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Borata and his son appeared in the South Stand of the Marasi Stadium.

They closed the focaccia store again to see the game.

For them, closing stores to thank customers on match days has become a regular procedure.

They did that every weekend last season.

But this time there is more mid-week, because there is a Champions League match day.

Borata stood in the stands, looked around to see that there were no empty seats, and was a little bit embarrassed.

The last time he came to watch Sampdoria's UEFA Champions League game live, his son was only five years old, and he brought him to the Marathi Stadium.

At that time, Sampdoria had an attacking lineup composed of Mancini and Vialli, with Brazilian star Cerezo and Italian star Parry in the midfield, fast horse Lombardo and Ivan Bonetti on the wing. . On the defensive line, the Italian national goalkeeper Pagliuca and the famous central defenders Verjoward and Catanitz formed a defensive triangle.

The overall strength of that Sampdoria team is really much higher than the current Sampdoria team.

In today's Sampdoria, perhaps only Gao Zheng can occupy a place in that Sampdoria's main lineup, and no one else can.

So that Sampdoria team finally reached the final, and faced the La Liga giants Barcelona.

Twenty-one years have passed, the sailor is old, and the scenery is gone.

"Dad, what are you thinking?" The son noticed his father's strangeness and asked.

"I think about the Sampdoria team 21 years ago.

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The son was stunned for a moment, and understood what his father meant: "Don't think about it, it's been 21 years, and we can still qualify for the Champions League, so I'm very happy, aren't we?"

Borata glanced at her silly son, smiling very honestly, really stupid...

But for the first time he agreed with his son.

Time has passed, and Sampdoria's glory is like the glory of Serie A, gone forever. After so many years, it is already remarkable that Sampdoria can once again enter the Champions League.

He regained his energy and, like other Sampdoria fans in the stands, sang and cheered for the team.

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The UEFA Champions League group match was broadcast live on CCTV, and the live signal started when the players warmed up on the Marasi Stadium. But TV viewers can't see it, and this time period is all given to the sponsor's advertisements.

When the audience can see the live broadcast signal, it is already a scene of players waiting to appear in the channel.

They heard He Ping's excited voice: "Audience friends, welcome to the Marassi Stadium! This is the first match of Group H of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2013-2014 season, and Sampdoria will face the Celtics! "

He Ping commented on La Liga games on CCTV, and never set foot in the live broadcast of Serie A games, so he had no chance to comment on Gao Zheng's games. Only in the Champions League did he have such an opportunity, so he was naturally very excited.

"This game is the first Champions League match of Chinese player Gao Zheng's career!"

Director Zhang Lu smiled beside him: "Yes, it's the first main match. In fact, Gao Zheng has already played in the Champions League, that is, the first two qualifying matches, and he performed very well."

"Well, if it weren't for Gao Zheng, Sampdoria might not have made it to the main match at all. So the biggest thing to watch in this game is actually how Gao Zheng can perform."

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were all gearing up. Even though it was past two o'clock in the morning, many bars were brightly lit and open all night, just to let everyone get together to cheer for Gao Zheng.

"...Celtic have never won a trip to Italy before - three draws and seven losses. Of course, this has nothing to do with Sampdoria, because the two teams have never faced each other in the Champions League in history... …Celtic have lost 22 of their last 24 away games in the Champions League, with their only victory coming against Spartak Moscow last season. Their winger Forrest is out due to injury and midfielder Lai Deli was also out of the squad due to injury in the league last weekend..."

For this UEFA Champions League match, He Ping has done enough homework, talking about the recent situation of the two sides, like a few treasures, eloquently.

"Sampdoria is full of personnel and there are no injuries. In addition, striker Berardi, who has just experienced a three-match ban in the league, also appeared on the roster for this game. Zheng, Zaza and Berardi's frontcourt attacking trident appeared in this game, I hope they can bring surprises to everyone..."

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Although everyone is looking forward to this game, it does not mean that this game will definitely be exciting.

In fact, although the two sides have mutual offense and defense, neither Sampdoria nor the Celtics can break through the opponent's goal, and the scene is not exciting.

The Celtics did have a very tight defense against Gao Zheng, almost inseparable.

But despite this, the only attack that threatened the Celtics goal in the first half of Sampdoria was made by Gao Zheng.

It was in the 32nd minute when Gao Zheng's volley in front of the goal was slightly nudged by Celtic goalkeeper Foster, and the football went wide of the baseline.

If Foster hadn't pounced, nine times out of ten the football would have flown into the goal.

It was the only moment of the first half that got the Sampdoria fans excited.

The Celtics also had some offensive opportunities, but they didn't take advantage of them.

So at the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0.

He Ping said: "The first half was a bit dull, which was very hard for the Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game. During the intermission, everyone can wash their faces with cold water, and there are still 45 minutes..."

"It can be seen that Sampdoria's game as a whole is actually a bit tight." Director Zhang Lu said beside him. "Although it is their home court, they are not very active. Some players' movements are obviously stiff. Perhaps it is because of their home court that the Sampdoria players are a little bit reluctant to play..."

"After all, it is a team with basically no experience in the Champions League. It is normal to have such a performance in the first Champions League match. But this Sampdoria team may not be able to qualify from this group..." He Ping sighed tone.

He still feels that Gao Zheng should not stay in Sampdoria this summer, and it is meaningless to stay and play for one more season.

It was hard to get into the Champions League, but the result was just to go home after the group stage. There is no breakthrough in team honor, and staying is just a waste of a year.

But he won't say this kind of thing, and if he says it, he will be criticized by many fans. As a commentator, he has experienced that feeling many times.

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Of course, everyone was dissatisfied with this first half, but unlike everyone's imagination, Di Francesco returned to the locker room but did not criticize his players, and the Sampdoria players were not very frustrated.

After closing the door of the locker room, Di Francesco asked everyone: "How is it? How does it feel to feel the atmosphere of the Champions League now? Is our opponent a fearsome giant? Is it almost invincible? Is their strength the same?" Much better than us? Is the Champions League 30% faster than Serie A as some people say?"

Everyone in the locker room laughed.

"Not at all, right? Not at all!" DiFrancisco waved his hand vigorously. "So what's so scary? The outside world says the Champions League is so terrible, it seems that we are naked lambs to be slaughtered when we step in, and the result? The Celtics, the Soviet League champions, the Scottish giants, and us It was a draw in the first half, we admitted that the opponent was strong, so we are not weak, right?"

"Since this is the case, treat the game as an ordinary league. Don't forget what Gao said before the game, how can there be anything we dare not even think about winning at our own home court?!"

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