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Chapter 1126 Chapter 1119: The Dutch-Italian War Begins!
The Italian reporter almost spit on the ground!
Damn, what do you mean by "Even if I don't have any form, I still have the confidence to score goals!", what do you think of the Italian defense line?
Do you still have Buffon in your eyes?

"I know that many people don't agree with what I said. Since you are not in good shape, how can you score goals?"

Chen Fan continued with a smile: "I once said, what I say is not important, what matters is what I do. So you can see what I will do in tonight's game!"

The Italian reporter snorted twice in his heart: Chen, let's see what you can do tonight!
……

Time passed quickly, and it came to 07:30 in a blink of an eye, and players from both sides were preparing to play in the locker room.

In the Dutch dressing room, Van Marwijk said: "Now we are only one step away from the final!"

"For the great dream we share in our hearts, then, tonight we will prove to everyone that we can do it!"

The atmosphere in the locker room immediately became lively.

In the Italian locker room, coach Prandelli immediately entered into tactical deployment after stimulating the morale of the players: "We must concentrate in the opening stage. The Netherlands is a team that is very good at playing blitz. We can't let them score early!"

"As long as we can contain their blitzkrieg, as time goes by, the balance of victory will tilt to our side!"

Pirlo, Buffon and other locker room leaders nodded slightly.

……

At [-]:[-], the starting players of both sides appeared in the player tunnel, and Balotelli, who was standing in the middle of the team, stared closely at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan realized that someone was looking at him, and he turned his head to find it was Balotelli.

Chen Fan still knows a little about this new Italian star, especially his beautiful volley barb in the group stage, which has been praised by the Italian media for a long time.

Chen Fan smiled lightly at Balotelli, which surprised the new Italian star who was preparing to have an eye "battle" with him.

Balotelli didn't know how to respond to Chen Fan's smile at him.

"Don't look at him, take a deep breath!"

Pirlo, who was standing behind Balotelli, said, Balotelli shifted his gaze from Chen Fan's face to the player tunnel.

Balotelli's character is rebellious, but he will still listen to Pirlo's words.

……

At 45:[-], the starting players of both sides came out of the player channel under the leadership of four referees.

They were greeted with cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and the broadcast seats immediately became lively, and the commentators of the major TV stations entered the state.

"Fans and friends! The starting players from the Netherlands and Italy have entered the stadium, and this peak battle is about to begin!"

"Friends from the audience! With players from both sides entering the stadium, the second semi-final of this European Cup will begin soon! Last night, the defending champion Spain eliminated the German team with Iniesta's two goals and entered the final first! Another final spot will be determined tonight!"

"The two teams played a warm-up match before the start of the European Cup. In that game, the two sides shook hands one-on-one, which shows that there is not much difference in strength between the two teams. So tonight's game is full of suspense!"

"Now I would like to introduce the lineup of the two sides. Van Marwijk has formed a [-] formation. Goalkeeper: Stekelenburg; four defenders: Williams, Mattison, Heitinga, van der Weil; two midfielders: Van Bommel, De Jong; three midfielders: Chen Fan, Sneijder, and Kurt; forward: Van Persie.

Robben did not appear in the starting lineup, Dirk Dirk also beat Huntelaar's starting lineup!

Tonight, Couit will form a powerful midfield with Van Bommel and De Jong to intercept Italy's attack. His defensive task tonight is very heavy.

Next, let's take a look at Italy's starting lineup.

Italian coach Prandelli formed a traditional [-] formation: Goalkeeper: Buffon; Defenders: Balzaretti, Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini, and their back line has been bombarded by Chen and Van Persie!

Midfielders: Marchisio, Pirlo, De Rossi, Montolivo; Forwards: Balotelli, Cassano!

It was this lineup that knocked England out of the semi-finals! "

In the stands, football celebrities from both sides gathered, Gullit, Davis, Seedorf; Baresi, Maldini, Schillaci...

"Tick!..."

At eight o'clock on time, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the commentator of the Dutch national television said loudly: "The semi-final between the Netherlands and Italy has officially begun!"

The commentator of Italy's Milan Sports Channel said: "Italy, which took the lead in serving, moved the football to the backcourt, and the Dutch midfielders immediately rushed across the half to press!"

"Chiellini, who had the ball, didn't panic in the face of Van Persie's press, and transferred the football to the feet of Pirlo who responded! Pirlo did not wait for Chen to push up, and immediately transferred the football to Barzagli's feet!"

On the court, facing the pressing of the Dutch midfielder and frontcourt, the Italian defense did not panic, but poured the ball patiently.

When more and more people from the Netherlands participated in the press, Pirlo suddenly launched a quick counterattack with a long pass!
Football precisely found Balotelli.

The Italian star raised his chest and unloaded the football, crossed it with one foot, and transferred the football to Cassano on his right.

After taking the ball, Cassano took advantage of his speed, threw off the old Van Bommel, and headed towards the Dutch penalty area!
Balotelli goes forward!
"Snapped!……"

Cassano seized the fleeting opportunity and made a diagonal pass. The football passed through the gap between the two central defenders of the Netherlands and flew into the penalty area!

Balotelli, who arrived on the horse, pushed and shot, and the football flew towards the lower right corner of the goal!
The attacking Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenburg dropped his center of gravity and stretched out his left foot. He wanted to block it!

In the blink of an eye, his left foot miraculously blocked the football, and the football changed direction and flew out of the baseline!

"boom!……"

There was a loud bang at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

The British Sky Sports commentator said loudly: "After the game started, it was not the Netherlands that initiated the blitz, but Italy! Pirlo's long pass accurately found Balotelli in the frontcourt. Balotelli unloaded the football and handed it to teammate Cassano, and then immediately went forward!

After Cassano got rid of Van Bommel, he made a wonderful pass!
Balotelli followed up with a push and almost broke the goal of the Dutch team! "

The commentator of French TV [-] said loudly: "When it comes to defense and quick counterattack, Real Madrid is the first at the club level, but when it comes to the national team, Italy is the first!"

"This time they almost took advantage of the opportunity of a quick counterattack and broke the goal of the Dutch team!"

The commentator of Dutch national TV said with lingering fear: "The Dutch team can't make a big push at the beginning of the game. They must pay attention to Italy's quick counterattack!"

Van Marwijk, who was standing in the command area, exhaled heavily and yelled at De Jong, signaling him not to press too high.

The game restarted, Pirlo directly sent the football into the Dutch penalty area, Chiellini rose from the ground, shook his head and hit the goal, Stekelenburg struggled to lift the football off the crossbar!
In the next game, Italy actually pressed the Dutch half and launched a fierce offensive, which surprised the reporters and commentators on the sidelines.

Is this a match between Italy and the Netherlands?

(End of this chapter)