarreal's top brass is not overly concerned, and this is not the first time such a thing has happened. At the beginning of the season, Villarreal and Everton fans mingled in the stands. Because Everton were eventually eliminated from the competition, the fans of the two teams almost clashed fiercely in the stands.

Juan Yanesa, the head of security for Villarreal, told the newspaper Rivers: "It's a hidden danger and I will meet with the police on Monday night, maybe they can help us prevent fans from entering the stadium by illegal means such as buying tickets from others." Of course, we and the stadium also need to strengthen the management, because if no one sells tickets, even the Fiorentina fans will not be able to enter the stadium. ”

Villarreal president Roig was angry and complained to the fans through the media: "It's an unusual situation, we have our own fans buy tickets for very little money, so that they can support their team and get close to their heroes." But they didn't appreciate it, and now that the tickets are in the hands of the away fans, I can't imagine that Villarreal has made it to the last 16 of the Champions League after hundreds of years of hard work, and this honor is not as good as a dozen or dozens of euros. ”

However, President Villarreal still underestimated this profit, which is not a small profit of tens of euros.

Due to the possibility of Fiorentina advancing to the quarterfinals, there are many people who come to the Love Song Stadium to support the visiting team, about 10,000 or 20,000, and there is a steady stream of people coming later, which is far more than the number of votes given by the Villarreal club, and the local TV station of Villarreal is ready to broadcast the match between Barcelona and Chelsea, and most fans have not purchased the Sky TV program that broadcasts the match between Villarreal and Rangers, and they can't even watch it. As a result, many Florence fans who came from outside Europe frantically grabbed tickets in the hands of local fans or scalpers, and sold tickets from more than a dozen euros to hundreds of euros.

In the face of ten times or more profits, fans who are not too hardcore, and fans who are not very wealthy, will definitely exchange their tickets for colorful euros, after all, for many fans, not watching a game is nothing.

Although the Fiorentina club management is happy that the fans are so crazy about supporting Fiorentina, they are also worried about conflicts between fans, Fiorentina president de la Valle said with some hypocrisy: "Thanks to the loyal support of the fans for Fiorentina, we will definitely advance to the quarter-finals, many fans will not see the game if they don't go to the stadium, I can understand their feelings, but I think the best way is to go to a bar to watch the game." ”

De La Valle's words will certainly not have any effect, for the fans, maybe the stars will listen to a few words, the president's words are like farting at all, especially the fans outside Europe, they come all the way, if the game does not work, how sorry it is, they don't care about spending a few hundred euros more.

As a result, before the start of the game, Villarreal's home stands were filled with almost half of the Fiorentina fans, which made Villarreal's home advantage almost come to naught.