Li Yongle, in Milan, Italy, even more nervously grabbed the TV with his hands tightly, and pressed against the TV screen without squinting. He wanted to see all this clearly.

On the other hand, in London, England, Yang Pan and Kaka were not as nervous as Sophie, but they were silent, waiting for the answer to be revealed.

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"After...who will win the final victory? After 120 minutes of thrilling games, who will continue to stay in the Champions League field and launch an attack on the champions in their minds. And who can only accept the result of this ending and prepare to fight again next year?"

Anke did not turn his head to look at the referee like other free throwers. While waiting for the whistle, he just looked at Frey without looking at him, and Frey also looked at him with the same eyes. The two had already started the competition before they started the penalty kick.

Everyone's breathing stopped and all the sounds disappeared. An Ke could only hear his heartbeat and the other person's heartbeat.

That frequency is almost the same.

Everyone is an excellent goalkeeper, so let’s throw fancy things aside and let’s face it head-on.

It's just my wish, I don't want to use despicable fake moves like the striker.

OK.

The referee looked at the two people in the penalty area and then blew the whistle in his mouth.

After a crisp whistle, Anke and Frey moved almost at the same time. Anke jumped toward the football, and Frey's body only shook for a moment, then suddenly stabilized his body and stared at the football.

Come on, the goalkeeper's shot will never show off his tricks. If you can save it, just save it!

An Ke rushed to the front of the ball and did not slow down his speed. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity to hit the football! He shot into the lower left corner of the goal!

Frey also rushed in that direction at the same time. Due to certain characteristics of the goalkeeper, he knew Anke's shot better than anyone else. He must be in the direction that the goalkeeper was most difficult to dive. Compared with the high-altitude ball, the ground ball is more difficult to dive, so the ball was naturally shot there.

Frey made the right judgment, and the speed of his flight was also appropriate. The football was just under him. He could press the football firmly under him as long as he reached out and curled up!

This is a good opportunity! A great opportunity! Florence wins and losses are here!

Our efforts for a season cannot be wasted here!

Frey pressed his body towards the football and grabbed the football with his hands. He felt that he could definitely hold the football firmly in his hand.

Everyone thought Frey was saved, and the impatient Fiorentine fans even started to raise their hands to cheer.

But……

How many good things in this world are ruined by these two words!

The football crawled under Frey and then rolled into the goal smoothly... He curled up a little slower, and let the football run away from him.

"GOOOOOAL!!GOOOOOAL!!GOOOOOOOOAL!!! Bayern Munich entered the semi-finals of the Champions League! Anko is the biggest hero in this game. His extraordinary performance forced Fiorentina, who has strong and super attack power, to return with hatred! It's so great! If Bayern can win the Champions League this season, then Anko will be a strong contender for European football players!"

An Ke rushed to the corner flag area, then dived and lay on the grass, and then he was pressed under him by more people. The entire Allianz stadium seemed to be trembling, for their hard-won victory, the roar of cheering for Bayern was deafening.

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When Zhang Jun watched An Ke run to the sideline with his arms open, his mind suddenly became blank. He failed... and lost at the feet of his former teammates. Why is this happening? Bayern is no longer Bayern as before, and Fiorentina is not the Fiorentina of the past. We can defeat them, but why did we end up falling on the penalty kick? Damn, if you can be stronger and more powerful, your shot can penetrate An Ke's goal, and the team won't have to be dragged to the penalty kick. They can solve their opponents within 90 minutes. The reason... it is still that they are not strong enough!

When Zhang Jun realized it, almost all his teammates were lying on the ground, and even some people were sobbing, and Frey was still curled up in front of the door.

Pazini was right next to Zhang Jun, kneeling on the ground and crying non-stop. If he hadn't shot the last penalty, then this would not have been the result now.

