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Volume 1 Chapter 596 Prelude to the Finals

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    The war of words between Fiorentina and Barcelona continued until the day of the match. As the conflict intensified, a conflict almost broke out between the two sides during training at the Stade de France. In short, the overture before the game was exciting enough, which made fans want to watch the final.  A bit of anticipation.  In the morning, Fiorentina did not go to the Stade de France for training. They are already familiar with the venue. The main task of the team today is to relax, mentally and physically.  Mental relaxation is the most important thing. As the reporters analyzed, for Florence, almost all players have no experience in the finals. This is the first time they have participated in the Champions League finals in their lives. It is normal to be nervous, but Florence must overcome it.  This kind of nervousness, because the Champions League final will not give them a chance to make mistakes.  Prandelli took the players to watch a horse race in the morning. After coming back, he reviewed the highlights of Barcelona's loss. Then the players were free to move around, but this activity could only be done in the hotel and could not go out.  Fiorentina is the first player in the finals. In fact, Barcelona does not have much experience in the finals. At least half of the players are first players, so head coach Rijkaard also takes the players for mental massage. Their method is more artistic than the Italians.  Players attend concerts.  Before the game, one of the two sides in the final was watching the horse racing, and the other was listening to the concert. As for who has better results, we will not know until the game in the evening.  In the afternoon, Florence went to the Stade de France to train for an hour, and then returned to the hotel gym for half an hour. Prandelli then held a pre-match mobilization meeting in the hotel conference room. When it was all over,  It's time for dinner.  Dinner is a nutritious meal. It used to be hard to swallow food, but now every player has eaten a lot. After dinner, the whole team boarded the bus and drove to the Stade de France surrounded by many fans.  At this moment, Paris has become a sea of ??football. From Paris to the small town of Saint-Denis, you can see fans dressed in strange and weird costumes everywhere. They are wearing Barcelona or Fiorentina jerseys, with oil paint on their faces, and holding various kinds of football flags.  With similar slogans and banners, singing their own team songs or self-composed songs, the usually deserted avenue is now as lively as the main street.  As soon as the Fiorentina players got off the bus, they were surrounded by reporters and fans. The fans knew that the players were preparing for the game at the moment and had no time to sign autographs and take photos with them, so they all took out their cameras and mobile phones to take random photos, flashing lights.  Stop, making the entrance of the stadium look like daylight.  When the Fiorentina players came to the locker room to change clothes and warm up on the field, about one-third of the fans had already entered the Stade de France, and there was still more than an hour before the start of the game.  The live broadcasts on major TV stations have also begun, and the hosts have also obtained the starting lists of both parties.  Barcelona's side is 43: 1 Valdes-Oleg, 4 Marcos, Puyol, - Van Bronckhorst 0 Deco, 15 - Edmilson, Iniesta - Giuly, Eto'o,  10-Ronaldinho.  Except for Messi who did not appear in the starting lineup due to a slight injury, Rijkaard sent his strongest lineup.  In Florence, Prandelli seems to have sent out a 433 formation, with goalkeeper Toldo, center backs Gamberini and Dainelli, full-backs Pascual and Uyfalusi, and midfielder  Donadale, Pacenza and Jorgensen, forwards Luca Toni, Chen Yu and Di Natale.  The reason why this seems to be a 433 formation is because Chen Yu's position is very flexible. He can play as a midfielder or forward. Only his specific position in the game can tell what Florence's formation is in this game.  However, because Fiorentina's main attacking midfielder Fiore actually sat on the bench, the hosts speculated that Chen Yu might replace Fiore in this game because Barcelona's midfield control ability is too strong.  It is impossible for Lei to steal the ball from his opponent when he comes on the field. It is better to let Chen Yu play as an attacking midfielder. In this way, although Chen Yu is a little further from the goal, his defensive ability can add a layer of defense to Florence.  barrier.  Jorgensen's start also made the hosts and experts think a lot, because if Fiorentina wants to defend, it can play three midfielders, if it wants to attack, it can play Fiore, and now it has two midfielders plus Jorgensen.  What kind of?  Could it be that he wants to use Jorgensen to attack Florence's right back Oleg?  There is no guarantee that this is not possible. After all, Barcelona's offensive power is the best in the world. It may be difficult for Florence to defend by relying on defense alone. Florence must put some pressure on Barcelona's defense line in order to reduce the pressure on its own defense line.  There is actually nothing to discuss about Barcelona.  Barcelona is unbeatable 43. The only surprising thing is that Xavi replaced Van Bommel. Because Xavi has been injured recently, Van Bommel replaced him in the starting lineup. Although Xavi's injury is better now, his condition is unknown.  Many people thought that Rijkaard would not take risks in an important game like the Champions League final, but they did not expect that??Jaccard still had sex with Harvey.  These hosts and guests all believe that Barcelona does not think highly of Florence and is prepared to use offense to solve the game and does not want to play two defensive midfielders. However, to a certain extent, Barcelona¡¯s choice is a bit risky in case Xavi is attacking.  