In the sixth round of the European League, the Netherlands team played against Belgium at home. The uncrowned king defeated his opponent with a score of 1-0 and maintained an unbeaten record. In this game, the Netherlands had a total of 13 shots, van Dijk scored a header, helping the team score the winning goal and successfully defended the home court. In Belgium, De Bruyne and Hazard were all silent, lost the key battle, and were double-killed by the Dutch team. In this way, Netherlands ushered in 6 rounds of unbeaten by the European League, and van Gaal 's team scored 16 points, advanced to the semi-finals, and launched an attack on the championship. Belgium scored 10 points, 6 points behind the top, ranking second, and missed the opportunity to qualify.
Dutch team ranks 8th in the world, while Belgium is 2nd in the world. In this game, Van Gaal sent 232 million euros to start, with Van Dijk, Berwin, Dumfries, and Ak on the list. Belgium's starting lineup is 247 million euros, led by De Bruyne and Hazard. According to statistics, the Netherlands defeated their opponents 4-1 in the first leg of the European League. However, they have never won the ball when they met Belgium at home in the past 24 years. Now, under the leadership of Van Gaal, the Dutch team is eager to break the curse, win and advance to the semi-finals of the European League.
In the 9th minute of the game, Belgium made an inverted triangle cross on the right, Hazard shot in the penalty area, and the ball kicked away. In the 13th minute, Bashuayi shot at the goal from a small angle, but was confiscated by the Dutch goalkeeper. In the 28th minute, Dumfries also tried to volley the penalty area and over the crossbar. In the second half, in the 50th minute, Dumfries withstood the defense and shot from a small angle on the right, missing the goal. In the 64th minute, Hazard was injured, Belgium made adjustments, and Trosad came on as a substitute. In the 66th minute, De Bruyne made a long pass, and Onana's close-range shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 71st minute, Berwin cut inside and shot, but was obtained by Courtois . In the 73rd minute, the deadlock on the court was finally broken, and the Dutch team, who played at home, broke out first. At that time, the corner kick was taken, and Gakepo's cross found Van Dijk, who headed the ball and pierced the Belgian goal, rewriting the score to 1-0! In the 75th minute, the Dutch team continued to attack, and Berwin shot and hit the side net. In the 87th minute, the Dutch team wasted opportunities. Klassen received a straight pass from his teammate, forming a one-on-one opportunity, but unfortunately the shot was saved by Courtois. In the 89th minute, Belwin made a one-on-one shot and was blocked by Belgium again.
stoppage time, Belgium barb shot, hit the post, and was insulated. In the end, the Netherlands defeated their opponent 1-0 at home. Data shows that in this game, the Netherlands team had a ball possession rate of 46%, while Belgium had a 54%, and the shooting ratio between the two sides was 13-11. In the post-match rating, Van Dijk scored the highest 7.6 points, becoming the best player; Courtois was the best in Belgium. In this way, the Netherlands won 6 rounds unbeaten, accumulating 16 points, and Van Gaal's team advanced with his head held high. Belgium lost the key battle, setting an embarrassing record in 25 years and failed to qualify. Now, the Netherlands is in a hot state and they are expected to win the championship!
