5-2!B fee passes, Manchester City 2 will shine, Portugal wins at home, Ronaldo should take a back seat!
After last weekend's five-league break, players rushed to report to the national team for the international break. On matchday, Portugal also had a friendly at home to Sweden. In the absence of Ronaldo, Portugal made a big kill, B Fei passed and scored, Nunez, Leao, Ramos and Bruma each made a contribution, and Portugal won 5-2.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, Portugal is ranked 7th in FIFA and has already qualified for the main round of the European Championship. Sweden are currently ranked 26th in FIFA and have not even qualified for the play-offs due to their sluggish performance in qualifying.
The 39-year-old Ronaldo was absent from the squad due to the need to improve the squad, coach Martinez set up a 4-3-3 formation, Patricio continued to guard the goal for Portugal, Semedo, Pepe, Dias and Mendes formed a back four, B Fee, Palinha and Nunes sat in the midfield, and B bench, Ramos and Leao formed the forward trident.
Not to be outdone, Tomasson continued to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the familiar Isak, Kulusevski, Elanga and Lindelof all on the pitch, as well as Djekereish who shone in Portugal.
Despite Ronaldo's absence, Portugal's attacking firepower is still guaranteed. In the 24th minute, Ramos' header was just right, and the right side of the B seat followed up with an inward shot into the far corner, which bounced off the post. Leao arrived at the horse, adjusted his feet slightly, and shot straight to the top right corner of the goal, 1-0!
In the 32nd minute, after the breakthrough on the left side of the B seat, Nunes stopped the ball and passed in one go, advanced to the penalty area with the ball, and scored in the near corner with his feet. In just 8 minutes, the score came to 2-0!
In the 45th minute, Portugal opened the gap from the right side, Semedo used his speed to beat the opponent's bottom cross, and B Fei outflanked the cake in front of the goal, rewriting the score to 3-0!
Portugal made a series of substitutions, with Bruma coming off the bench in the number 7 shirt, Antonio Silva and Totti Gomez also playing, and Pepe, Leao and Mendes clocking out early. In the 57th minute, B Fei steals in front, selflessly crosses in front of the goal, and Bruma pushes and scores, and Portugal leads 4-0.
In the 59th minute, Sweden's front court cooperated exquisitely, Isak made a diagonal pass in the middle, and Dzhekeresh volleyed at the back point to pull one back for Sweden. This season, Jekereish has been on fire, scoring 37 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions and has been on Arsenal's list of signings.
However, no matter how hot Jekereish is, it is difficult to beat four hands with two fists. In the 61st minute, Semedo crossed from the right, Ramos easily pushed and scored again, Portugal quickly stretched the score to 5-1, and the game went into garbage time. In the 90th minute, Sweden scored another goal, and the score came to 5-2, but it did not affect Portugal's home victory.
Portugal's home victory also made Ronaldo fall into a certain degree of embarrassment: when the president is in the field, his teammates have to play around him, but his ability to grasp has declined significantly, and he often wastes opportunities. And when he is absent, Portugal's forward line blossoms more and plays smoothly, maybe it's time for the president to take a back seat.