However, despite hitting Chelsea twice in the game, Vicenza’s slightly aggressive play made their defense extremely fragile. With Zola and Flo, Chelsea’s front line will naturally not miss these opportunities.
So in the following game, the common fans of both sides presented a wonderful goal war. First, Flo received Zola’s Italian goal in the restricted area and headed the goal to help Chelsea pull back a city. Then Pirlo returned Chelsea with the same direct Italian goal. Don’t dare to admit defeat. The Blues stubbornly tied the score to 3-3 with goals from Zola and dimatteo at half-time!
Just when Chelsea fans saw a glimmer of light to win the championship, their captain dennis wise knocked down Larson in the square penalty area in the final stage of the game. The referee decisively awarded a penalty and took charge of Pirlo’s penalty, and the score was fixed at 4-3 in one fell swoop!
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Chelsea fans covered their mouths with their hands and opened their eyes. They couldn’t believe what they saw.
Vicenza from Italy unexpectedly beat Chelsea in the final and won the European Cup Winners’ Cup!
Chapter 619 Before the final
Vicenza, a small Serie A club, beat Ruyun Chelsea to win the 1979 European Cup Winners’ Cup, which made several experts call the beast break their glasses.
Although Chelsea is not the first-class team in the Premier League, the Blues at least got the fourth place in the Premier League last season, which is regarded by many as the first place in the League last season, and none of the players in the team is obviously worse than Chelsea in strength.
However, the reality gave these people a loud slap in the face. In this final, Vicenza, a "weak player" in most people’s eyes, not only failed to play conservatively, but actively attacked and got the opponent and won the first Cup Winner in team history!
How cruel it is that even Vicenza, ranked first in Serie A, can beat Chelsea’s Serie A competition in the top four in the Premier League! After the final of the Winners Cup, many people are thinking about the problem.
The final result makes Serie A, the title of the world’s first league, more worthy of the name, and Serie A teams are more attractive to the stars. Because of something, players want to go to the highest level Italian league to prove their strength. Once they can make a name for themselves in this league, they can earn a better contract.
After the Winner’s Cup final, there was only one Champions League final left in the 979 European club competition, which attracted the most attention of fans.
What? When is the UEFA Cup final? Sorry to forget to mention that the UEFA Cup final and the Italian Cup final are scheduled to be held on the same day.
Although due to Zhuang Ge’s spoiler, Inter Milan changed to participate in the Champions League in history, but it played worse in the national league, Sampdoria showed amazing fighting capacity in the European arena, and also represented Serie A in the UEFA Cup Lazio final.
Lazio Sampdoria, who was stronger in the final and calmed down after training in Eriksson, struggled desperately but eventually lost the UEFA Cup by one to two.
Until now, the media and fans who were waiting for the Champions League final were surprised to find that the three major European Cup finals almost turned into a one-man show in Serie A!
The Champions League final was played by Florence and Juventus. Sampdoria and Lazio were also from Serie A, but the Cup Winners’ Cup was not won by Serie A, but that may be more because Vicenza represented Italy.
Although AC Milan was expelled from the G14 League, from the performance of Serie A teams in the three major European cups in the season, Italian teams still occupy a considerable advantage in the European competition!
It is precisely because of this that some fans joked in an interview that if UEFA allowed Italy to send two teams to participate in the Cup Winners’ Cup, maybe even the Cup would eventually become Serie A …
Although I don’t know if UEFA will feel that it will comply with a popular opinion and let Serie A teams play a good game in the season winners’ cup, the upcoming Champions League final has been decided to play an Italian team war movie in front of all fans who are betting on this game!
On May 23rd, at 5: 30 pm local time in Holland, Florence took a bus from the hotel to Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.
Amsterdam Athletic Stadium, which can accommodate 51,600 people, is the European Cup held by the Dutch government in Turkey two years later. It is the best stadium in the Netherlands and the home of Ajax Club now.
Before the final, more than 50,000 tickets had already been sold, and the fans supporting Florence and Juventus went out together to divide them up in just a few days!
Before entering the stadium through the VIP channel, Zhuang Ge saw many fans who didn’t buy tickets in the square outside the stadium. They didn’t want to miss the final. They wandered around the square trying to buy a ticket from the scalper at a high price.
Maybe some people will say that Florence played against Juventus. Is it necessary for these two teams to meet less than twice a season to make it so hard to get a ticket?
