Chapter 117

Chapter 117

For Fiorentina, this result is not difficult to accept. With an away goal in hand, at least Fiorentina already has a certain advantage in the fight for the right to qualify.

But for Chelsea, it was completely different. Not only did they lose an away goal, but what was more serious was that in the next away game, the team's defense core, captain Terry, would be suspended.

Although in this game, Terry performed like shit in the first half, especially that stupid foul, which directly caused the team's first conceded goal, but in any case, Terry was under Grant. The best central defender, without the Dinghaishenzhen on the back line, Chelsea will be at least on the back line in the next game, but it will be really troublesome.

In the press conference after the game, Grant was obviously very dissatisfied with the result: "My players lost themselves on the court. Their performance today was terrible. Except for Cech and Drogba, I can't comment on other players. People, because their performance was completely unqualified, especially John Terry, his foul was so stupid, and his performance in the first half should never have happened to him, but I am still very confident about the promotion, Our overall strength is stronger, even if we go to the home court of Fiorentina in the next round, this advantage will not be reduced!"

Prandelli didn't even bother to answer Grant's comments. He just praised the performance of the players at the press conference. As for Degan, he took a little time out of his busy schedule to respond, but only A pitiful sentence: "It's a good idea!"

The first round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League ended. The four Premier League teams, except Chelsea, all defeated their opponents. Arsenal and Liverpool defeated Schalke 04 and Fenerbahce respectively. Locked in a place for promotion, Manchester United also easily and comfortably killed the red wolf Roma who wanted revenge at home.

Before the start of the match between Rome and Manchester United, Totti, the core prince of the team, yelled in a high-profile way to avenge last season. Roma also performed very well during the game. Unfortunately, in terms of overall strength? In terms of overall strength, Roma There is still a big gap from the European giants at the level of Manchester United.

After holding on for more than 80 minutes, Roma's defense finally collapsed. Gamberini, who switched from Fiorentina to Roma last summer, became the target of all Roma fans after the game.

It was his foul in the 85th minute that was judged polarized by the referee. Giggs hit a penalty kick. Roma, who was behind the score, counterattacked vigorously in the next time, but was caught by Manchester United before the end of the game A counterattack opportunity was given, and Rooney succeeded in a sneak attack.

2:0!

This score reflects the strength gap between the two teams, but compared to Roma's half-time efforts, it seems a bit unfair.

I have to say that in this game, Roma performed really well. Although they were suppressed by Manchester United in the first half, after the start of the second half and until the deadlock was broken by Manchester United, they even occupied the field. a certain degree of initiative.

Totti even nearly scored a goal once. In the 63rd minute, after Roma midfielder De Rossi stole the ball, he counterattacked directly and passed the ball to Mancini on the wing. The ball went straight to the bottom line. After using the speed advantage to get rid of Evra, he made a direct pass. After Totti followed up in time to stop the ball in the chest, he volleyed directly. Unfortunately, he hit too squarely and hit Van der Sar The calf was ejected.

Even after conceding a goal first, Roma is not completely without a chance to tie the score. Just the second minute after Manchester United scored a penalty kick, Roma took a free kick and drove the ball directly into Manchester United's penalty area. Ann's header was a hair's breadth away.

The final score may reflect the overall strength of the two teams, but it is definitely not the true level shown by the two teams today.

After the game, Manchester United coach Ferguson also said in an interview: "This is not a fair result. Roma performed very well today. They deserved a draw, but today's luck is obviously on our side. Back to At home, Roma will definitely be more active, but with the difference of two goals, even if they play at home, it will be very difficult to come back!"

It has to be said that Ferguson's self-confidence is not unreasonable. Manchester United's overall strength is dominant, coupled with a tricky head coach, if the Roma team wants to make a comeback, there is really not much hope.

Spalletti also seemed very disappointed with the result of the game after the game: "My players worked very hard on the field and created a lot of opportunities. It's a pity that luck is too bad, but it's not time to give up yet. , we will do our best in the next round, and I hope to have a good result then!"

Spalletti refused to admit defeat, but his tone did not sound strong enough. Even the Italian media were not optimistic about the future of the Roma team. In a word, the strengths of the two teams were not on the same level at all. , the Roma team is not behind, it can be said that the enemy is underestimated. After all, the opponents who were settled 7-1 last season, the Manchester United soldiers do not seem to need to pay attention to it, but it is precisely because of this that after such a game, even if they return to Olympia On the field, Manchester United will only become more careful, which makes Rome's hope of a comeback even smaller.

At this point in the Champions League, it can be said that in the face of the encirclement and suppression of the top four in the Premier League, only Fiorentina, the only seedling left in the small World Cup Serie A, can fight for honor for Italian football.

The media were lamenting, but no matter how reluctant they were, they had to admit this fact. As a result, the wind in the newspapers changed. The media, which had been helping other teams discover Fiorentina's weaknesses, now actually began to praise it. Fiorentina, the last light of Italian football.

It's just that for such flattery, Digan, the representative of Fiorentina football, is obviously not cold: "I don't think Fiorentina needs to fight for the honor of Italian football, we just need to make Fiorentina fans happy, and we don't represent Italian football, only Fiorentina!"

What is the only seedling in Serie A, to put it pitifully, Digan is not uncommon.