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Chapter 542 The danger of being eliminated

At the end of the halftime, Fiorentina entered the stadium with the applause of thousands of fans. At the beginning, they were preparing to use the first half style to control the ball, save physical fitness, and shrink defense in the second half to strive to preserve the fruits of victory. Of course, if the score can be expanded, they will raise the butcher knife without hesitation.

However, soon Fiorentina discovered that they wanted to replicate the first half of the game, but Benfica wanted to reverse the first half of the game. They launched a fierce fight at the beginning, with the fast speed and fouls, which was incomparable even in the final stage of the first half.

With such fierce battles and so many fouls, it is very difficult to control the ball. Not to mention that the referee's penalty standards today are relatively loose, even if they are more rigorous, there may be missed and misjudgments. Many of the battles like Benfica are played at high positions. As long as they get a chance in the frontcourt, they can threaten Fiorentina's goal.

The players in Fiorentina also felt the difficulty of controlling the ball, just like the last period of the first half. Not to mention turning around, there was no time to get the ball. The opponent's rapid movement made the entire court look very narrow. If you can't pass the ball at the first time, you will be double-teamed by the opponent. In this case, the quality of the pass is difficult to guarantee, and the quality of the pass is not high, which increases the difficulty for the receiver to handle the ball next. Often, the ball is intercepted or fouled, and the organization is even more messy, making it impossible to tell that it is the original Fiorentina team.

Chen Yu's performance is still eye-catching, but he can't change the entire team alone. The opponent's foul tactics against him make Chen Yu unable to open up space for his teammates, and he can only fall into a single fight.

The midfield organization was chaotic and there was no way to pose a threat to the opponent's goal, but the defense line performed well, and did not give Benfica's players a few shots. Normal Plandelli would make decisive adjustments at this time, but the success of tactics in the first half made Plandelli wishfully believe that this situation would not last, and the opponent did not have such good physical fitness to continue. More importantly, in the last game, Fiorentina's physical fitness collapsed in the second half and was tied by Roma. Plandelli was worried that if he didn't play to control the ball, he would repeat the same mistake again, so Plandelli adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

Opportunities are often fleeting, and Plandelli does not adjust his playing style and personnel. Benfica's continued oppression of Florence quickly brought rewards.

In the second half minute, Fiorentina's midfielder was intercepted by consecutive double-teams. He could not find anyone forward and could only pass backward. However, under the disturbance of the opponent, Feore's return pass was greatly missed and was intercepted by Ximang from the wing, forming a situation where he faced the goal directly.

Gambellini, who also came to get the ball, was one step too late, so he couldn't control his center of gravity anymore, so he could only rush over and foul on Simao.

Siman was prepared when he got the ball. He dunked the ball almost at the same time, just avoiding Gambellini's shovel, then took another step away from possible disturbances, and directly pulled his feet and shot angrily.

Ximang's shot this time was on the penalty area line. There was no defender Yu Zha, and he exerted enough force, and the ball was directly at the dead corner of the goal.

Fiorentine goalkeeper Tordo is not an ordinary person, and he has a thorough understanding of famous players like Simao, but Simao's shooting is too comfortable and has great power. Even Tordo at the peak of his time would not dare to say that he could save it, let alone Tordo now.

The ball flew past Toldo like lightning and hit the ball hard on the net.

Watching the ball fly to the goal net, Ximang was ecstatic. He raised his hands and rushed towards the stands with a loud shout.

The Portuguese commentator who came to the scene couldn't help but shout, "I went in, Ximang sent the ball into the net. The score is now that I Benfica scored a point. There are more than 30 minutes left. As long as Benfica scores two more goals, they can complete a big reversal and advance to the semi-finals."

Benfica head coach Koeman opened his arms and rushed out of the coach's seat with a ferocious face. His excitement was no less than that of Simao who scored the goal.

Although there is still a long way to go back now, there is still hope after all. Unlike just now, there is almost no hope, and it is just a rhythm of waiting for death.

At this time, Fiorentina's head coach Plandley also realized that he had just made a mistake. His players could not play high-quality ball control. When encountering such intensity and speed pressing, he would definitely be in a mess. He failed to make timely adjustments and gave his opponent hope. Perhaps because of his mistake, Fiorentina behind him would fall into a passive state.

