Last night, European Cup 1/8 finals played two more games, and as a result, Belgium defeated Portugal 1-0 in the focus battle to send the defending champion home, while Czech broke out and defeated Dutch 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. During the game, a red card from Dutch central defender De Rigt changed the situation. So far, from the group stage of the European Cup, one goal has not been drawn before. Tonight's two knockout matches were all one goal. Who can break the law of "one goal is the highest set"? Spain, which was the first to play, will it meet its old opponent Croatia ? Is there any chance?
European Cup 1/8 finals
[D2]Croatia VS Spain[E2]
6-28 23:59
Competition location: Copenhagen
Recommended: Spain
Following the 2012 and 2016 European Cups, Croatia and Spain met again in the European Cup. The two technical streams from East and Western Europe represent the teams meeting again. The 2012 European Cup was the peak moment of Spanish football. Spain defeated Croatia 1-0 in the group stage, and then passed the hurdles and completed three consecutive dominances in the competition within four years. The two teams in the 2016 European Cup were once again divided into the same group. This time, Croatia defeated Spain 2-1, defeating its opponents to win the first place in the group. It was this game that broke the myth of Spain's unbeaten 14 consecutive games in the European Cup. Although the two teams qualify together, Spain lost 0-2 to Italy in the round of 16. Spain's football dynasty officially ended. Croatia played the role of the terminator. Two years later, Croatia reached its peak and won the runner-up in the World Cup.
In this European Cup, Croatia and Spain were close to each other, and the start was not ideal. They only qualified for promotion by winning the last round of the group stage. Croatia scored 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in Group D, ranking second in the group after England, with overall performance close to expectations. Spain was overwhelmed by Swedish team in Group F and failed to win the first place in the group, which also made them fall into the upper half of the strong teams. In the domestic media survey in Spain, more than half of the votes believed that Spain's ending in this European Cup was to stop in the quarterfinals, and of course they had to pass the Croatia level first.
In the game, Spain is the most gorgeous in this European Cup, with averaging 68.7% ball possession rate, ranking first among all teams , ranking second and third are Germany (61.3%) and Belgium (57.7%) respectively; also has the most offensive times . It created 209 attacks in three group matches, with the second and third place being Germany 177 and Denmark 172 respectively; Spain also runs very positively, ranking fourth among all teams per game 9.933 kilometers, and is the most among traditional strong teams. Young players are not unscrupulous, but more than them are Czech Republic, Sweden and Austria. In the final result, the contrast is huge. It won the biggest victory in European Cup history against Slovak 5-0, while it was tied against Sweden and Poland and it was unpopular. Spain's firepower output is not stable, although he lost two penalty kicks during the period, which is also the reason why Spain is not particularly favored by the domestic people. When
Croatia's overall strength decline is undisputed , However, the status of the core players cannot be underestimated , Perisic scored two consecutive goals, veteran Modric scored three consecutive European Cups, although Lian Po was still able to play, especially Modric still has a master-level demeanor. lost 0-1 to England in the group stage, which is just Croatia's second defeat in the last 17 games in the European competition. in the first three rounds of group stage, Croatia also frequently adjusted its personnel in some positions, and in the last round, it finally played a good effect in offense. Petkovic , Vlasic, and Yulanovic are expected to continue to be reused. In this game, Croatia has the main players absent from both ends of the offense and defense. The defender Lovren has a qualified substitute at the suspension. forward veteran Perisic infected new crown will be isolated, which will be a big blow to Croatia's offense. Perisic is a stable firepower point in the Croatian competition and has scored goals in four consecutive Intercontinental competitions.
The referee of this game is Günette Chakel from Turkey . In this European Cup, he has enforced two group matches, namely Hungary 1-1 Portugal and Ukraine 0-1 Austria. It is worth noting that this is his second time to enforce the law between Croatia and Spain, the last time was in the UEFA Nations League, where Croatia defeated Spain 3-2 at home.
Croatia lost the core player before the game, which will have an impact on psychology and skills and tactics. Spain has won a 5-goal victory, which seems to have opened up the Ren and Du meridians of the offensive. Compared with the two, Spain obviously has a more optimistic outlook in this knockout match. The index currently has one goal. We believe that Spain can resolve the battle within 90 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals .
【 Big Winner Daily European Cup Selection Yesterday I hit the Czech team's unpopular . We believe that this Eastern European Iron Cavalier has the ability to cause trouble for Dutch team , and finally won the opponent 2-0. The Dutch team's red card became the turning point of the game. It is a bit regrettable that the Dutch team scored 2 goals+ in 10 consecutive games but failed to continue because of the lesser player. The deputy selection lost the big goal. Another battle between Portugal and Portugal. Toutiao strongly supported Belgium to hit . The defending champion Portugal said goodbye to the European Cup in advance. This game was also the final big goal that failed to be played. Belgium's two major attackers de Bruyne and Hazard accidentally retreated. Portugal Guerrero hit the post, and the two teams finally finished one goal. Yesterday, the overall context was good. continued to stage two knockout matches tonight, and our recommendations for hearts will be pushed on time. ]