Fiorentina – Crystal Palace : The Stadio Franchi dreams of a famous fightback 
Thursday night, Florence becomes the centre of the football world for Viola fans. Fiorentina host Crystal Palace with a mountain to climb after the first-leg meltdown. For the Italians, it’s about pride and a sliver of hope. For the London club, it’s about locking in a historic place in the last four. Tuscan passion against English pragmatism. It should be a proper furnace.
Fiorentina have it all to do 
Let’s not kid ourselves: Fiorentina took a hiding at Selhurst Park last week. But their European record says they don’t go quietly at this stage. They’re off the league pressure now too, after that recent win over Lazio dragged them away from trouble, so all their energy can go into this continental scrap.
Paolo Vanoli’s brief is obvious: go at Palace from the first whistle. If Fiorentina want to give their fans anything other than another long, miserable night, they need an early goal. The catch? They also have to keep things tight at the back, or Palace will punish them on the break. Get the crowd roaring and this tie could still get interesting. This place can turn wild in a hurry.
Crystal Palace want to get the job done 
At the other end, Crystal Palace arrive in Italy full of confidence and armed with a three-goal cushion. Oliver Glasner has turned this side into one that hardly ever loses now, and the change has been stark. Palace will want to manage the lead with a cool head, then pick off the spaces Fiorentina leave behind. Their biggest weapon? Ismaila Sarr, who’s flying at exactly the right time.
With the Italians expected to come out swinging, Palace may need to dig in for long spells. But they’ve got the pace to land a clean counterpunch and kill the tie dead. They’re unbeaten in nine of their last ten and will trust their shape, their discipline and their know-how to dodge the Florence trap and book a semi-final spot.
Probable line-ups
Fiorentina : De Gea ; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens ; Fabbian, Fagioli, Ndour ; Harrison, Piccoli, Gudmundsson
Crystal Palace : Henderson ; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot ; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell ; Sarr, Mateta, Pino
Football Prediction Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace
Fiorentina to win
This second leg should see the home side have the ball and the territory. Fiorentina will throw everything at the comeback and should, in theory, win the night in front of their own fans. But wiping out a three-goal deficit against a Palace side this well organised looks like a bridge too far. Fiorentina can still salvage some pride, but the aggregate prize should stay with the Londoners.
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