Celje, Slovenia – Fiorentina don carry come out strong for their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg as dem beat NK Celje 2-1 away on April 10, 2025. Dis win don put dem for good position to move to di semi-finals.
Di match go start at 20:00 GMT, and Fiorentina manager Raffaele Palladino dey handle small challenge as he miss two key players: Robin Gosens and Andrea Colpani no fit travel due to injury. Instead, dem start Lucas Beltran and Nicolo Zaniolo up front.
Celje, di first Slovenian team wey enter European quarter-finals, don gather plenty fans for di match. Dem start di game with big hope as dem try to catch Fiorentina off guard, but di visitors control possession from di beginning.
Di breakthrough come for Fiorentina just before di half-hour mark when captain scored from tight angle after he dodge defenders and penetrate di box. Dis goal give Fiorentina an edge in di match.
Celje almost equalize shortly before half-time when dem find space on top, but di striker miss di target badly. Den, for second half, Celje start show stronger resolve, but dem fall further behind after dem foul a Fiorentina player inside di box.
Di resulting penalty was taken by Fiorentina, and he slot am home successfully to make am 2-0. Celje no take long to respond as just five minutes later, Delaurier-Chaubet score penalty after he was brought down inside di box, cutting di lead to 2-1.
As di match dey wind down, Fiorentina seem set to score again, but dem goal was ruled offside by di linesman. Celje try to push for equalizer, but dem couldn’t finish any chance dem get.
Fiorentina now take di 2-1 lead go into di second leg next week, where dem go eye to secure dia 12th consecutive win in two-legged ties for di Conference League. Dis match show again di resilience of di Fiorentina side and dem fans dey hopeful for di return leg.
Flashscore label di Man of di Match as a standout player from Fiorentina, highlighting di tremendous effort wey e put in for di game.
