Euro 2024 quarterfinals: Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo face each other! Spain vs Germany championship outlet

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2024-07-04 14:08Published in Zhejiang

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Euro 012024 will be played on July 6 and 7 Beijing time, with Spain and Germany, Portugal and France, Switzerland and England, and the Netherlands and Turkey.

02 Spain comfortably defeated Georgia in the round of 16 and showed an efficient playmaker, while Germany advanced through a penalty shootout.

03Portugal narrowly defeated Slovenia on penalties in the round of 16, while France defeated Belgium 1-0 to advance.

04 Switzerland unexpectedly beat Italy in the round of 16, while England remained undefeated.

05 The Netherlands beat Romania 3-0 in the round of 16, while Turkey changed their formation due to the suspension of Hakan Calhanoglu.

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Euro 2024 enters the top 8 knockout rounds, the teams expected to advance in the round of 16 are basically passed, Switzerland played messy Italy, Turkey was at a disadvantage, relying on Demiral's play, 2-1 to beat Austria, the first in Group D, these two games may be a little upset, but it is also a reasonable result, other powers Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, England, the Netherlands and other powers have also passed smoothly, the past battle record between the top 8 matches, how is the performance of this tournament? The following is a summary of these 4 games.

Spain VS Germany (0:00 Beijing time on July 6)

The first game of the round of 8 is a super heavyweight matchup, because these two teams can be said to be the two best teams in this tournament, compared to the other three favorites France, England and Portugal are less than ideal game content, the host Germany and Spain, who won easily three consecutive victories in the group of death, have shown efficient organization and attack in this tournament, but unfortunately the signing is tricky, this game is going to be staged in the top 8.

Spain, who played 4-3-3, met Germany 4-2-3-1, Spain, who won all three games in the group stage, faced Georgia who entered the knockout round for the first time in the round of 16, although they first lost points because of an own goal, but then scored four goals in a row, and easily advanced 4-1.

Germany played Denmark in the round of 16, and Sane replaced Florian Wirtz in the starting line-up, but his performance was mediocre, with five dribbles and three successes, and the team's post-match rating was only better than Havertz's.

The past record of the two teams is very close, Germany has a small advantage of 9 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses, just look at the last 10 years just 5 times, the two teams 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss are evenly divided, the most recent is in the Qatar World Cup group stage, the two teams drew 1-1, but in the end in this group Spain was promoted, and Germany was eliminated.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente follows the tradition of recent years, still emphasizing high-pressure possession, but pushing fast in the attacking rhythm, the two fullbacks often press and play with the wingers, forming a 2-3-5 advantage of local multi-person in the front, and there are enough people in the middle to quickly counterattack and counterattack.

With nine goals scored in the previous four games, only Germany are better than them in this tournament, but although Spain are in the group of death, Croatia and Italy are not in good form in this tournament, and Spain's good form may be the first real test of this tournament.

Germany boss Julia Nagelsmann likes to use Kai Havertz as a lone striker, Havertz will retract to pick up the ball in the game, and if he attracts the opposition centre-backs, the space behind him can be exploited, and if he doesn't, Germany can easily have a numerical advantage in a 4-2-4 position in central midfield.

The two coaches are actually very close to each other, and they both like to pile up numbers in the middle to create a numerical advantage, the difference is that Spain uses the width of the wings more, while Germany will let Kroos drag back close to the central defender position to hold the ball and launch an attack.

Portugal VS France (July 6, 3 a.m. Beijing time)

The two teams that were divided into the same group in the last European Championship have to meet for the third consecutive European Championship, and the stars are comparable to England, but the content of the game between Portugal and France is not ideal, Portugal faced Slovenia in the last game with a penalty shootout Diogo Costa's magical performance, 3-0 without danger, France and Belgium fought to the last moment, with a lucky own goal, 1-0 into the top 8.

Both teams play 4-2-3-1, Portugal will be closer to the back three, Cancelo will be more prominent, B Fee will be more retracted to the back to hold the ball, but this game Cancelo has Mbappe on his side, if he still presses the attack unscrupulously, the gap behind him will likely be exploited by opponents.

And Ronaldo is actually not in bad shape in this tournament, but unfortunately the goal still did not appear, the penalty kick in the last game has kicked his own level, but Jan Oblak is more brave, maybe this game can see Ronaldo's signature celebration after the goal?

The integration of Portugal's double B is always a problem, B Fee's state in this tournament is average, a little too good-hearted, too aggressive to handle the ball, the team needs him to resume the performance of the World Cup, and the midfielder Palinha, who played well in the last game, made 7 successful tackles, and the 100% success rate is quite amazing.

France have not scored any sports goals in this tournament, 1 penalty from Mbappe, and own goals against Austria and Belgium, 3 non-sports goals have brought France 3 wins, so playing in the last 8 is indeed not convincing enough in terms of their value.

However, France is a threat on the field, facing Belgium in the round of 16, they have as many as 19 shots on goal, but the shots on the edge of the penalty area are often kicked off, France can create scoring opportunities, but the scoring efficiency is too poor, and it feels like the players are not very used to the ball in this game, and the ball cannot be pressed.

