Volume 1 Chapter 377 Reaching the Group Stage (I)
In the 19th minute, Chen Yu opened the scoring, breaking the deadlock on the field and making the game even more white-hot
If before Chen Yu's goal, Sporting Lisbon still had a bit of luck and wanted to equalize while keeping the backline safe, but now there is no such possibility, and the difference between the two goals makes them have to give it a go, unless they give up on qualifying.
Of course, it is impossible to give up, in addition to honor, there are millions of real euros in the Champions League group stage, even if Sporting Lisbon is not a, these millions of euros also have a lot of attraction, for honor, for money, Sporting Lisbon can only compete with Fiorentina.
"If you attack it, you will either die or the net will break"
Sporting Lisbon's captain Beto gave an impassioned call to his teammates to attack.
"If you attack it, you will either die or the net will break"
The Sporting Lisbon players also chanted along with the captain and rushed towards the Fiorentina half.
As the saying goes, one person is desperate and ten thousand people are unstoppable, and Sporting Lisbon is ready to fight with Fiorentina, and immediately overwhelmed Fiorentina in terms of momentum.
However, Fiorentina are not easy to come by, as Sporting Lisbon's technical and tactical level and individual ability are no better than Fiorentina's, and they will need the help of the team's three stars Moutinho, Nani and Ederson to break down the Fiorentina goal.
Moutinho played as a central midfielder in this game, but he was versatile and could play anywhere in midfield and was seen as Portugal's most promising midfielder after Rui Costa and Deco. Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are all hoping for this rising star.
In the first leg, Moutinho had an excellent performance, but Chen Yu performed even better, and Moutinho could only bow to the wind in the end.
In this game, Moutinho wanted to complete his revenge on Chen Yu, and after the opening, he has been performing well, running first in the team, and only one passing error, which played the role of threading the needle. But Fiorentina's defence was layered, with the two defensive midfielders almost killing all the efforts of Moutinho and the strikers.
When Sporting Lisbon wanted to use the fullback's assist to open up space in the middle, Chen Yu broke through the door of Sporting Lisbon with a strange shot, interrupting all Sporting Lisbon's attempts and efforts.
Attacking again, Sporting Lisbon was even more aggressive than before, with the two full-backs flying up like two wings, attacking Fiorentina's wings with the full-backs.
In the first minute of the game, Nani rushed to Fiorentina's right side of Maggio's side on the side, he made two consecutive quick stops and turns, shaking Maggio to the ground, and it was difficult to follow Nani to death, and he also needed the help of the defender Donader, and at this time no one had the energy to think about the fullback Polgar who came up with the assist.
Nani looked at the inability to get rid of Maggio's marking and played the ball back to Polgar, who came up with the assist
Polgar took a look at the box after winning the ball and passed the ball into the box.
Now Fiorentina also has Sporting Lisbon strikers Ederson and Pini in the penalty area, and the manpower to grab the point is certainly not enough compared to the defenders, but at this time, Moutinho suddenly appeared in the Fiorentina penalty area, he made a beautiful stop at the back post, and then followed up with the shot, but unfortunately the ball was blocked by Fiorentina defender Dainelli.
Five minutes later, Nani broke down the flank, Moutinho cut in at high speed in the middle, and Nani broke down the left and got the ball to Moutinho with the best of his heart.
Moutinho looked close to goalkeeper and defender Ujfalusi, and he cleverly conceded it, deceived him with an elegant turn, and then deftly pushed the ball past team-mate Ederson on the right.
Ederson also knew that his chances at this time were calculated on his fingers, and he didn't make any adjustments, just followed up and played, and the ball flew straight to the left side of the goal.
Fiorentina's goalkeeper Frei reacted quickly, he saw the ball leave Ederson's feet, he judged the speed and direction of the ball, and immediately flew over to intercept it, saving Ederson's ball.
In the first minute of the game, Sporting Lisbon's talented teenager Nani was in excellent form, he broke Fiore on the wing, shook off Brockie with a feint, and suddenly cut inside to the edge of the box.
Fiorentina's other midfielder, Donadale, had to come over to block, but Nani flashed it again.
After Nani passed three people in a row, Fiorentina's players said that they couldn't let Nani break through like this again, for fear that he would go crazy and be even more unfavorable to Fiorentina's defense, so three or four players rushed to Nani to surround and suppress him.
