Chapter 481 European Cup Semi-finals

Chapter 481 European Cup Semi-finals
"aoaoaooaooooo——"

Martin's wonderful goal helped Portugal end the suspense, and the Zenit Arena echoed with huge and long-lasting cheers.

The live broadcast restored the entire scoring process.

Every commentator lamented that only Martin could beat such a single-player level.

It’s simply unbelievable!
Various direction changes and accelerations that violate the laws of physics.

There were also many people who sympathized with Spain when they met Portugal led by Martin in the quarter-finals.

In other words, life is bad.

Not long after, the game restarted, and Spain, which was three goals behind, completely lost confidence in the game.

Even with the kickoff advantage, it didn't create any decent offense.

Portugal, which had a big lead, failed to score in the remaining game time.

We are all brothers from the Iberian Peninsula. There is no need to turn a European Cup knockout match into a friendlies game.

Until the end of the game, the 4:1 score displayed on the scoreboard did not change.

"The game is over!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "With Ronaldo and Martin both scoring twice, Portugal defeated its brother Spain in the Iberian Peninsula 4:1 at the Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg and took the lead in advancing to the European Cup semi-finals. finals!"

The live director's close-up shot quickly showed Martin.

Without a doubt, this was the best treatment on the spot.

In addition to scoring two goals, Martin also provided an assist.

In addition, he also made outstanding contributions on the defensive end, single-handedly stopping Spain's threatening attacks many times.

Waves of shouts of "Martin" and "Martin" rang out from the audience.

Martin, who has always been a doting fan, treats fans with enthusiasm, and what he responds to is an even greater momentum.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is already thirty-five years old, has vague thoughts of retiring.

Seeing the talent explosion in the national team, Martin is self-disciplined, and his ability is expected to continue for another ten years.

Thinking of this, his unwillingness to admit defeat began to give himself a boost of blood again.

You are only 35 years old, why are you thinking of retiring?
According to the current physical condition, he can play for at least three or four years.

At least... we have to finish the World Cup in Qatar two years later!
At the regular press conference after the game, Spanish head coach Enrique took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss and also stated a fact.

Portugal, led by Martin, is too rogue and has no hope of winning.

Finally, he also showed his courage to take it up and let it go, expressing his hope that Portugal can successfully defend its title.

More than an hour later, the second quarter-finals started at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Belgium vs Italy.

Both teams played very carefully in the first thirty minutes and did not put too much force into the offense.

When the tournament reaches eight and four, no one dares to act rashly, otherwise it will be four years before they can participate in the European Cup again.

Besides, I don’t know if my condition will be as good as it is now in four years.

However, many times the plan cannot keep up with the changes. In the 31st minute, Belgium had already completed the defense in the backcourt. Unexpectedly, the pass was too reckless and the opportunity was caught by Italian player Verratti. He had to take the initiative to intercept the football.

Barrera dodged around the right rib of the penalty area and moved ten yards to shoot into the far corner, which was beyond the reach of goalkeeper Courtois.

The Belgian players, who were lagging behind, began to get anxious, but they also maintained their fundamental composure and did not blindly invest too much in the offense.

In the 44th minute before the end of the first half, Insigne attacked the left rib and broke through Dielesmann without being put under pressure by the Belgian defender. He took two steps and then shot decisively.

The kicked football shot like a rainbow through the sun and hit the upper left corner of the goal.

Courtois couldn't react in time and could only watch the football go into the net again.

2:0
Italy leads by two goals.

Just when everyone thought the game would enter the locker room with such a score.

At the last moment of stoppage time, young player Doku forced a breakthrough from the left and was kicked to the ground by Di Lorenzo. The referee Anthony Taylor did not blow the whistle at the time and awarded a penalty kick after listening to the video assistant referee's reminder.

Lukaku made a free throw and tied the score at 1:2.

Both sides of the game tried to score in the second half of the game, but no one created an excellent scoring opportunity.

In addition, the goalkeepers of both sides also showed top three levels, and they were able to defend the goal with high defense.

In other words, Italy defeated Belgium 2:1 and will compete with defending champion Portugal for a ticket to the finals of this European Cup.

At 1 pm the next day, the third European Cup quarter-finals of the tour started at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan.

