The fifth game of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup ushered in the peak showdown, Muani made contributions as a substitute, and France defeated Belgium 1:0, becoming the fifth team to advance to the quarterfinals of this European Cup, waiting for Portugal to meet in the 1/4 finals. Belgium, ranked third in the world, unfortunately exited the quarterfinals, and I have to say that they were really unlucky in this European Cup, and met the biggest favorite France in the knockout round too early.
Historical record, the last 12 games, France 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses have an advantage, in the group stage of this European Cup, both teams performed very averagely, France scored only two goals in three games, one win and two draws ranked second to advance, Belgium also scored only two goals, the first game was upset by Slovakia, and finally one win, one draw and one loss thrilling promotion.
In the first half of the game, the French team completely suppressed the attack of the Belgian team, resulting in another team with 0 shots on target in the first half, and in the entire first half, Belgium only had one shot on goal and failed to hit the goal target, while the French team had 9 shots on goal, but only one shot on target.
Mbappe burst from the left side of the penalty area, the ball was blocked by the defender, Griezmann took a corner kick, Thuram nodded the ball in front of the head, Doku was put down in a row, and made two yellow cards for the French team in a row, De Bruyne took a free kick and shot directly at the goalkeeper confiscated, Kounde crossed from the right side, and Thuram Jr.'s header grazed the post.
In the second half, Tchouameni shot from outside the box, the ball was saved by Castells, and Mbappe broke through the inside on the left side and shot high. De Bruyne broke the ball exquisitely and plugged it through, and Carrasco had a one-handed chance, which was desperately blocked by Te'o from the bottom line. Belgium made a series of passes down the left, Doku went straight into the box to split the ball, and Lukaku's powerful shot from a tight angle was saved by Maignan .
After 70 minutes, the tempo of the game dropped slightly, and the French team passed more calmly and with more purpose, with Saliba and Mbappe hitting two bursts in the box in quick succession. The Belgian team could only wait for the counter-attacking opportunity, the regular pass could not be advanced at all, the French team was very aggressive defensively, Lukakula split the ball, De Bruyne burst into the penalty area, and Maignan made another key save. In the 84th minute, substitute Muani turned and volleyed in the penalty area, hit Vertonghen and refracted into the net, and the French team broke the deadlock on the field 1:0.
At full-time, France had 56% possession and scored one goal with 19 shots on goal with 2 on target, while Belgium had just 5 shots on goal with 2 on target. In the post-match rating, France's right wing-back Jules Kounde was named the best of the match with 8.2 points, with a game-high 5 key passes, 4 tackles, 5 successful ground duels, and 3 successful 5 crosses.