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Chapter 506

The most popular matches on the first day of the second leg of the Champions League One Eighth knockout stage are undoubtedly Barcelona and Chelsea.

Although Chelsea lost at home and the team that lost at home in the Champions League has not yet turned the tables, Mourinho is known as the second-generation God, and many people are optimistic about Chelsea creating miracles.

The wealthy family attracts attention, and the new army is also worth paying attention to.

"Yellow Nuclear Submarine" Villarreal is his first appearance in the Champions League, making his new debut. Fiorentina has not played in the Champions League for five years and can be said to be a second-newcomer.

The battle between the newcomer and the second-rate player attracted the attention of fans besides the team, not because of the stars, but mainly because these two teams are likely to have the biggest dark horse of the season.

Looking at the U-squad non-wealth teams in the top 16, Eindhoven and Ajax, although the history is brilliant, it is unlikely to overcome the two levels of Inter Milan and Lyon.

Inter Milan is strong and has two away goals away. When they return to home, they will definitely not make any waves. Eindhoven lost the game at home. It is almost impossible for France to eliminate regular Lyon from the quarterfinals at home, so the two teams basically ended here.

Benfica, the second-rate European giant in Portuguese Super League, has played very well so far. It was impossible for anyone to eliminate Manchester United from the group to qualify from the group before the start of the season. Beating Liverpool at home 1:0 is considered a big upset, but even so, it is almost impossible for Benfica to eliminate Liverpool at Anfield Stadium. It is estimated that Benfica's end will be a glorious life and death.

As for the Glasgow Rangers, this is their first time to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Being able to defeat the powerful Juventus at home can also be regarded as a face-saving for the Scottish Super League. However, the 3: score is not like a score that can eliminate the Zebras. Now the only hope for Glasgow Rangers is that the phone door can affect Juventus, otherwise, they can only stop in the top 16.

It is difficult for the other four non-mainstream teams to advance, with only Villarreal in La Liga and Florence in Serie A.

Because Villarreal and Fiorentina are fighting directly, that is to say, no matter who wins or loses, one of these two teams will definitely be able to reach the quarterfinals.

For a team that is not a big team, being able to reach the Champions League quarterfinals is a qualified dark horse, and if it can reach the semi-finals, it is considered a big dark horse. Villarreal and Fiorentina will definitely become a dark horse. As for who will become a dark horse, it is hard to say. After all, Fiorentina is only at home. Villarreal returns to his home court and only needs to eliminate Fiorentina with a l:0.

Judging from the strength shown by the two teams in the first round, the levels of the two teams are not much different. The winners and loses are more determined by the team's status, the performance of the stars, and luck factors. In the away game, Villarreal played averagely. When he returned to home, he had more than 20,000 Villarreal fans support him. Villarreal's chances of winning are quite large. Judging from the odds of the bookmaker, the odds of the two teams' promotion are basically the same. Judging from the winners and losses of this game, Villarreal has a slight advantage in odds.

However, Villarreal's senior executives were not at ease with the game. They wanted to win the submarine chairman Roiger, who made history in Fiorentina, said, "Odds are not reliable. If it is reliable, it will be no longer unpopular."

Roiger not only believes that the odds are unreliable, but he is not at ease with head coach Pellegrini. In Roiger's view, the Chilean engineer's ability to command on the spot is not as good as Plandelli. The chairman also has an obligation to contribute his strength to the team's victory, rather than sitting there like a fan.

In order to attract fans to rush to the stadium to support their team on non-rest days and cheer for their teams, Roiger did invest a lot. He took measures such as reducing the ticket price and selling tickets to fans who have team tickets, hoping to use the enthusiasm of the fans to arouse the fighting spirit of coaches and players.

In Roigge's view, although the team is small and not very famous, the area is small and there are few fans, it is impossible to create a monstrous momentum like Frankie Stadium in Florence at the Love Song Stadium. However, if the Love Song Stadium can be full and the fans support it with all their strength, this will undoubtedly make Villarreal's hope of winning one more point.