If his performance is poor and his defense is far inferior to Van Bommel, then Barcelona's midfield advantage will be gone.  The hosts, commentators, and guests were all pondering over the two lists, hoping to guess Prandelli and Rijkaard's thoughts and tactical arrangements from these two lists, but in fact the same list was different.  People's opinions are definitely different, and the formation is not static. Players will change positions and move during the game, so what these people talk about is just to entertain the fans and kill the boring time before the game.  In the locker room, the Fiorentina players have just come back from the warm-up. The warm-up at this moment is just to stretch their muscles and prepare for the hard competition ahead. The players are not sweating, but their breath is rougher than before.  In twenty minutes, the most important game of their lives will begin, and the players become excited again just thinking about it.  Prandelli saw the expressions of the players, but he was not in a hurry. Moderate tension is also good for the game. In such a game, it is simply impossible for the players not to be nervous at all. Now Prandelli  What Leigh has to do is to adjust the players' emotions to the state most suitable for the game, so that they can control the game in their own hands from the first minute of playing.  Prandelli looked at his watch, it was 7:25, "There are still a few minutes. The Champions League final will start. Let's take a rest here. I have said everything I need to say. I think this game is important."  Everyone knows very well, and there is no need for me to repeat it again, you also know very well how to play the game. Now everyone is here to do whatever you want, whatever you want, as long as it allows you to play the game well in a while.  Prandelli is ambitious for this game. It can be said that Florence is very lucky to reach the final. Prandelli knows that even if he is from now until the age of UU, he can lead the team to the final.  There will never be more than three opportunities, so he still wants to win this championship even if he loses a few years. But although Prandelli has never played in the finals as a coach, he has experienced such big scenes as a player.  Knowing what to do at this time, for Florence, which is in a weak position, it is not necessarily a good thing for the players to be overconfident and overzealous. For them, what is most needed to make the defense impeccable is a calm mentality and Prandelli.  In comparison, Rijkaard's method of adjusting the player's condition is more passionate, which is also related to the team's tactical play. Barcelona is obviously a strong side and must be the leader of the offense. At this time, the players' emotions are high.  The confidence is high, which is very helpful for their level of performance. If they can break the deadlock at the beginning, it will be easy to play later. "Now, we are one of the two best teams on the planet.  I hope that after 90 minutes, we can become the best team in the world. Our opponents are very strong, very strong. In the past two years, they have defeated many giants and won many honors. It seems that they can always create miracles. Now  , This is the team we are facing" Rijkaard paused for a moment to look at the players' reactions. He is not a poor speaker who reads from the script. He can achieve such great success as a coach.  The result is because he knows how to understand the players and can bring out the full potential of Barcelona players. "Will we lose?  It is possible that as long as there are games, there will be winners and losers. No one can guarantee which game he will lose. But we cannot lose this game because we cannot afford to lose. Now the whole world is optimistic about us, even the bookmakers  They all put their treasure on us. If we still lose the game under this situation, the pressure on us will be even greater.  Pressure, yes, pressure is our biggest enemy. This enemy is stronger than Florence. If we can defeat it, then we can defeat everything. We don't need to compare with others, and we never care about other people's voices.  It is enough for us to just play our own football. We have been playing this kind of football for more than ten years. We know how to play it with our eyes closed.  We have won the Champions League and the league championship with this kind of football, and now we have to use it to win a Champions League of our own" Rijkaard still looked calm, but the hearts of the Barcelona players were filled with excitement.  Filled with overflowing pride and confidence, they all held their heads high, like warriors about to go out. With almost ten minutes left in the game, Barcelona's players were excited and confident under Rijkaard's encouragement.  A hundred times, like death squads, but the Fiorentina players are as calm as a group of assassins. They sit in the locker room like stone statues. Only their eyes full of desire can reveal their inner passion and desire for the championship.    Players, referees and fans are indispensable in a football match. Players are undoubtedly the protagonists of the game, but fans and referees are also indispensable. Sometimes fans and referees can also become protagonists.  Now the players are ready to play, and all the fans in the stands are here, even some big-name fans, such as the president and secretary-general of UEFA, the mayor of Paris, football king Pele, and superstar Batistou  Tower, Papin, Cantona, and other famous figures also came to the stadium.  Before the players took the field, these former football superstars were the protagonists of the Stade de France. The reporter's camera never left them. The host continued to introduce these superstars in a sensational way, and hinted that, like Ronaldinho,  Players like Chen Yu will be like Batistuta and Cantona at worst in the future. And if they are lucky, for example, Barcelona can win the Champions League this time, and Brazil can also win the subsequent World Cup in Germany, then Barcelona and Brazil  Ronaldinho, the core of the team, may become a king like Pele.  