Chapter 772
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According to the rules set by UEFA, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals between Fiorentina and Bayern Munich will be played at Bayern’s home Olympic Stadium. A week later, both sides will play the second leg at Frankie Stadium.
For the media and fans, this game has the following highlights: First, whether Fiorentina has the opportunity to realize their dream of becoming the second team to complete four consecutive championships in the Champions League after Real Madrid in the 1950s; second, whether Bayern Munich can break through the Fiorentina level, reappearing on the stage of the Champions League final after a full twelve years; the last point, and it is also the most concerned point, that is, Rui Costa, a Portuguese midfielder who became famous in Benfica but reached the peak of his personal career (team honors) in Fiorentina, can complete a counterattack against his old club Fiorentina in the semi-finals!
Although Rui Costa and Florence can be said to have a peaceful breakup, and after transferring to Bayern Munich, the Portuguese won the core position of the organization with their outstanding overall view and organizational skills, it is obviously impossible to say that Costa has no resentment towards Florence.
After all, those who pay attention to football know that Costa hopes to get a solid main position and more playing time in Fiorentina, but Fiorentina, who already has Effenberg, cannot meet his demand, so the Portuguese decided to leave the giant club and turn to the embrace of Bayern Munich, who is willing to give him a core position.
The Portuguese's decision is understandable, but many people think that Costa is not worthy of Bayern's transfer fee of $20 million and the price of the team's core position to sign him. Because although the Portuguese has master-level performance in the midfield, he lacks the domineering and influence necessary to become the team leader on the court. It is difficult to lead the team to victory at critical moments and against the wind.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Fiorentina has completely fallen into a great position after Bati left Purple Lily and joined Rome in pursuit of his Serie A championship dream. Although Costa is outstanding, he is restricted by factors such as his own personality and the literary style of playing football on the court, making it difficult for him to become a qualified team leader.
Otherwise, when Rui Costa played football in Fiorentina and the Portuguese national team in history, it would be impossible for him to hand over the team's position as the striker Batistuta, who was the striker, and his position was limited to the wing and became famous later than him.
Therefore, this semi-final match against Fiorentina in the eyes of Rui Costa, who has been questioned by the outside world after transferring to Bayern, is undoubtedly the best opportunity to prove his strength!
As long as he can lead Bayern Munich to eliminate Fiorentina from the Champions League in these two games, no one will say he is not as good as Effenberg!
It was precisely for this reason that after the game began, facing the siege of two defensive players, Marklele and Gattuso, Costa, who was preparing to show his skills, did not avoid any slightest. He repeatedly broke through the siege with his superb dribbling skills and realistic fake moves, and gave exquisite passes to Basler and Yankel on the front line!
Zhuang Mingge, who sat in the VIP box to watch this game, was not surprised by Costa's performance. After all, thinking about Zidane, who had entered the end of his career in his previous life, could rely on his experience and skills to get rid of Gattuso's close pressing, who was at his peak, and constantly create scoring opportunities for the old French team.
Zidane, who has passed the peak, is still like this. Rui Costa, who is in his prime and is not inferior to Qizu's technical level, is naturally no problem to deal with Gattuso and Marklele. However, the Portuguese's physical consumption is greater than usual. After all, Gattuso and Marklele are not easy to deal with. If you don't be careful, you will be successfully stolen by the other party.
It was precisely because Rui Costa kept sending exciting passes like scalpels in the game, and his just right dispatch and organization that Bayern Munich, who was fighting at home, was not controlled by Fiorentina, who intends to take the away side, and at the same time, the away team did not dare to easily press the attack, for fear that Costa would seize the opportunity to make a quick counterattack, which would lead to the loss of his own goal.
Naturally, Fiorentina will not be suppressed by Bayern. After all, in terms of control over the game, Zi Lily, who has two major midfielders in Effenberg and Redondo, is obviously better than Bayern Munich, and it should have created much more opportunities than its opponents.
The reason why Fiorentina and Bayern had offensive and defensive positions after the game made people feel that the two teams were evenly matched on the court was mainly because the players were deliberately restricted by Capello before the game began.
The reason why Capello arranged this way was of course not because he accepted bribes from Bayern and planned to let the team lose intentionally, but because Fiorentina's schedule for this Champions League semi-finals was away first and then home. That's why Capello decided to let the team win in the away game in the first leg, and wait until the second leg returned to his more familiar home court, and then take action to get rid of the opponent!
What is a victory to win? According to Capello, it is naturally what the Italian team is best at, and the reinforced concrete-like chain defense ties up Bayern players' offensive footsteps, and then uses Ronaldo's speed and Vieri's impact to tear the opponent's defense line to achieve the final victory!
However, there is a saying that the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. Although Bayern Munich is slightly inferior to Fiorentina in overall strength, Bayern players' desire for victory is obviously stronger than Fiorentina's side, and with Rui Costa who has made his wholehearted efforts to attack the game... Tonight, the goddess of victory naturally favors the more aggressive side, because Ronaldo and Vieri have not grasped it once, either missed it or were pounced by the brave Golden Lion King.
Chapter completed!