The European Cup 1/8 finals are in full swing, in the two games that ended in the early hours of this morning, the England team was in danger, Spain defeated Georgia 4-1, although the result of the game is basically the same as the fans' pre-game prediction, but the process is definitely called ups and downs!
The first 1/8 final was played by England against Slovakia, and England, one of the favourites to win the tournament, had overwhelming support before the game, even as England stumbled in the group stage. However, after the start of the game, the Slovak team took the initiative on the field, and the problems exposed by England in the group stage were infinitely magnified in the knockout stage.
In the whole game, the Slovak team led for 95 minutes, and only one minute away from advancing to the last eight. However, with Bellingham's barb equaliser, the game was successfully dragged into extra-time, and Kane's header in extra-time successfully sent England to the last eight. Although the game was won, it was difficult to hide the distrust of England's players on the pitch, manager Gareth Southgate's incompetence and overlapping positions in the starting line-up.
On the other hand, in the other group of matchups, although the Georgian team took the lead with Lenormand's own goal, the Spanish team has been suppressing the Georgian team throughout the game, with 13 shots on target from 35 shots and 75% possession. In particular, the aggressive performance of Yamal, Nico and others in the front court is outstanding!
Since the European Cup, the author believes that among the several favorites to win the championship, only the Spanish team has shown its dominance of the game, and the other giants have more or less problems, but after entering the single knockout round, in addition to strength, luck is also part of the game, just like England today.