From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 324: Reaching the top of the European Cup scorer list

In the most important match of the quarter-finals of this European Cup, Portugal defeated Belgium with a total score of 5:4 in overtime.

One day later, Italy also eliminated Spain in a strong dialogue. This result is not an upset. After all, with the strength of the two teams, it is possible for anyone to win. What is surprising is the score of the game, Italy 2:0 Spain!

The defending champion was completely defeated by Italy with almost no resistance!

In the last quarter-finals, England defeated Hungary 1:0 and won the final quarter-finals spot.

At this point in the game, the top eight teams have changed a lot from what Bruno remembered.

According to the rules of the quarter-finals, Portugal played Poland, Wales played Iceland, Germany played Italy, and France played England.

It can be seen that the overall strength of the four teams in the top half is obviously weaker than the four teams in the bottom half. The four teams in the top half no longer have traditional European teams, but the four teams in the bottom half are all traditional European teams.

Yes, Portugal is not considered a traditional European team, because the Five Shields team did not win any World Series titles.

In today's world football, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England in Europe, plus Brazil and Argentina in South America, are considered traditional strong teams. Although the Portuguese team and the Dutch team have always been strong, they Their status is very embarrassing because they have not won any major competitions.

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Although Portugal's quarter-finals ended relatively late, their quarter-finals with Poland was the first to blow the whistle among the four games, starting on the evening of June 6.

This is the only one of the four quarter-finals to start with a June whistle.

Compared with the match against Belgium four days ago, the Portuguese team made many personnel adjustments. Cedric replaced Cancelo in the defense, Eliseu replaced Guerrero, and in the midfield, Renato San Sheth replaced Andre Gomez, and Moutinho replaced Joao Mario.

Portugal has a 442 formation, with William Carvalho playing as a single midfielder, Bruno, Moutinho and Sanches. Bruno is on the right, Moutinho is in the center, and Sanches is on the left.

Poland's starting lineup is the same as in the quarter-finals, with Lewandowski continuing to join forces with Milik on the front line.

Only 1 minute and 40 seconds into the game, Cedric headed the ball over the top, Groski broke through the inverted triangle and passed the penalty area from the left, and Lewandowski scored with a powerful shot.

1: 0!

Poland gets off to a fantastic start!

This is Lewandowski's first goal of this European Cup. 1 minute and 40 seconds is also the second fastest goal in the history of the European Cup, second only to Kirichenko's 2004 seconds against Greece in 67.

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Portugal, which was lagging behind, launched a counterattack.

In the 16th minute, Ronaldo's long-range free kick was blocked by the wall. Poland then launched a quick counterattack. Milik broke through and passed the ball from the right. Lewandowski avoided Pepe and went up to the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot. Patricio got the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Poland played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. Blaszczykovski passed the ball, and Milik deliberately passed it to his teammates behind him. Groski played the ball with his back, and Milik turned around to receive the diagonal pass with his left foot. , Lewandowski stepped in and knocked the ball back. Facing Patricio from a small angle on the left, Groski did not choose to shoot but passed it to the goal. Unfortunately, his teammates failed to intervene in time.

In the 30th minute, Portugal made a pass from the left. Pazdan knocked down Ronaldo from behind in the penalty area and was about to outflank him. The referee refused to award a penalty kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very angry that the referee did not award a penalty kick. BBC commentator Lineker also believed that the goal should be a penalty kick. Pazdan had an obvious pushing foul in the penalty area and Poland escaped.

In the 33rd minute, Renato Sanchez and Nani played a beautiful wall kicking match on the left. The 18-year-old Portuguese teenager moved the ball with his right foot in the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot. The ball hit Krichovi. Yak deflected into the net and the score became 1:1!

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The game then reached a deadlock, with Portugal slightly gaining the upper hand, but the Polish team's counterattack also frightened Portugal and they did not dare to attack with all their strength.

Until the 1th minute of the game, the score was still 1:.

In the 85th minute, Bruno sent an exquisite overhead pass. Ronaldo succeeded in countering offside and faced Fabianski in the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot, but Ronaldo missed the kick!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed great opportunities continuously, beat the turf in frustration.

This is the third time Ronaldo has missed an excellent scoring opportunity in the second half.

The first time was in the 56th minute of the game, when Bruno's through ball from the center penetrated the Polish team's defense. Cristiano Ronaldo penetrated the left side of the penalty area at high speed and attacked the goal from a small angle, but the ball hit the side netting. .

The second time was in the 60th minute of the game. At that time, Bruno found Nani with a ball in the middle. Nani made a breakthrough pass from the left. Ronaldo hit the goal immediately, but unexpectedly missed the goal with his kick.