Plandelli can no longer sit still and wait for death at this time, and the opponent's morale is rising. If he does not adjust his playing style, perhaps the team will be beaten by the opponent before his physical fitness collapses.

Plandelli made a substitution adjustment, Donadale on the top and Dinatale on the bottom, and raised Chen Yu's position forward, allowing Chen Yu to cooperate directly with Tony, and the backcourt was mainly defense.

Plandelli's substitution was quite strange. After conceding the ball, he replaced the midfielder and replaced the forward. This was completely the opposite. However, considering that there are 30 minutes left in the game and Fiorentina is still one and a half goals ahead, it is not an exaggeration to Plandelli's conservative substitution.

Fiorentina substitutions strengthened the defense, and Benfica's head coach also made substitution adjustments. He replaced the striker. Koeman, who was a defender, had a strong temperament. At this time, he played very radically, just like he was successful if he didn't succeed.

After Benfica scored the goal, the morale was already rising. Koeman replaced the striker Mikoli. The players were more motivated and confident. They attacked with all their might, and fought desperately to save the last glimmer of hope. They suppressed Fiorentina in the half and bombarded the penalty area.

Seeing the endless dangers in front of the goal, he had two great forwards, Chen Yu and Evil Tony, but it was difficult to even touch the ball, which made Plandley regret it. He realized that he had underestimated the opponent's determination and morale, and now he put his team in danger.

But now a striker may not necessarily change the situation. Both sides have different mentality and morale. In a short period of time, it is also a slap in the face in front of the whole world. Plandelli can only wait and see. Maybe Chen Yu and Tony can save the team. They are both players who can change the game alone.

Benfica's coach Koeman conveyed a positive offensive signal, while Plandelli sent a defensive signal, which made both sides' mentality different, not to mention that Benfica's morale and confidence after equalizing the score were all raised. As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain, and it is a matter of morale. Less than 10 minutes after Mikoli played, Benfica got a good chance to score again. This time it was not caused by steals in the frontcourt, but created by the delicate cooperation of Portuguese football.

In the 70th minute of the game, Benfica made a series of dazzling passes at the front of the penalty area of ​​Fiorentina. It messed up Fiorentina's defense. Then Fernandez dribbled the ball into the penalty area, attracting almost all Fiorentina defenders to the middle. Fernandez saw that he could not be in and could not form a shot, and knocked the ball back to the midfield. However, when he was back, he was knocked into the penalty area by the Fiorentina players.

The ball was passed to Ximang's feet. Ximang made a long shot, but suddenly made a split. Mikoli, who had just replaced the field, cut from the wing to the penalty area, but no one was going to guard him.

The whole city was filled with exclamations, and the only thing that comforted the Fiorentines was that when Micoli took the ball, the shooting angle was already very small.

Dainelli rushed over as fast as possible. Dainelli was not afraid of being overwhelmed by too much. As long as Mikoli dared to pass him, the Fiorentine defensive players who came one after another would arrive, and Mikoli would have no chance to shoot.

However, Micoli ignored Dainelli who was rushing towards him and shot directly at the corner with a very small angle. The ball flew into the net from Tordo's head.

The distance was too close, and Tordo had no reaction at all, so he could only watch the ball fly over his head.

Mikoli couldn't believe it after scoring the goal. He was stunned for a moment before howling and running to the coach's seat on the sidelines to hug Koeman.

"aIaIaI...l Benfica overtakes the score, and the two sides tied in the total score. Fiorentina still has the advantage of scoring many goals away, but Benfica can eliminate Fiorentina as long as one more goal... There are still about minutes left, Fiorentina is in danger."

After Ximang scored, only nearly a thousand Benficas were cheering, and the rest of the world was silent. Fiorentina fans were silent. They felt the threat of being eliminated for the first time since the start of the game.

The coaching seat also showed two completely different situations. Benfica's coaching seat and bench have become a place for celebration. Substitutes, and the coaches hugged the players on the court, as if they had advanced.

The coaching bench and people on the bench were sitting there. From leading two and a half goals to leading half, Fiorentina's fate changed almost completely within ten minutes, which made everyone unacceptable, especially head coach Plandelli, because he understood that the players were responsible for all this, but the biggest responsibility was him. If he was more courageous, perhaps none of this would happen.
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