After a few days of rest, the knockout rounds of the European Championship are back in action! Tonight and tomorrow morning, the 1/4 finals will officially start, and the German-Spanish Portuguese will start a "desperate struggle" in the death half.
There is no doubt that tonight will also be one of the most anticipated matchdays in the whole of the European Championship! It is worth mentioning that this will also be a repeat of two European Championship finals (Spain 1-0 Germany in 2008 and Portugal 1-0 France in 2016).
As the two traditional giants who have played the best since the start of the competition, Germany and Spain met in the quarter-finals early, which made many people feel sorry.
While Germany suffered some minor setbacks in the final group game, Spain's first four games were smooth sailing, scoring nine goals and conceding just one.
For the host German team, with the strength of the midfield and backfield almost five or five different from Spain, the striker's shooting skills may determine the success or failure of this campaign.
In the last 1/8 final with Denmark, the performance of Havertz and Sane in front of the goal in the second half is believed to have made many German fans cry and laugh.
The lack of a wide flop against a strong team has also become the biggest test for the German team, and many people questioned why coach Nagelsmann did not bring Borussia Dortmund wing Adeyemi when the squad was announced.
In addition, who of the two "ball control teams" will give up ball control more utilitarianly?
At the same time, in the face of Spain, which is more aggressive this time, will the backline led by Rudiger and Ta be able to defend the German team at the back? Will Hummel be missed during the game?
But overall, it was a very important battle for the early final from all angles.
For Germanic Chariots, who have not beaten Spain in the World Series for 16 consecutive years, Stuttgart tonight may be the best chance to rewrite history (Germany is the only team in this history to have advanced to the quarter-finals more than once, and the only one in this history to qualify is 100%)!
Turning their attention to Hamburg, Portugal and France met again after the Euro 2016 final and the group stage of the last European Championship, and through the passage of time over the years, Ronaldo and his little fan brother Mbappe have also invisibly entered one and the other in their careers.
To be honest, the overall performance of both teams in this European Championship is not satisfactory, Mbappe only scored 1 penalty due to injury, and France's attack is habitually "constipated".
As the top scorer of the last European Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored a goal in this European Cup, and who can be the first to find the feeling of attacking and scoring will determine the trend tonight.
Euro 2024 and the 2006 World Cup have a lot of similarities, and we will see many superstars say goodbye to them, and we will also see many rising stars.
Farewell and new life, seemingly contrary but also natural, every game after that may play out a lot of similar dramas, and everything starts tonight.
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