Celje, Slovenia — As dem dey prepare for big match on April 10, 2025, Celje go meet Fiorentina for Conference League quarter-finals, first leg. Dis match e get plenty eyes on top am as both teams wan carry European trophy wey dem dey chase.
Fiorentina, wey don lose final for two years straight, gas show wetin dem fit do as dem dey face Celje. Dem don come long way after surviving Panathinaikos wey push dem hard in last round; Fiorentina win after 5-4 aggregate.
“We go try our best to carry dis trophy dis season,” na wetin coach Raffaele Palladino tok say. “We dey ready, and we no wan miss our chance again.” The team e dey fresh after winning all four home games but get challenges for away as dem don only get one win from four.
On the other side, Celje no dey play small. Dem don knock out Maribor for Slovenian Cup and won Bravo 2-1 last week in PrvaLiga. Dem dey fifth for league, but with na wetin happen for Europe, dem go focus plenty on Fiorentina match tomorrow.
“We no dey fear anybody; we go show our strength for dis match,” na wetin Celje striker Aljosa Matko talk. “We don prepare well, and our fans go ginger us.”
Celje struggle to keep match fit and dey play well since dem make quarter-finals, but they wan write history by defeating an Italian side for the first time. Coach Jiri Jozefovich talk say, “We dey hope to break dis duck. We go play our game and believe say we fit win.”
Both teams don dey prepare for di game well, and we go fit expect serious football action. Fiorentina predicted lineup go include De Gea; Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, while Celje go use Silva; Nieto, Vuklisevic.
As dem dey enter di match, Fiorentina get higher confidence level but dem need to respect Celje, wey don show say dem fit compete with bigger teams. “We no go take anything for granted. We need to stay sharp,” na wetin Palladino highlight.
With both teams get their eyes on di trophy, dis quarter-final tie promise to be interesting. Dem go be battle on the pitch, and nobody go wan miss dis encounter.