The Czech Republic, which upset the Netherlands in the 1/8 finals, was unlucky. Delaney scored a goal in the melee only five minutes into the game.

The Czech team, which was lagging behind, consciously strengthened its offense, but it was almost impossible to face the iron wall of the Danish team.

After missing opportunities continuously, the Danish team seized the few opportunities.

Mechler used the outside instep of his right foot to pass the ball from outside the left side of the penalty area. The kicked football drew a wonderful arc in the Czech team's penalty area, just bypassing the Czech team's defensive player, and penetrated to the far end of the small penalty area. Dolberg succeeded in padding the ball without stopping and kicked the football into the goal guarded by Watzlik.

2:0
The Czech team narrowed the gap in the fourth minute of the second half.

Cao Far made a pass from the right, and Schick kept knocking the ball into the net near the penalty spot, narrowing the gap to one goal.

In the rest of the game, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, but unfortunately they failed to seize the opportunities that appeared.

Until the end of the game, the score displayed on the scoreboard did not change.

The Danish team was able to win the next third round of the group stage, 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals despite losing two goals in a row in the group stage, thus unexpectedly reaching the semi-finals of this European Cup.

Their semi-final opponents will be between England and Ukraine.

The last quarter-final match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

There is already a huge disparity in strength between the two teams. Ukraine had to fight hard for 1 minutes against Sweden in the 8/120 finals, and its physical condition was not ideal.

So there is no suspense in the quarter-finals in Rome.

Harry Kane scored twice, Maguire and Henderson scored one goal each.

England defeated Ukraine 4-0 and successfully became the fourth semi-final team.

Compared with the strong dialogue between Italy and Portugal in the first half, the semi-finals in the second half gave people the feeling that there was a certain strength gap.

The Danish team does not have many powerful players, and its total value is not high, only 3.107 million euros. On the other hand, England ranks first among the participating teams in this European Cup with 13.2 billion euros.

This is equivalent to saying that England's entire team is worth more than four times that of Denmark.

Therefore, the outside world believes that England's promotion to the finals of this tournament's European Cup is certain.

The semi-final between Italy and Portugal was also considered to have no suspense. The two teams played a warm-up match at the Dragon Stadium in Porto before the start of the European Cup.

Portugal defeated Italy 2:0.

However, the Italian media did not admit the defeat in this game and always believed that the team coached by Mancini did not care about the results of the warm-up match and did not play real content.

They are confident that they will defeat Portugal led by Martin in the first European Cup semi-final at London's New Wembley Stadium. Media and fans outside Italy are naturally optimistic about Portugal, led by Martin and Ronaldo.

You know, London, where the new Wembley Stadium is located, is equivalent to Martin's home court.

I dare not say that the whole of London and most of the people in North London will support Portugal led by Martin!

Of course, there are also many London fans who hope that Portugal, led by Martin, will lose to Italy at the new Wembley Stadium.

the reason is simple.

England faces Denmark in the semi-finals, with a probability of advancing to the finals of over 90%.

If Portugal knocks out Italy and advances to the final, they will lose a lot of confidence in England winning the European Cup.

If we face Italy in the final, we won't have a high probability of winning, but at least it's a 50-50 chance.

Against Portugal, 19 opened.

They know England is 1 and Portugal is 9.

……

After all four quarter-finals, the Tour European Cup ushered in a three-day offseason.

Portugal came to London just after the game against Spain, and Martin directly used Arsenal's Colney training base through personal connections.

Italian player Jorginho also borrowed Chelsea's Cobham training base for the national team through connections.

However, in terms of usage rights, the Italian team cannot compare with Portugal.

From the perspective of all Arsenal people, anything can be done as long as the Colney training base is not demolished.

Martin, Leo and Ricardo Pereira are very familiar with the Colney training base and can get twice the result with half the effort during training.

They triumphed in the new Wembley Stadium one after another, and their training status was second only to Martin, so Portugal coach Santos planned to use Leo and Ricardo Pereira in the semi-finals.

During the offseason, fans are bored.

I am used to exciting high-level competitions, and suddenly I have to wait for three days without competition.

These fans can only vent their unnecessary experiences on social platforms, chat and laugh with like-minded fans, and greet each other's genealogical women with fans who have different opinions.

Neutral fans are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they will set the rhythm in various ways.

The four teams preparing for the European Cup semi-finals are very focused and put all their energy into preparations.