Then this time.

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The Portuguese team missed great opportunities in a row, which made the Polish team think that their chance had come. Their head coach Adam Nawalka called Lewandowski to the sidelines and told the opponent to strengthen their attack and focus on Pepe.

In the stands, Polish fans also saw the hope of winning the game and sang loudly in the stands. The Polish players launched a fierce attack on the Portuguese team's goal amid the cheers of the fans.

William Carvalho pulled down Milik and the Polish team received a set piece in the frontcourt.

"I have a hunch that the Polish team's go-ahead goal will come soon." The Polish commentator said.

The Polish team took a quick free kick, and Krichowiak took the ball along the wing.

A figure rushed up. This is Cancelo who just came on as a substitute. He made a beautiful sliding tackle and shoveled the football away.

The football did not go out of the sideline. Quares immediately rescued the football and then quickly passed the ball to Moutinho.

Moutinho directly passed the football to Nani with a big kick.

Nani dribbles the ball along the wing at high speed.

"Fight back!"

Before the Portuguese commentator finished speaking, Nani's diagonal pass was blocked by Masinski with his body.

Renato Sanches got the ball and passed it directly to Bruno.

Bruno dribbles the ball along the right wing at high speed.

Jedrzejczyk came up to intercept.

Bruno knocked the football to Ronaldo who came to meet him.

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After Bruno passed the ball to Ronaldo, he did not stop there. He took advantage of the inertia and continued to move forward. It would be best if Ronaldo passes the football to him. If Ronaldo does not pass the ball, his forward penetration can also help his teammates attract some of the Polish team's defensive attention.

However, Bruno had an intuition and he was sure that Ronaldo would pass the football back.

This comes from the close cooperation between the two in the national team for two years.

When Bruno ran to a position parallel to the Polish defense line, he glanced and saw the football rolling over.

Pazdan was shocked, came up to intercept, and then his eyes widened.

Bruno knocked the football and it rolled inward. Then he twisted his waist and squeezed in against Pazdan's body!

Entering the restricted area!

Next, Bruno didn't hesitate at all. He raised his right foot and volleyed. The football drew a small arc and went straight to the near corner of the goal!

The Portuguese team's counterattack was too fast.

No, to be more precise, Bruno's breakthrough was too fast. The other defenders of the Polish team and even the goalkeeper did not react. This guy entered the penalty area and shot directly.

The football flew past Fabianski's left foot and directly into the net.

"GOLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

"There is nothing Fabianski can do, there is nothing he can do against Bruno's calm shot!"

"It's incredible! In the 90th minute of the game, in the 90th minute of the game, Portugal scored again!"

"2:1! The Portuguese team overtook the score!"

"Bruno Fernandez! This is his fifth goal in this European Cup, and he has topped the European Cup scorer list!"

"Beautiful wall-to-wall coordination, wind-like speed, wonderful and decisive shooting." The Portuguese commentator stood up and shouted excitedly.

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Falling behind 1:2 was the first time in this game that the team fell behind its opponent, but it could lead to the team losing. This made Polish coach Nawalka finally no longer calm, and he began to deploy his troops. Bruno's old Udinese teammate Zelinski came on as a substitute.

The Polish team also launched a desperate attack on the Portuguese team's goal.

Santos also immediately made substitution adjustments. Nani was replaced, and Danilo Pereira came on as a substitute, once again forming a "black and hard" double midfielder combination with William Carvalho.

Four days ago, the two of them teamed up to stop the Belgian team's desperate counterattack. Today they still did not disappoint. They once again contained the Polish team's crazy offensive at the last moment and maintained the 2:1 score throughout the game. competition is over.

The Portuguese team takes the lead in reaching the semi-finals of this European Cup!

At the same time, this is also the second consecutive time that the Portuguese team has entered the semi-finals of the European Cup!

Entering the first quarter-finals in July, in a duel between the two dark horses of this European Cup, Wales, led by Bale, defeated the Iceland team 3:1, preventing the opponent from continuing to be dark, but also continuing to Their own dark horse path.

In the head-to-head confrontation between the German team and Italy, two of the strongest forces in European football, the two sides fought to a score of 90:1 in 1 minutes. Neither side achieved anything in overtime. In the end, in a brutal penalty shootout, The German team won the game 6:5.

The last quarter-final was a battle between England and France. The two teams fought fiercely for 90 minutes, and the host country defeated England 2:1.

At this point, the top four teams of this European Cup are all in place: Portugal in the top half versus Wales, and Germany in the bottom half versus France.

(End of this chapter)