Well, this is the first time in the 43 years since the founding of the Champions League that two teams from the same country met in the Champions League final. How can it not make fans, especially those in Serie A, excited?
Fiorentina and Juventus meet in the Champions League final, which proves from another angle that Serie A is equal in strength now!
"It seems that coach Lippi is going to hold the game steady!" Looking at the starting list of Juventus in the final, Zhuang Ge sighed.
"In fact, it is normal for coach Lippi to make such an arrangement. After all, the overall strength of Juventus is still worse than that of Florence. Moreover, because pierrot and otero form the Juventus front line with more agility and less attack ability, defensive counterattack is the most correct choice for Juventus," Karin added beside, but she was not talking to Zhuang Ge but explaining to the other side "fake fans" Groz.
"All right, all right, Karin, I’m wasting my time saying this. Don’t always treat me like a ball blind who knows nothing, okay?" Small Groz show eyebrows tight cu a pair of discontent.
"oh? Then Rebecca, tell me who is the main goalkeeper of Juventus? " Hear small Groz so Zhuang Ge couldn’t help teasing each other’s mind bad asked with a smile.
"Do you still ask?" Little Groz stood up with her magnificent chest and said proudly, "pagliuca, of course!"
"Poof …" A Zhuang Ge couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, but his heart said it was good that Moratti didn’t hear you say that, otherwise he would not be so angry.
"Antonio! You bully me again! Don’t laugh! " Seeing Zhuang Ge laughing my head off at one side, where did Little Groz not know that he had made a common sense mistake again?
Groz, who became angry from embarrassment, bared his teeth and pounced on Zhuang Ge, scratching the latter repeatedly for mercy, while Karin was hiding in the side and secretly laughing.
In this way, before the Champions League final, a charming and warm sitcom was playing in a box at Amsterdam Stadium.
Chapter 62 Competition!
"Welcome to Amsterdam Athletic Stadium! Tonight, the last game of the European Cup will be played in this venue, and it is also the most eye-catching event! Interestingly, that two team that got the tickets for the Champions League final this time are from Italy, and they are Juventus, the Bianconeri who won the Champions League in Florence and Serie A the most times in the previous two years! "
"The biggest attraction of this game is the Serie A match between Florence and Juventus. I believe that this grand occasion has excited many fans; In addition, Florence has won the league and national cup trophies before this game, so the result of this game will determine whether Viola can win the triple crown glory again two years later; In addition, whether Florence can become the fourth team to win the Champions League three times after Real Madrid in the 1950 s, Ajax and Bayern in the 1970 s is also a point of view in the final! "
Taking advantage of the commentator’s breath, the special guest appeared in the live broadcast. Robert Baggio introduced the starting list of the two teams. "I will introduce you to the starting lineup of the two sides in a game. Juventus Marcello Lippi changed in this final. Among the three central defenders, goalkeeper peruzzi, iuliano and Montero took the man-to-man central defender Blanc, who was responsible for making up the defense at any time; Pesoto and Torricelli are wandering on the side. They are very important in this game, not only defending against Florence’s offensive, but also pulling the offensive width. Zida’s front waist position is the core of the Bianconeri’s field organization, and his French compatriot Deschamps is the versatile midfielder Di livio. It is not easy to judge the specific position. I think Lippi is likely to arrange him to improvise in the game and decide his position according to the field situation. It goes without saying that Del pierrot and otero are the most guaranteed firepower output combinations of Juventus this season, and nicola amoruso and Fonseca will replace them. "
"In Florence, Capello offered a regular four four two formation starting goalkeeper. There is no doubt that Francesco Toldo has his ability and talent. I think Palma Buffon may surpass him among the younger Italian goalkeepers. The four defenders are Roberto Carlos, Stam, Starr and Zambrotta from left to right; In midfield, Davis appeared in the starting list. His midfield sweeping ability is very important for Florence defenders. Look at a semi-final against Real Madrid and you will know that without the Dutch wild boar, the defensive level of Florence midfielder has dropped by a whole grade! "
"In addition to Davis, Dibiagio also appeared in the starting lineup. It seems that he will be in charge of Florence midfield defense with Davis; Lei Dongduo and effenberg started together, and the two men formed a midfield duo in tandem; Vieri and Ronaldo are more powerful than Juventus defenders. "
"Robert, you have played for both Juventus and Florence, and you have played for a long time. I think you should have a unique opinion about these two clubs. Let’s put it this way, which one do you think has a better chance of winning tonight?"