The first semi-final of the 2020 Tour European Cup will start at 7 pm local time in Great Britain on July 6. Portugal and Italy will go to the new Wembley Stadium on the 5th to adapt to the venue before the game and participate in routine press conferences. meeting.

The first team to head to the new Wembley Stadium is Italy.

Head coaches Mancini and Jorginho attended the regular press conference before the game. Both of them showed strong confidence in winning when interviewed by media reporters.

After the reporter mentioned that eight goals have been scored in this European Cup and the Portuguese team is in good condition, what magic weapon does Italy have to win tomorrow night's game?
Jorginho looked mysterious: "Secret."

An hour and a half later, the Portuguese team arrived at the new Wembley Stadium by bus.

Head coach Santos and Martin attended the regular press conference before the game, and the assistant referee took other players to the stadium to adapt to the venue.

The reporters in the press conference hall are all jerks, trying their best to set the pace and create conflicts every time.

Martin learned from these reporters that Jorginho was full of confidence. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at the Italian reporters who were facing a formidable enemy, and smiled: "How many of my opponents have said such things before the game? What happened? ?”

The reporters from Portugal burst into laughter. The Italian reporters wanted to say something, but they couldn't open their mouths for a long time.

It's not that I don't have anything to say, but I don't dare to say it easily.

What if you get slapped in the face after the game?

In this line of work, I never look up or down, and I lose the courage to open my mouth when I think about being slapped in the face again and again.

The 2020 European Cup has reached the semi-finals. From two games per day in the quarter-finals to one game per day in the semi-finals.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, we come to the day of the first semi-final of the European Cup.

The city of London already has a very fanatical football atmosphere, and as the European Cup comes to the semi-finals, the atmosphere is even more high.

Arsenal captain Martin came to London to play in the European Cup semi-finals on behalf of Portugal. Many Arsenal fans came to cheer for Martin near the new Wembley Stadium, including those Arsenal fans who are English fans.

They know that there are some things that cannot be avoided. The Portuguese team led by Martin is invincible and has a high probability of advancing to the finals. In other words, their home team England has a very high probability of playing Portugal in the finals.

In addition, no team can beat a team led by Martin.

This is the truth.

Are records meant to be broken?
That's right.

The record was broken by Martin, not Martin's record.

When there is a war between England and Portugal, they will not boo Portugal.

Because...it's useless not to mention it, it will bring even more disastrous results to the team.

The game starts at 8pm, and both teams arrive at the kickoff time of 6pm.

The square outside the new Wembley Stadium was overcrowded. The blue Italian fans and the red Portuguese fans were clearly separated. The fans were in groups and reporters could be seen everywhere.

Looking around, there are still many fans holding up slogans asking for votes.

Obviously, they are all fans without tickets and hope to meet fans who have something to do before the game starts. Even if the price is dozens of times higher, they can accept it.

It's just that when the game reaches the semi-finals, few people are willing to give up their tickets, and they will ignore temporary matters even if something unexpected happens.

Unless there is an urgent matter such as the wife having a baby, it is impossible for anyone to give up their vote.

Players from both sides began to warm up at the new Wembley Stadium. The auditorium of 90,000 fans was nearly full, and a fanatical atmosphere swept the entire venue.

The starting lineups of the two teams leaked from UEFA's official website an hour before the start of the game.

Portugal has a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Patricio

Defenders: Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Ricardo Pereira

Midfielder: William Carvalho, Martin, B Fee

Forwards: Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Seat B

Italy also has a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Donnarumma
Defenders: Emerson, Chiellini, Bonucci, Di Lorenzo

Midfielder: Barrera, Jorginho, Verratti
Forwards: Insigne, Ciro Immobile, Chiesa Jr.
As the starting lineups of both sides of the game appeared on social platforms, fans who followed the European Cup semi-finals knew that the start of the game was not far away.

The Portuguese fans in the audience were in high spirits and were full of confidence in the future games.

The Italian fans were hesitant, especially when they saw Martin in excellent condition, and the pessimism gradually swept through them.

The neutral fans were particularly excited. They seemed to feel that the next game would be particularly exciting.

The Italian players who were warming up also noticed that Martin was in excellent condition, and Jorginho, who was very familiar with him, went numb~
(End of this chapter)