At 00:45 a.m. Beijing time on May 9, 2024, the second leg of the semifinals of the European Conference Cup will be played between Brugge and Fiorentina. Who will die in this game? Below I will give some brief analysis of this game.
Club Brugge, who are playing at home in the Premier League play-offs, extended their winning streak to seven games with a 2-1 win over Antwerp in the last round of the league. Moreover, Club Brugge rotated most of the main players in this game, which shows that while taking care of the league, Club Brugge is also fully prepared for the second leg of this UEFA Cup semi-final to charge towards the final.
Fiorentina are a familiar Serie A side to fans and currently sit ninth in the league, having lost to Atalanta in the Coppa Italia semi-finals and runners-up to eventual champions West Ham United in last year's UEFA Europa League final. In the first leg against Club Brugge, Fiorentina scored at the last minute and won 3:2 to occupy the opportunity to advance. Fiorentina are looking for a double as Brugge qualify for the UEFA Europa League final and win the title. Qualify for next season's Europa League. In the last round of the league, they also rotated a number of main players, and finally lost to Verona 1:2 in order to have the last laugh in this UEFA Europa League competition.
Although Club Brugge has a strong performance in the domestic league, in terms of overall strength, there is still a certain gap between Club Brugge and Fiorentina, a team in the top five leagues. And Brugge, who fell behind in the first leg, will definitely press the attack to recover the disadvantage in the second leg, and Italian football is best at defensive counter-attacking tactics. Therefore, I personally think that the Purple Lilies can get out of Brugge's home stadium and advance to the final of the European Conference Cup.