On September 14th, Ebrox Stadium in Glasgow.

The home court of the Glasgow Rangers, Ebrox Stadium, is one of the oldest and largest football stadiums in the UK. The stadium is also a UEFA five-star stadium with the highest number of seats at 118,567, set in the Wanderers vs. Celtics in January 1939, which is also the record for the largest number of visitors in the UK. After a modernization, the Ebrox Stadium, which can accommodate 57,000 people, has become the second most spectators in Scotland, second only to the Molefi Stadium in Edinburgh.

Now, Fiorentina is about to usher in its first European Cup match in 25 years.

Compared with Fiorentina, which has no experience in the Champions League matches, the Rangers, as one of the overlords of the Scottish Super League, can be said to be quite experienced. Although they have not achieved much good results in the Champions League in recent years, their rich experience in the competition can greatly make up for this.

At the same time, as the largest city in Scotland, Glasgow naturally has a large number of fans here. The cheers of more than 50,000 Scottish fans on the stadium can better stimulate the status of the home team players; and since the owner of the Wanderer is a famous British steel tycoon and is willing to pay for investment for the team, the Wanderer, who is not short of money, has strengthened a certain degree of this season. Gasco was transferred from Lazio, and another Brian Lauderup, who can no longer play in AC Milan, both of them have played in Serie A for many years and are quite familiar with the team personnel and tactical styles of Florence. These are quite unfavorable factors for Florence.

Out of caution, Ranieri honestly sent all the good cards in his hands on the court in this game.

The goalkeeper is still Toldo, Ferrara and Fericano partnered with the center back. The two have rich game experience and height that can just deal with the opponent's old center McCoyster, and the two sides are Lanna and Bilindley.

On the forward line, considering the opponent's advantages in fighting for high-altitude balls and physical fitness, Ranieri finally sent a combination of Ronaldo and Robert Baggio. Their skills, speed and dexterity are the most feared by the older and slow-turning Rangers' defense line.

Since the forward team is Ronaldo and Baggio, Ranieri has made certain changes to the midfield four this time. Rui Costa replaced Djokaf as the starting midfielder. Fiorentina needs the Portuguese to tear the opponent's defense line with a bloody pass, rather than the Frenchman's breakthrough. After all, Ronaldo and Baggio are also good at breaking through.

In addition to Costa, the other three players in the midfield are Effenberg, Kripa and Dibiagio. Ranieri considered it for a long time before choosing between Kripa and Davis. After all, with similar defensive abilities, Kripa still has more advantages in height, and he has more advantages when defending high altitude balls...

After the game started, amid the cheers of more than 50,000 Wanderers fans in the game, the home team in blue uniforms stood in the midfield under the command of Gascoin and continued to break through the wings of the court, hoping to tear open the Florence defense line from the wings and hand it over to the old captain McCoyster in the middle to resolve the battle.

Laudrup Jr. is indeed a top winger without any injuries. His dribbling and breakthrough skills on the right have fascinated Ranger fans.

But Lanna, who is responsible for defending him, is not an ordinary person. He had a fight with Laudrup Jr. when he was still playing for Sampdoria and was very familiar with his technical style. Therefore, although he was a little in ability, it was still no problem to defend the Wanderer's right-hand offensive.

As for Mikhailichenko on the left, the older Ukrainian is no longer as handsome as he used to be. He may still be able to find a place with his technical advantages in the Scottish Super League, but facing the young Bilindeli, the Ukrainian midfielder was completely blocked...

After resisting the attack since the opening of the Rangers, Fiorentina's counterattack slowly came out.

Ronaldo's excellent man-to-ball combined ability and explosive power made the infamous Basten (whose man directly tackled Van Basten with a malicious foul in the final of the UEFA Champions League in 1993, causing the ballet prince to leave the football field regretfully at the peak of his career at the age of 28). It was helpless. It was not two years ago. In the past, he could kick Basten's ankle without any punishment. If he did so, he would probably be banned from UEFA for a long time...

Rui Costa continuously transported shells for him behind the Brazilian, Effenberg was responsible for sorting out the midfield, and Kripa was always ready to intercept the opponent's counterattack and gain the necessary time for his teammates to return to defense.

In the 21st minute of the first half, after a long tangle with the Wanderers players, Fiorentina finally scored its first goal in the Champions League this season. After Rui Costa received a pass from Effenberg, he cleverly dunked the defense of the opponent's midfielder Ian Ferguson, and a stroke was posted on the earth, and the ball directly penetrated the Wanderers' defense!

Ronaldo easily accelerated and threw away Boli, who was marking himself, received the pass, and then used a pendulum-like pass to make the opponent's goalkeeper lose the center of gravity, and easily opened the door to victory for Fiorentina with a push shot in front of the goal!

Fiorentina took the lead in the first round of the group stage!

After the deadlock on the court was broken, the players on the Wanderers began to become a little impatient. Although they could at least get third place in the group with their strength, everyone knows the difference between continuing to participate in the Champions League and being able to participate in the League Cup. The former means higher income and more exposure, while the latter is much worse. For the Wanderers who dominate the Scottish League, it is meaningless to go to the League Cup. What they care more about is how far they can go in the Champions League.

Therefore, Rangers must not be eliminated in the group stage!

After the re-telection, facing the Wanderers' attack, Fiorentina pressed against the opponent in the midfield without fear. Kripa tightly entangled the opponent's organizational core Gascoin, and Rui Costa also retreated to help, causing the English midfielder to suffer repeated setbacks in the middle. Their captain, also the number one striker, McCoyster, in this game, was quite average, and he did not get much opportunity under the attack of Ferrara and Firicano.
Chapter completed!