Beijing time on November 15th, the 5th round of the Europa League A-level Group C-focused matchup kicked off at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. Portugal, ranked 5th in the world, played at home against the French team ranked 2nd in the world.
The last UEFA Europa League + UEFA Champions League played against the last World Cup champion. Such a strong dialogue can be said to have attracted the attention of many fans. This blockbuster matchup can be said to determine the top of Group C to a certain extent. Both teams had previously achieved 3 wins and 1 tie with 10 points at the same time. Portugal has a goal difference advantage over France. In the first confrontation between the two teams at the French Stadium, the two sides had a goalless draw.
Portugal, which is playing at home, is in good shape recently. On the international day of the match, Portugal first beat Andorra 7-0 in a warm-up match. The French team lost 0-2 to Finland in the warm-up match. In terms of starting
, Portugal has made a lot of staff adjustments compared to the game against Andorra. The leading star Ronaldo made his debut. He has scored 746 goals in his career (including 102 goals for the national team), ranking fourth in history with Puskas. In this game, he formed a striker with Felix and Bernardo Silva, and Manchester United superstar B Fee sat in the midfield. This can be said to be the strongest lineup of the Portuguese team.
On the French team, the head star Mbappé is still missing due to injury, and the front line is composed of Griezmann, Martial and Koman.
just started the first half, both teams played more cautiously. The French team in the away game took the lead in shifting gears. Griezmann sent a straight forward and Martial’s push was magically resolved by Patricio!
Portugal is constantly threatening the French goal with set kicks. Ronaldo hit the wall with a free kick and then kicked the ball away with a supplement shot. It can be seen that the president wants to score a goal. After all, he has never scored a goal against the French team five times before.
At the end of the first half, the French team nearly scored, and it was Patricio who stood up for Portugal and he tried his best to block the chance that Martial almost must score.
In the first half of the game, the two teams met with a goalless draw, with each other's offensive and defensive, and the suspense of the outcome is still very high.
changed sides in the second half, and the French team finally broke the deadlock! In the 54th minute, Rabiot hit the goal on the left and was saved by Patricio, but Kanter followed up and scored in front of the Portuguese central defender. The score came to 1-0, and the French team led away!
Portugal decided to give it a go after losing the ball. Old coach Santos replaced the recently brave Liverpool striker Jota and replaced the midfielder William Carvalho. After the French team took the lead, they also slowed down a bit, intending to stabilize the victory through the consumption of midfield.
Portugal pressed heavily, the French team's defense line frequently rushed, but the goal always passed by Portugal, Ronaldo shook the French defense line and sent a back pass, Moutinho hit the goal straight to the dead corner. However, the French captain Lori frustrated, and time passed by.
In the end, with Kanter's winning goal, the French team defeated Portugal 1-0 away, locked the group first, advanced to the European League finals in advance, and will compete with the other three groups to win the final UEFA Cup championship. The France team also successfully reported their defeat in the 2016 European Cup final. At the Stadio de France 4 years ago, Portugal won the championship at the French national gate; and today France sent Portugal out at the Stadio de la Luz in Lisbon. The two teams are considered to be completely tied. It is foreseeable how intense the encounter between the two teams in the group stage of the European Cup next year will be.
Portugal lost the game, but they are commendable for their hard work in the last moments. It's just that Cristiano Ronaldo has faced the French team's goal shortage in six games. I don't know when Cristiano Ronaldo can break the French team's goal?