After Mba wore the mask, he himself thought it had some impact, but as a spectator, Mbappe still has a great threat with the ball, and several dribbles against Belgium in the last game were able to tear apart the opponent's defense, but the strength of his own shot still needs to be controlled.

France has an overwhelming advantage in the two teams, with 19 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, and Portugal has only won 1 time in the last 10 meetings, which is the 1-0 victory in the 2016 European Championship final, and the most recent meeting was in the group stage of the last European Championship, where the two teams ended up drawing 2-2.

Switzerland VS England (0:00 Beijing time on July 7)

Switzerland's performance in this European Championship is impressive, if it is not for Phil Kruger's header in the group stage, they will be able to beat Germany, and in the round of 16, they knocked Italy over the years, playing against a second-rate team, and Switzerland under Yakin can no longer be said to be a team that England can win safely.

Switzerland plays 3-4-2-1, but from the game with Italy, it can be seen that their organizational attacking formation is more like 3-2-2-3 or 3-2-5, the midfielder 4 people use a diamond-shaped position, the characteristics of Switzerland in the attack are frequent changes, attacking midfielders and wingers can also switch positions, when facing Italy, the space in front of the Italian defenders is often used, and the Italian midfielder often leaks after misplacement, Switzerland is such a way of playing that gives the blue shirt defense a great threat.

Defensively, Switzerland sometimes uses high-pressure defense, and this high-pressure defense is closer to the 1-on-1 marking, as long as the ball is in the dangerous area, Switzerland can quickly launch a counterattack, so as to create a threat, England's last game at the back often has a trance, if the day is met by Switzerland, may now England has been eliminated.

England are unbeaten since the start of the tournament, but it's hard to believe that this is a super team worth a whopping €1.5 billion. Gareth Southgate, who has always played 4-2-3-1, has spent a number of games, including friendlies and the first four games of this tournament, looking for a replacement for Calvin Phillips, and it seems that Manchester United youngster John Maynu has made it to the top and will be expected to start in this crucial last-eight tie.

England in attack will most likely be a back three, because Phil Foden is not the type of left-sided winger, left-back Kieran Trippier will often press to assist the attack, on the right is for Saka to show his individual ability, Kane will still return to the side from time to time to organize, let Jude Bellingham step forward, or the two switch positions to disrupt the opponent's defense and create opportunities for Trippier on the left.

The record in the history of the two teams, England has a clear advantage, 19 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the last 24 meetings are 18 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, Switzerland beat England in the official match has been a World Cup qualifier in 1981, and since then 13 meetings have 3 draws and 10 losses, but Switzerland has not beaten Italy in an official match for 31 years before beating Italy in the last round, but they have done it in this tournament, judging from the recent situation of the two teams, Switzerland has a chance to win.

Netherlands VS Turkey (July 7, 3 a.m. Beijing time)

Coming to the round of 8, the outcome is actually difficult to predict, the difference in the strength of the teams will not be too big, the Netherlands naturally hope to play in the last four of the European Championship for the first time since 2004, the best result in the history of the Turkish team is the semi-finals in 2008, this time they naturally hope to create another good result created by their predecessors.

Dutch coach Koeman was squeezed to third place in the group by Austria and France in the group stage, but they instead got a better signing than France, and finally showed their strength in the round of 16, beating Romania 3-0 in Group E. Gakpo, Schouten, Reinders and other midfielders played well, but Stephen Berwijn, who did not play in front of him but started in the round of 16, was replaced by Koeman at halftime, and replaced Don Yell Malen scored twice, I believe that Koeman should not let Bergwijn start again in the round of 8.

The Netherlands, who play 4-2-3-1, rely on Depay in the attack, and the Netherlands often becomes a 3 back position with two midfielders who drag back when attacking, and the front 4 players are behind Depay, and a midfielder 4 people compress the space as much as possible, in addition to better short-pass cooperation with each other, they can also suppress the opponent's attack to a limited extent, and quickly hinder the opponent's pass.

However, Depay is not in good form this tournament, often too hesitant to handle the ball and miss opportunities, and Gakpo seems to be better for the national team in the attacking line, and he did a good job of cutting inside against Romania in the last game, and is currently the top scorer in the tournament with three goals.

Turkey played a 4-2-3-1 formation in the previous games, but due to the yellow card suspension of the main player Hakan Calhanoglu, coach Montella lined up a 3-4-3 formation and put Güller in the middle of the field, and the MVP of the round of 16 was naturally central defender Demiral, who scored two goals alone to give Turkey the victory despite the disadvantage of possession and shooting.

The Netherlands has a slight advantage over the past record of the two teams, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats, but the last two meetings were in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers, with both teams winning one each, Turkey beating the Netherlands 4-2 and the Netherlands returning home 6-1 after half a year.

With Hakan Calhanoglu returning, Montella should still be reverting to a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the midfield clash between the two teams being the key to the game, and the Dutch midfielders will be one step closer to victory if they can play in their last game.

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