Nani has a high level of football talent and physical excellence, and arguably has everything it takes to become a superstar, but his previous problem was only to know how to break through. I don't know how to pass the ball, the other is a wave shot, after dribbling inside, Nani often uses powerful shots to intimidate opponents.
But with two goals down on aggregate, Nani seemed to be a lot smarter, too, when he dribbled sideways at high speeds. He didn't even think about shooting the first time, but passed the ball behind him with his heel.
This time in midfield to get the ball was Sporting Lisbon's midfielder Miguel.
Miguel didn't expect Nani to pass such a beautiful ball, but he was not very old, but he didn't panic, and when he saw that he was not far from the defender, he flicked the ball away from the defender, and then adjusted his center of gravity to follow up with a volley.
Miguel had the ability to shoot from distance, the ball was 223 meters away from the goal, and there was no obstacle in front of the goal, and the ball flew to the left side of the goal like a cannonball from a cannon.
After goalkeeper Frey's consecutive saves, the state came up, Miguel's shot was of high quality, and the force, angle, and timing were well grasped, but it was saved again by Frey.
There were less than 1,000 Portuguese fans in the stands who came to watch the game, but the save of Fiorentina's goalkeeper Frei still made Portuguese fans have to admire, and the two saves of this "beautiful" guy reminded me of Buffon"
Frei has now become the most reliable guarantee at the back.
When Sporting Lisbon sent a corner, Chen Yu returned to the backfield, celebrated Frei's save with his teammates, and warned his teammates not to be careless, the opponent's attack is very good, there are many offensive means, let them attack, not to mention the gap between two goals, even if it is a three-goal gap, I am afraid that the victory is not guaranteed, Fiorentina must strengthen the counterattack, attack when there is a chance, and completely crush the opponent's fighting spirit.
Chen Yu's words played a role at this time, before, Chen Yu's also told his teammates not to be careless, but his teammates didn't care, the consecutive victories made them a little inflated, and they didn't appreciate Sporting Lisbon at all, after the opponent's continuous shooting, the Fiorentina players really felt the opponent's attacking power, and they also had a deeper understanding of Chen Yu's words.
In the last ten minutes of the first half, Fiorentina did not play a big role, but continued to fight with Sporting Lisbon's players in the midfield, hoping to slow down the opponent's attack and reduce the quality of the opponent's attack by containing Sporting Lisbon's midfield.
When Fiorentina defended, Chen Yu still did not return to defense, or ran non-stop on the opponent's back line, dazzling the two central defenders, they even had the urge to drive Chen Yu away, but they also knew that they could not relax on this Chinese for a second, the goal just scored by Chen Yu frightened the two central defenders of Sporting Lisbon, and they still haven't figured out when Chen Yu disappeared from their side, and how to make such a complicated and calm thing.
In the first half of stoppage time, Beto and Pinto felt that there was nothing to do and relaxed their vigilance, but at this time, Beto and Pinto, who had not given up monitoring Chen Yu, breathed a sigh of relief this time and was ready to call it a day.
But at this time, Maggio, who had been uneasy about the status quo and was always thinking about attacking, suddenly sent a long diagonal pass, and the ball flew straight behind Beto and Pinto.
The arc of the ball's flight was a bit long, giving the two central defenders plenty of time to prepare, but when they judged the landing point and were about to clear the ball, they found that Chen Yu was no longer there, and had already thrown them more than a meter away.
With Chen Yu's speed, more than two meters away, Beto and Pingto will never be able to catch up, and can only chase farther and farther.
Just when all the Sporting Lisbon fans sighed, thinking that this was over, Chen Yu must have formed a single knife, but found that the linesman on the sidelines raised the flag, indicating that Chen Yu's ball was offside.
Chen Yu couldn't believe that he was offside, but he ran away from watching the pass.
The slow motion of the big screen in the stadium was played, and the Fiorentina fans in the stands were even more dissatisfied, they roared angrily, scolding the linesman for being blind, such a good ball was actually blown off, this is a single goal that determines the outcome of the game.
The facts could no longer be changed, and Florence could only accept it.
With time running out, Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Carini unleashed the set-piece, which flew straight into the Fiorentina penalty area for the last wave of attacks.
But Frey had a lot of range of movement, and as the ball flew by, Frei's strike went into the penalty area and hit the ball out with both fists.
At this time, the referee did not give another chance, and he blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
At the end of the first half, the players on both sides had different expressions, one elated, the other depressed, and they all walked quickly to the dressing room, they needed to rest, because there were definitely forty-five more minutes to go in the second half.