Mario Gómez in the Europa League: Good things come in more than three – Tagesspiegel

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The German standby national player Mario Gomez is targeting with the Fiorentina his fourth final in the European Cup in five years. Besides Gomez is yet another German in the semifinals here.

The last German has the soccer player Mario Gomez with Fiorentina still a chance to win the Europa League trophy. However, Fiorentina has the semi-final first leg on Thursday (21.05 clock) at no less composed than defending champion FC Sevilla.

And the Spaniards occurred after last eight home wins in succession in European competition with the necessary self-confidence. “Okay, they have top striker like Joaquin or Gomez, but I think we are able to win both games,” drowned Seville defender Thimothée Kolodziejczak. In addition, the 23-year-old asked: “We should not authorize away goal.” Florence coach Vincenzo Montella countered: “. We go there to win”

In the 3: spared 1 won against Cesena rehearsal He Gomez. Although the goals were scored by the striker Josip Ilicic (two) and Alberto Gilardino. In the Munich led by Felix Brych Match Montella plans but again with the Germans. He announced “a typical Away strong Fiorentina” to

Fiorentina last lost in the European Cup Away 2009 -. Against Bayern Munich

For the team from Tuscany’s international long undefeated in Strangers: Last it was 1: 2 in the 2009/2010 season at Bayern Munich – at that time still with Mario Gomez, the (2013 Champions League 2010, 2012 title) reached in his previous three semi-finals with the Munich always the final.

Gomez was last effusively praised by the Italian media for his 30th UEFA club competition goal. “Super Mario surmounted a myth as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge,” Corriere dello Sport wrote. Because the 29-year-old overtook the chairman of Bayern Munich with this goal in the list of the most successful European Cup scorer. Gomez, who had to bother with this injury in this season and has also been heavily criticized, is now hoping to get his first title with Florence in the Europa League.

In the second semifinal, the Wolfsburg-slayer SSC are Naples and Dnieper Dnepropetrovsk opposite. The Neapolitans are favored, especially the Ukrainians have lost their last five games against Italian clubs – last twice against Inter Milan in the group stage. TSP / dpa