Zhang Jun looked at Pazini's appearance and his nose was sore. But in the end he still didn't cry, because he immediately realized that he was the captain and must not cry in embarrassment at this time. He needed to set a strong example for his teammates. He walked up and hugged Pazini and hugged him hard. "Don't cry, don't cry, let's make people laugh..."

Then he pulled everyone up one by one, and finally he walked to Frey, who was still lying on the ground and staring blankly at the sky. "Get up, the game is over." Zhang Jun stretched out his hand.

"We lost... I'm sorry, there's no way to save the ball..." Frey murmured.

"I know, you tried your best. There is nothing to regret. This is our first year. We have next season and next season... Get up and thank our fans." He suddenly pulled Frey hard, then patted the goalkeeper on the shoulder.

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Sabato was like a deflated ball below, drooping his head. But soon he raised his head again, walked to the field, shouted at all the players in Fiorentina, and shouted in his unique loud voice: "Don't be discouraged! Don't cry like a girl! We still have the league! We won the league championship, and we will come again next season! Did you hear it? Stick my chest up!"

Zhang Jun comforted his teammates one by one, but no one came up to comfort him, nor could he comfort him. He was the captain, who could comfort him?

After comforting his teammates, Zhang Jun turned his head and saw the Bayern Munich players who were still celebrating. He felt sad. It should have been theirs...

He bit his lower lip, frowned slightly, and looked at the Bayern player in the distance. The TV camera took a close-up to him, and everyone could see the tears in his eyes.

He was definitely sadder than others when he was eliminated, but he could not cry or express his emotions.

What's in there at this moment? Not willing to accept it? Not convinced?

When Sophie saw Zhang Jun's stubborn expression in front of the TV, her heart felt sad. She and Zhang Jun were in harmony. Zhang Jun felt uncomfortable and she knew better than anyone else, but can she help now?

Two lines of clear tears slid down Sophie's face.

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At the post-match press conference, Sabato did not seem frustrated in the face of failure. Just like he shouted to his teammates, he also said to the reporters: "...It is a pity to lose the game, we have prepared for most of the season. But that's what football is like..." He shrugged, then paused before continuing, "But don't think that Fiorentina will be done if it loses this Champions League. We still have the domestic league, which can allow us to concentrate on our country. Fiorentina's goal this season is to at least win a championship. Now that the Champions League championship has flew, we must win the league championship!"

Li Yan looked through the match photos from his friend of European news and photojournalists, and then picked out the last one. It was Zhang Jun who turned around and stared at the distance. He smiled and said to Zhang Jun in the photo: "This expression... Fiorentina still has hope. The goal of their league championship will definitely not be a rude statement. This failure may be just the beginning, right? Is it, Zhang Jun?"

On the bus back to the hotel in Fiorentina, Zhang Jun was encouraging the morale of his teammates: "Don't be depressed! We just lost a cup game! What's the matter? At worst, we'll come back next year! The next game is the most important, more important than this! We must win the league championship, and we will win the remaining eleven rounds of the league! Next season, let's prove ourselves again with the identity of Italian champions!"

"No one feels uncomfortable if he loses the ball, but he can still comfort and encourage others like this. He is getting better and better..." Dilivio turned his head and looked at Zhang Jun and said to himself.

Sabato shook his head and smiled and said to him: "It is precisely because of this that we still have hope. That's why I dare say we want to win the league championship this season because we have a great group of players."

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Although he lost to Barcelona 0:2 away, Li Yongle was still full of confidence. He always believed that they would eventually defeat Barcelona and then meet with Fiorentina in the semi-finals. He wanted to make a break with Zhang Jun in the European arena - at least that was what he thought before Fiorentina lost to Bayern.

One day after the match between Fiorentina and Bayern, the other two quarter-finals of the Champions League were also finished. Although Li Yongle scored a goal in the game, Inter Milan defeated Barcelona 3-1 at home, and although the two teams had the same total score, they were still eliminated by Barcelona because of their away goals.

