The European Cup is in full swing, the quarter-finals, we saw the penalty shootout again, France and Portugal teamed up for us to dedicate a boring game, the two sides entered each other from the beginning of the game to point to stop, only a punch, not a heavy punch of each other to test the mode, and this mode successfully continued for 120 minutes, the two sides reluctantly and tacitly entered the penalty shootout competition, but this time, luck is no longer on the side of Portugal, France penalty 5-3 elimination of Portugal, Reach the top 4.
The eighths of the finals, also a penalty shootout competition, Portugal with the magic of the goalkeeper Costa, three consecutive saves, all the main penalties of Slovenia were denied, Portugal was able to successfully qualify, Costa also won the battle for God, however, this campaign against France, the same penalty shootout, logically speaking, Portugal, which has a more psychological advantage, let the French team hit all the penalties, and Felix hit the post with a shot to pop up, Portugal was eliminated.
There was a rare matchup in the first half of the knockout round of this European Cup, but the content of the game seemed to be a bit unexpected to us, first Spain and Germany staged a hand-to-hand battle, known as the two teams with the brightest performance in this European Cup, but it seemed to be a group fight; The match between France and Portugal was unusually gentle, everyone seemed to be starring in a warm romance movie together, and the whole game was a slow motion of you and me, anyway, everyone was making up the time, and the salary had already been given, so what did you do hard?
It's just that while feeling boring, there are still some regrets. Let's talk about France first, as the most famous star in the team, Mbappe after the injury to the bridge of his nose in the group stage, Mbappe, who wore a mask, seems to hide the only remaining fighting spirit and sharpness of the Gallic rooster, however, the principle that France has been adhering to over the years seems to be to prevent the counter-attack, and the star-studded France, no matter which major tournament in recent years, has always been playing football, but in this way, it can always survive to the end.
And Portugal, with Ronaldo and Pepe together, almost 70-year-old veteran combination, since the group stage locked the qualifier in advance, pursued almost the same strategy, do not take the initiative, do not make mistakes, steal chickens if you can, as a result, in the quarterfinals, Portugal took the lead in opening a penalty shootout, against France, it is the same. It's just that this time, Portugal didn't have the last laugh. After the game, when the 41-year-old Pepe was full of tears, and the 39-year-old Ronaldo took Pepe in his arms, what can we say? What blocks the veterans may not only be the years, but also the luck in the dark!