"Well, it’s hard to say. Although coach Lippi and I had some shackles in our last year at Juventus, this coach is really capable, otherwise it would be impossible to lead his team to rank in the top three in the league for many years in a row … If Florence’s record in recent years was not too bad, Juventus might have broken the league title for many years. To be honest, their overall strength and bench depth are the best in Europe. I’m afraid that other teams are not so extravagant in the first team." Baggio thought bitterly. After a while, I gave an answer, "But football can’t simply compare the strength of two teams to calculate the result sport, otherwise it won’t attract so many people and it won’t become the first sport in the world."
"Then can I recognize Robert? Do you mean you think Florence has a better chance of winning?"
"Well, it can be said that" Baggio hesitated and finally nodded. After all, Florence is much more important than Juventus in his mind.
Just as the commentator and Baggio were commenting on the game, the players from Florence and Juventus had come to line up at the exit of the players’ passage, and they were quietly waiting for the moment to step on the court.
In front of the players are four referees in charge of enforcing the second Champions League final; In front of the judges, that is, in the center of the exit of the player channel, there is a European Cup that all professional players dream about!
Although the Champions League trophy is nothing new to many Fiorentina players, this time it is different. A team that has won five Champions League titles or three consecutive Champions League titles according to UEFA regulations can keep a Champions League trophy forever!
Therefore, Florence hopes to keep the Champions League trophy in Florence forever after the game, instead of putting several copies of it in the honor room.
During the waiting period in the players’ tunnel, the players from both sides didn’t communicate much. First, for some well-known reasons, the two clubs, Florence and Juventus, have always been poor, which led to the fact that the players’ exchange bases can make personal contacts in the national team. In addition, it is also because in recent years, Juve have been desperately suppressed by Florence in foreign competitions and are eager for championship honor. Juve players are naturally not in the mood to talk to their opponents because they are all green with the Champions League trophy in front of them.
In this way, in silence, the players from both sides followed the judges out of the players’ channel, bypassed the Champions League trophy placed at the exit and stepped on the stadium!
After a series of complicated pre-match ceremonies, the captains effenberg and Deschamps walked to the middle circle of the stadium, first shaking hands and then preparing to guess the edge under the auspices of German referee Helmert Cragg.
In this coin guessing game, Deschamps won, and then he has to go. Pick the half-court force, which means Florence will take the lead at half-court!
At this time, the players of both sides are already in their positions on the court, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle!
Fiorentina and Juventus are about to meet at the peak!
Chapter 621 Champions League Final (1)
Referee Cragg looked at his watch and found that it was time for the game, so the German referee blew a game whistle!
When the whistle sounded, vieri immediately kicked the ball to his side in the middle circle of the stadium, and Ronaldo announced the official Champions League final!
The alien who got the ball didn’t choose to return it to effenberg or Lei Dongduo behind him, but just took the ball and pushed forward!
Pierrot and otero, the two Juventus strikers, rushed to defend for the first time. Although their defensive level was not very good, Lippi wanted to be able to break the ball and fall second.
For Italian coaches, they may tolerate a player who can’t defend his opponent, but they will never allow this player not to defend!
In the face of otero and pierrot’s attack, Ronaldo didn’t panic. After accelerating, stopping, changing direction, and accelerating, the aliens had successfully fought their way out!
However, behind the two, Zida and others did not force Ronaldo after they were lost in pierrot, but moved back to compress the half court.
"Are you ready to defend just after the game?" Sitting in the box, Zhuang Ge watched the Juventus players move in the direction and thought to himself, "Lippi, are you going to drag the game to the penalty shoot-out from the beginning?" That’s nearly two hours. Can these players hold up? "
Zhuang Ge guessed it right. Lippi didn’t intend to take the initiative to attack this game from the beginning. Silver Fox clearly realized the gap between his team and Florence through so many times of fighting experience. Considering the great lethality of Florence’s strikers in the counterattack, if Lippi chose to take the initiative to attack, it would be different from killing himself. Therefore, the attack routine of Juventus in this game is very simple, that is, to lure Florence to attack and then fight back.
Pierrot and otero are staying in the frontcourt to fight back against Florence and there is a little harassment by the way; Zida is the starting point of the counterattack, and together with Di livio and others, he inserted the attack to form a second offensive during the counterattack, thus making Juventus’ counterattack more layered.