However, what Roiger never expected was that many Villarreal fans actually sold their tickets to fans of the visiting team who came from Italy at high prices. According to investigations, two days before the game, at least about a thousand fans sold their tickets to fans in Fiorentina.

When the news reached the ears of Roig and Villarreal players, it immediately caused uneasiness and panic among the club's senior management and player coaches.

Because Villarreal's stadium can only accommodate 00,000 fans now sell tickets to opponents' fans. By the day of the game, who knows how many fans can sell the low-priced tickets they have in their hands and make a fortune.

In addition to worrying that fans will sell their houses on a large scale, Roiger and club officials are also worried about safety issues.

During the game in Fiorentina, the players and fans on both sides were very angry. If the Italian police had not prepared for the future and prepared well, there might have been a conflict between fans at that time.

Originally, Villarreal's senior management opened a special area for Italian fans to watch the game with 3UU0 Fiorentina fans. Villarreal only gave Fiorentina 3,000 tickets. This is also a great loss for Fiorentina players who are used to applause from tens of thousands of fans, and may even affect their performance. Moreover, the fans are separated rather than mixed together, and the stadium security guards and riot police are also much more troublesome to manage.

Villarreal's senior executives are not thinking too much, and this is not the first time this season. At the beginning of this season, Villarreal and Everton fans had mixed in the stands. Because Everton was eventually eliminated, fans of the two teams almost had a fierce conflict in the stands.

The head of Villarreal's safety Juan Yanesa told the reporter of The Rivers: "This is a hidden danger. I will meet with the police on Monday night. Maybe they can help us prevent fans from entering the stadium by illegal means such as buying other people's tickets. Of course, we and the stadium also need to strengthen management, because if no one sells the tickets, even if the Fiorentine fans arrive at the stadium, they will not be able to enter."

In response, Villarreal Chairman Roiger was very angry. He angrily complained to the fans through the media: "This is an unusual situation. We have made our own fans buy tickets for a small amount of money, with the purpose of allowing them to support their team and have close contact with the heroes in their hearts. But they are not grateful. Now the tickets are in the hands of the visiting team fans. I can't imagine that Villarreal has reached the top 16 of the Champions League after hundreds of years of hard work. Is such an honor not as much as a dozen euros or dozens of euros?"

However, Chairman Villarreal still underestimated the profit, which was not a small profit of dozens of euros.

Since Fiorentina may advance to the quarterfinals, there are many people coming to the Love Song Stadium to support the visiting team, about 10,000 or 20,000 people, and there are still people coming back, which far exceeds the number of votes given by Villarreal Club. Moreover, Villarreal's local TV station is preparing to broadcast the game between Barcelona and Chelsea, and most fans have not purchased Sky TV programs that broadcast Villarreal's match against Rangers, and they can't even watch TV. Therefore, many Fiorentina fans who came from outside Europe are frantically grabbing tickets from local fans or scalpers, and have sold tickets of more than ten or ten euros to hundreds of euros.

Faced with ten times or even more profits, fans who are not too hardcore and not very wealthy will definitely exchange their tickets for colorful euros. After all, for many fans, it is nothing to watch a game.

Although the senior executives of the Fiorentina club are very happy for the fans to support them so crazy, they are also worried about conflicts between the fans. Florence chairman De La Valle said hypocritically: "Thanks to the fans for their loyal support to Florence, we will definitely advance to the quarterfinals. Many fans will not be able to see the game if they don't go to the scene. I can understand their mood very well, but I think the best way is to find a bar to watch the game."

De La Valé's words will definitely not have any effect. For fans, maybe they will listen to a few words about the stars, and the chairman's words are almost the same as farts, especially for fans outside Europe. They are coming from all the way. If the game is not successful, it would be a pity. They don't care about spending hundreds of euros.
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