Ukraine entered the quarterfinals of the European Cup for the first time. Photo/IC PHOTO
Tolstoy wrote at the beginning of "Anna Karenina": Happy families are similar, but unfortunate families are different. After the quarterfinals, this is the case for the top 16 of the European Cup.
Compared with the group stage that is still fault-tolerant, the first round of the knockout round is a real big wave of slaughter. Although the brave ones win when they meet on a narrow road, how can the 11 people be brave and the heroic spirit of the coordinated 11 people is the key to the problem, otherwise it will be a mob and a scattered warrior. In the match between
and France, Ronaldo scored two penalty kicks. Photo/Osports
Portugal has a group of outstanding frontcourt players. Unfortunately, they failed to stand on the shoulders of the Giants, but were stood on the shoulders of the Giants. From the ownership of all penalty kicks and free kicks, we can see how big the aura of Ronaldo is. Young people with strong energy will naturally fall into a dilemma. On the one hand, they are eager to try and want to make themselves famous, but on the other hand, they are limited by the authority of the elder brother and are restricted. If you have a little grudge in your heart, it will lead to a lack of body and mind. If the team is in a double mind as a whole, it will naturally not be able to play at their own level.
Croatia still lost to Spain in overtime. Photo/IC PHOTO
Austria and Croatia are the generous tragic people in the team that were eliminated. He fought hard to enter overtime, and finally died heroically. They did everything they could, but so did their opponents. In comparison, Croatia is more tragic.
Sweden's exit is due to bad luck. The door frame is an ambiguous junction between divine will and manpower on the football field, and Forsberg shot the goal frame twice in the second half. This is called Swedish eating coptis chinensis, and there is no way to say anything about it.
Lov will step down as head coach of the German team. Photo/IC PHOTO
German team head coach Löw originally had two good opportunities to be dismissed, one was the 2014 World Cup and the other was the 2018 World Cup defeat. Lao Tzu said, "Success, fame, and retreat," but Lov has been against the will of heaven for too long. Compared with Germany, England wins in vitality, whether it is a coach or a player.
Mueller did not score a single goal in this European Cup.
With the theoretical strength of the French team, it should not have given Switzerland a chance to enter the penalty shootout. Benzema's return was like an undercurrent, and then Mbappe and Giroud had an internal strife. After the game, Koeman and Deschamps had an argument, and even the families of the two players in the stands clashed. What blocks the French team's progress is never tactics, but the turbulent waves in the players' hearts, which are endless and messy.
As for the Netherlands and Wales, the outgoing is nothing new. The coach is mediocre, the players are mediocre, the luck is mediocre, and leaving is "real" and Dutch football still has not seen people improve, while Wales is returning to mediocrity.
England will face Ukraine next. Those who are out of
will take a good vacation first, and those who stay will soon face a new and more cruel journey. Czech faces Denmark, Belgium faces Italy, both of which are equally powerful duels. And Ukraine and Switzerland will never let England and Spain pass easily.
Belgium will compete with Italy for the semi-final spot. Picture/IC PHOTO
After washing, the European Cup finally entered the last section with the highest quality. Countless factors such as tactics, physical fitness, willpower, cohesion, luck, door frames, referees, and a flash of inspiration will be stirred together and injected into every game. No matter how mechanical the program is, it cannot resist such beauty.
□Niu Dongping (columnist)
Edited by Wang Xichong Proofreading Weizhuo