The Italian team eliminated two teams within two days. AC Milan did not disappoint the Italians the next day. After defeating Chelsea 3-1 at home, they tied Chelsea 2:2 at Stamford Bridge, thus eliminating Chelsea with a total score of 5:3 and entering the semi-finals of the Champions League.

In this way, all the semi-finals of the European Champions League were created, including Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, and Europe. There are all four most influential teams in Europe. This is really a balanced Champions League. In the past, there were three teams from the same league in the semi-finals. This has not happened this year.

According to the schedule, Barcelona's semi-final opponent is Bayern Munich, while AC Milan's opponent is Liverpool. This is a really interesting match. Italian media are shouting for revenge and defeating Liverpool, which will make a shameful defeat in the Champions League final a few years ago.

However, these things have nothing to do with Zhang Jun and his Florence.

The day after losing to Bayern Munich, the whole team recovered from this blow. Originally, in professional football, victory and loss are common. If you win or lose in a game, you will be compassionate and think that the end of the world has come, it only means that this team is too naive. Sabato is not such a person, and Fiorentina is even more unlikely to be such a team.

There is no time for the team to rest. Three days later, they will play their home court against the 31st round of the league (I will correct a mistake in the first half of the chapter. After losing the Champions League, Fiorentina will have eight rounds of league games, rather than the eleven rounds of what Zhang Jun said) opponent AC Milan.

The media in Turin thinks that the whole team of Fiorentina, who just lost a crucial game, must have a low morale. This is a good opportunity for Milan to take the opportunity to widen the gap with Juventus. They wailed one by one that Fiorentina lost the time. On the one hand, they hope that Juventus will continue to put pressure on AC Milan in this round of the league.

In contrast to the media views in Turin, Sabato believes that this is a great opportunity for them to catch up with Juventus and AC Milan.

"In the eyes of outsiders, our new defeat in the Champions League is when morale is low, the team is turbulent and people are unstable. But they were wrong. Milan is under much pressure in this game than us. Because on the one hand, they have to consider the opponents of the Champions League, and on the other hand, they have to continue to keep the lead in the league. The leader is always under the pressure, and now it should be the time for them to be surpassed! This is a great opportunity for us in Fiorentina! Prove everyone our determination to win the league championship! Let Milan take the first shot!"

It is worth mentioning that AC Milan and Chelsea's quarter-finals were also very difficult. Even Gattuso's leg cramps were substituted in the end. It is conceivable how intense the game was. Shepchenko was even injured in this game. Fortunately, the post-match inspection said that it would not affect their match with Fiorentina, otherwise Van Basten would have a headache for the Champions League or the League champion.

In the game against Fiorentina, Basten sent all the main players on the court, and he didn't want to give up the top spot in the league. This is a very important game for his team.

Juventus, who plays one day later than them, can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and finally reap the benefits of the fisherman.

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In addition to the state of the teams on both sides before the game, the state of several main players in the team was also very popular, such as the captain of Fiorentina, the main scorer, and now the number one in the Serie A scorer list, Zhang Jun has not scored goals in the league for several consecutive rounds. This game is a tough battle. Can he successfully break the league goal drought?

Zhang Jun will always be asked by reporters in the past two days: "Can you score a goal in the next game? Can you lead Fiorentina out of the predicament? Will losing the Champions League have an impact on the team's league performance?"

Regarding the first question, Zhang Jun's answer was: "Never know if he can score a goal before the game ends."

The second question Zhang Jun said: "Training the team out of difficulties is the head coach's job, I just need to fulfill his requirements."

And Zhang Jun didn't answer the third question at all.

Losing the Champions League was always a pain in his heart, but it was not revealed. But losing the game was lost, and it was meaningless to talk now. Instead of falling into endless regrets about losing the game, it would be better to try every means to play the remaining games. Just as he once shouted to other players on the bus: Use the league championship to re-prove yourself.