In the referee's locker room, Norwegian Hauge was also nervously walking around in the locker room.  The 20-year-old Hauge is a civil servant. Although he is not very old, he has been engaged in the refereeing career for 20 years. He began to referee top leagues in 1990 and became an international referee in 1993. He has refereed the European Championships and the New Year's World Cup, but the Champions League final  It was his first time to enforce the law. In terms of the pressure he endured, Hauge was greater than the players on both sides.  Haug is trying to recall the words of the Italian bald referee Collina: The referee must have authority on the field. The referee needs to be an invisible person. The best compliment to the referee is: Ah, there is still a referee in this game?  Thinking of Collina, Hauge felt much calmer. In his mind, Collina was the benchmark in the refereeing world. Hauge only hoped that he could reach Collina's eighth achievement and he was very happy.  Haug looked at his watch. This was a high-tech Swiss watch uniformly equipped by UEFA for referees. The time had reached 7:38. Haug waved to his two Norwegian compatriots and walked out with the ball.  Referee's locker room.  When the players of Fiorentina and Barcelona came out of the mixed tunnel, there was a huge noise in the stands of the Stade de France, and the air seemed to become hot.  "The players are out and the final is about to begin." the French commentator shouted, but as soon as his voice came out, it was drowned out by the applause and shouts of the fans. Even the commentator himself couldn't hear what he said.  But he continued speaking conscientiously.  "The players from both sides ran into the stadium, and then they had to take a group photo, exchange team flags and emblems, and then the game began Now let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides to see if there are any changes" In the huge  Amidst the noise, not only the players were excited, but also the fans themselves who made the noise.  This Champions League final cannot be said to be a peak showdown. Previously, Barcelona and Chelsea, Barcelona and AC Milan were all said to be early finals. Even if Arsenal enters the final, it seems to be more worthy of the peak showdown than Fiorentina, but in  Before the game, because the media was hyping up the grievances between the two teams in the group stage, the two sides had a war of words for several days. More importantly, everyone wanted to see the World Footballer Ronaldinho and his goals.  The duel between the madman Chen Yu, so everyone has great expectations for this game. It is precisely because there are so many gimmicks before the game, and there are so many grievances and resentments, that this game has attracted much attention. Stade de France  It was packed, with no seats left for the 80,000 people. It was said that there were many people outside who could not buy tickets and could only watch the live broadcast on the big screen TV.  After the players from both sides took a group photo, they shook hands with each other, and then each stood in one half of the court, waiting for the captains of both sides to exchange team flags and emblems.  Fiorentina's captain is Chen Yu, and Barcelona's captain is their Lion King Puyol. In this game, Puyol is the central defender and Chen Yu is the forward, so when the two exchanged team flags and emblems, Puyol  Joel began to put pressure on Chen Yu. He kept staring at Chen Yu with fierce eyes, trying to overwhelm Chen Yu in terms of momentum, but Chen Yu was not afraid and still looked at him with contempt.  When Puyol shook hands with Chen Yu, he tried to squeeze Chen Yu hard, but Chen Yu's strength was no worse than him. The two secretly competed, and Puyol seemed to suffer a little loss.  After the secret contest between the two sides, Puyol's face became gloomy. He felt that the opponent's Chinese captain was indeed not a character to be trifled with, but Puyol was very strong-willed and was not affected at all.  After the two sides picked sides, Florence attacked from left to right and Barcelona attacked from right to left. Barcelona was the first to qualify for the kick-off.  "The referee Hauge blew the whistle and the game started." Eto'o passed the football to Ronaldinho, and then the ball was passed to Barcelona's backcourt like a flowing stream, and then quickly passed to every player.  feet.   In the first five minutes of the game, the focus of commentators from various countries was still on the pre-match highlights and starting arrangements of both sides.  However, there was nothing exciting in these five minutes. Both sides were still in the testing stage and were very cautious.  So no one thought the commentator was off topic.  Fiorentina organized a long pass attack and hit Barcelona's penalty area, but it was destroyed by Puyol.  Using Barcelona to play a fast break, there was a shot, but Eto'o's shot was shot high due to Donadale's personal interference.  It was the only shot in five minutes.  Although the quality of the attack is not high, the smell of gunpowder is indeed very strong.  Fiorentina¡¯s defense was very fierce from the beginning, and when they were fighting close to each other, they made a lot of moves with their hands.  In the first five minutes, the referee Haug stopped the game four times, committing four fouls, three to Fiorentina and one to Barcelona.  But no cards were played.  This made the Catalan commentator a little dissatisfied: "Haug has never officiated a final game. Because if he had officiated a final game, he should know that if the momentum of Florence is not curbed,  The game will definitely lead to chaos."
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