It's finally here! The exciting and brutal knockout stage of the European Championship is finally here! The group stage that has been criticized for "water injection", "reluctance" and "tacit understanding" is over, and the knockout round that must be done with real guns is here! In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, the first match of the 1/8 finals of the 2024 European Championship began, with defending champion Italy facing Switzerland. In the last European Championship, Italy staged a counterattack legend under the leadership of Roberto Mancini, and finally met England in the final and won the championship, which made England's slogan of "let football go home" in vain. In the group stage of this European Cup, Italy first defeated Alginia 2-1, then lost the game in the second round of "Oolong Gift" Spain, and drew Croatia in injury time in the final game, which made Modric feel the feeling of falling from heaven to hell at the same time, and also allowed the Italians to advance to the knockout round with the second place in the group at the last minute.
On the other hand, Switzerland, in the group stage with the host Germany one win and two draws to maintain an unbeaten promotion, which shows the tenacity and tenacity of this team, especially the host Germany in the last game, stunned to maintain a 1-0 lead from the 28th minute of the game to the end of regular time, if it is not for the final injury time to relax their vigilance, by Phil Kruger's header to equalize, the Swiss will be the group leader "wielding a saber"! The tenacity and tenacity of the Swiss may be well understood by Mbappe and his French teammates, it is this Switzerland that eliminated France in the 1/8 finals of the last European Cup, making Mbappe, the popular fried chicken at that time, have nothing to gain in the European Cup, so there is Mbappe's sentence "The European Cup is more difficult than the World Cup"! In the 1/8 finals of the last European Cup, the strong French team was eliminated, and now it has met the traditional powerhouse of Italy, can the Swiss Army knife still be sharp?
With the whistle of Polish referee Marciniak, the first knockout match of Euro 2024 has begun! In the face of the old powerhouse and defending champion Italy, the Swiss were "without awe", and under the leadership of Embolo, Ndoye and Xhaka, the Swiss team put frequent pressure on the hinterland of the Italian penalty area, and the Italians who have a sense of defense in their bones and play defense into art are the most afraid of this! As a result, the game between the two sides fell into a tug-of-war from the beginning! Both sides began to pull to the limit with the intention of "being careful......
In the 36th minute of the game, the Swiss's "pressing play" finally had an effect! The Swiss team launched an attack in the middle, Vargas won the ball on the left side and quickly moved forward, went to the edge of the penalty area and sent a cross into the box, Fruile made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball, and smashed a shot from close range to break the goal guarded by Donnarumma! 1 to 0! Switzerland were the first to break the deadlock! The Swiss offensive paid off, but the Italians, who had been beaten passively, paid the price......
The balance of the game was broken, the Italians could no longer "afford it", and Spalletti had to command his disciples to start the formation premise, after all, the score was behind and there was no reason to continue. At the end of the first half, both sides played relatively cautiously, but the Swiss were clearly more efficient in attack and defence, and the 10-to-1 shots showed that the Swiss were still in control of the game, and at the end of the first half, with the only goal scored by Fruile, the Swiss temporarily walked into the half-time lounge with a 1-0 lead, and the Swiss were only 45 minutes away from equalling the achievements of the previous European competition, and the defending champions Italy had only 45 minutes left...... But after almost 45 minutes of "pressing" in the first half, who can Spalletti rely on to change the passive situation?
In the second half, Spalletti took the lead in making adjustments, and Zaccagni, who scored a last-minute equaliser in the final game of the group stage, came on to try to repeat the equaliser. However, Spalletti miscalculated, and at the start of the second half, the Italians were punished for a careless tee-off mistake in the middle circle! Vargas took advantage of Italy's tee off mistake to get the ball and advance to the penalty area, and a world wave blasted away Donnarumma's goal! At this point, the second half opened just 27 seconds! Zaccagni, who came on as a substitute in the second half, didn't even feel the breath of the game, Italy was already 2-0 down!
Falling behind 0-2, this is a big problem! Defending champions Italy seem to see their way home! When the opponents took a two-goal lead, the Italians began to panic, and there was no longer the unhurried and breezy of the first half, and the faces of Chiesa, Bastoni and Donnarumma began to be full of anxiety. When the impatient Italians began to prepare to fight back, the times changed, and the Swiss, who already had a two-goal advantage, began to slow down! Under the pressure of the Italian frenzied and disorderly, the Swiss began to "walk the monkey" unhurriedly...... Mancini also received a yellow card because he was in a hurry!
In the 63rd minute of the game, Spalletti made another adjustment, Barella, who had thigh discomfort, was replaced, and Retegui came on. Remove a midfielder and replace a striker, the Italians will have to fight for their lives in the final stages! Yes, I'm already 0-2 behind, and in the knockout round where you lose and go home, if you don't fight at this time, when will you wait? However, the game did not change due to Spalletti's adjustments, and the Swiss still took the initiative on the field, and even if the Italian wanted to "fight for his life", it seemed that he could not find an exit......
In the first half, "you can't defend", and after falling behind 0-2, you can't attack, and the Italians have no appearance of defending champions! In the final stage of the game, the two sides actively deployed troops, the Swiss were about to start "defending", and Italy was still fantasizing about the last fight! However, what will Italy, which can't defend, grab, or attack, take to make a last stand? The Swiss, who had a two-goal lead, began to retreat in full force, and the Italian fans in the stands were already solemn, and as the game time passed by minute by minute, the solemnity on their faces gradually turned into despair...... On the other hand, in the stands of the Swiss fans, they can't wait to celebrate!
Two minutes of stoppage time ran out quickly, with neither side achieving anything more, and the score remained 2-0 until the final whistle! In the end, the Swiss team defeated Italy 2-0 with goals from Fruyler and Vargas and sent the defending champions home early!
Perhaps, seeing such Italy, I finally understand why they have been absent from the World Cup in Russia and the World Cup in Qatar in a row! That touch of Mediterranean blue continues to sink......
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