Fiorentina still has not received enough attention, which is still very important in the European arena. For Fiorentina to reach the quarterfinals and dragged the veteran team Bayern Munich so badly. Most European media say that Fiorentina is the "dark horse" in this year's Champions League. This really makes Fiorentina players depressed. It is obviously a strong team that can disrupt the domestic situation in Italy, but why did it become a "dark horse" when it comes to Europe?

The professional football world is actually very utilitarian. When you can't win at least one championship, you will not be recognized by public opinion and the public. If Sabato wants to truly build Fiorentina into a veritable strong team, he must win a championship - of course, an unimportant championship like the Italian Cup has no value, and only league championships and Champions League championships can be widely recognized.

On April 17, there were crowds of people at Frankie Stadium. In the locker room, Sabato was also doing his best to incite the players' emotions.

"We gave up the worthless Italian Cup and now we have lost the European Champions League again. At least we have to win a championship goal this season, only the league is left. Do you know what this means? I don't think I need to say anything more, you are all smart people. We will win everything from this league! If we still want a championship trophy to decorate our honor room. AC Milan, Juventus, Roma! All of them will become our losers! Any team that dares to stop us..." Sabato said murderously, "Kill them!"

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Before the game, when the two teams were chatting in the channel, Kaka joked that Zhang Jun would score a goal in this game. At that time, Zhang Jun answered Kaka in the tone of an answering reporter, saying that it would not be until the game to know. Kaka was still laughing at Zhang Jun as a ruthless person.

Milan players who won the Champions League quarterfinals generally have a relaxed mentality, but they couldn't get more relaxed at the beginning of the game. Florence, who was trying hard to survive, suddenly became energetic, which was the energy they absolutely did not burst out when they played against Bayern.

With his home cheers, Fiorentina successfully suppressed AC Milan's offense in the first fifteen minutes of the game.

"The 31st round of the league, Zhang Jun scored twenty goals, Adriano scored seventeen goals, and the advantage that once expanded to seven was almost gone. Moreover, what he once said was to score more than thirty goals, and now it seems that people doubt whether he can achieve it..."

The commentator is meant to despise Zhang Jun, but AC Milan dare not think so at all. So far, Zhang Jun is still the most threatening player in Fiorentina.

Sometimes, Yang Pan even had to defend him.

But for Zhang Jun, who was holding his anger in his heart, was their defense useful to him?

Zhang Jun has never been unable to bear failure like he is now, and he urgently hopes to win. For this reason, he is full of power, with thick breath sprayed in his nose, red light flashing in his eyes, and only one thought in his mind: the one who dares to stop him is his enemy, and he must kill it!

In the 22nd minute of the game, Joaquin made a cross from the right. Zhang Jun completely ignored the danger of having a broken leg with others. He rushed forward and shot with a head-on shot. The momentum scared the Brazilian defender Lugano, who was facing him, and took the initiative to give up the opportunity to go against the feet. Although this ball was finally obtained by Dida, it also sounded the alarm for AC Milan players.

AC Milan is not without a chance to fight back, but at home in Fiorentina, their performance is not very good. Most of the time, Basten paces anxiously on the sidelines, watching his players' performance at will.

Yang Pan still played the right forward, but he was tightly clamped by Xiang Tao, who was also very good at speed, and did not provide many opportunities to assist the forward. Although Shepchenko could play, the injury in the Champions League still affected his performance in the league. Kaka was seen by Mascherano, and Sabaton would rather sacrifice Mascherano's backcourt organizational ability to freeze Kaka's offense. Without Kaka's deep breakthrough, Fiorentina is obviously not afraid of Pirlo's long pass.

Krue was very active in this game. He kept appearing at any position in the frontcourt, dribbling, passing, breaking through, and shooting, which made Milan's defense line panic.

Due to his activity, Zhang Jun and others have more opportunities. The players' energy is limited, so if you defend this, you will inevitably miss that.
To be continued...