In the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, the Portuguese team played against the Slovenian team, and in the end, the two teams advanced to the quarterfinals with a total score of 3-0 through penalty shootouts. It was a crazy game, with all sorts of famous scenes going on.
Portugal is ranked 6th in the world, the first two rounds of the group stage won 2 consecutive wins to lock the top spot, in the final round they sent a substitute lineup, the result was a 0-2 upset loss to the Georgian team, the latter was also able to advance, although it was a substitute game, but the loss to the Georgian team, it still feels a little surprising, and Ronaldo has not scored in this European Cup, the state is relatively average, and it has also been questioned by the outside world. In three games, the Grapes scored 5 goals and scored 3 goals that were not bad, and the defense was not consistent enough.
Slovenia are ranked 57th in the world, with 3 points from 3 draws in the group stage, scoring 2 goals and conceding 2 goals, and the attack and defense are fairly balanced, but obviously their strength is far inferior to the Portuguese team, and normally, the Grape team should be able to enter the top 8 smoothly. But as the saying goes, "there are no weak teams in Europe", the Portuguese team can't take it lightly!
In the first half, the Portuguese team can be said to have the advantage, both in possession and shots, better than the Slovenian team, but it turned out to be 0 shots on target, and the score could not be rewritten. In the second half, it was still the same, Ronaldo still missed the opportunity. In extra time, Ronaldo missed a penalty, Pepe made a mistake and the opponent failed to seize the opportunity. In the penalty shootout, Portugal's goalkeeper Costa made three consecutive saves to help the team advance.
In an earlier match, France eliminated Belgium 1-0 and advanced to the quarter-finals, with Vertonghen owning the goal.