Chapter 535 Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Spain VS Germany,

If Portugal relied on penalty kicks to defeat Poland, it was within everyone's expectations.

Then the result of the other game was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

In another quarter-final held on July 2, the Belgian team, which had been favored by the outside world before the game and was even regarded as the favorite to win the championship by various experts, was unexpectedly defeated by the Welsh team after leading by one goal. He scored three goals in a row and was swept out 3:1.

In this game, Belgium played a completely scattered game. Although the players on the field were all valuable and talented, they rarely cooperated with each other and they were completely fighting alone.

On the other hand, Wales, they worked together and took full advantage of their advantages. They took advantage of Ramsey and Bale on the wing to blast Belgium's rotten defense again and again.

If Ramsey and Bale, who performed well, are competing for the best player in the game, then Lukaku and Lukaku on the Belgian side are competing for the title of worst performance in the game.

Supernova Lukaku, who was originally very optimistic about the outside world before the game, saw his value plummet by 20 million because of this game!

In the past, some people may have regarded him as a forward of the level of Suarez and Lewandowski, but after this game, such voices disappeared.

Of course, Lukaku is not the most scolded.

Belgium captain Hazard and Manchester City superstar De Bruyne were scolded no less than Lukaku.

Especially Hazard, who hardly cooperated with De Bruyne in this game. He seemed to be overconfident in his own strength and wanted to rely on individual combat to open up the situation. No results were achieved.

This kind of distrust of teammates is the epitome of Belgium's loss in this game.

As for who caused the 11 players on the field to be scattered, it must be the head coach's fault.

Belgian fans called their coach Wilmots a pig's head. After the England team was eliminated, the outside world felt that England coach Hodgson was the worst coach in this European Cup.

But after watching this game, everyone was surprised to find that among the strong, there is a strong one, and there is someone even stronger than Hodgson!

To be able to bring the star-studded and talented Belgian team to this point, Wilmots is considered a talent, almost comparable to Maradona in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

On the court, if you describe the players as Maradona, it is a compliment.

But if you are in the coaching field, it is almost like pointing your nose at others and calling them parallel imports.

After learning the news of Belgium's tragic defeat, Lin Quan sent a message of comfort to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne tried his best in this game, but there was nothing he could do, the teammates around him were too unreliable.

No matter how hard he tried, he could not stand alone.

After all, football is a team game, and if the team is so bad, De Bruyne is naturally helpless.

At this moment, De Bruyne has begun to realize how rare it is to have a group of teammates who are close to each other and cooperate with each other tacitly.

"It's your turn tomorrow. The German team is not easy to play, so be careful!"

Although he was not very interested, after seeing the message from Lin Quan, De Bruyne still responded with a message.

I have no chance to go further, so I can only wish my teammates well.

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July 3rd, 5pm sharp, Atlantic Stadium, Bordeaux.

The focus of the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Cup starts here.

The two teams in this game are currently the top three teams in FIFA, and they are also the two teams with the highest odds of winning this European Cup.

Precisely because this game was played against both sides with very strong strengths, this game received unprecedented attention before the game.

The Atlantic Stadium, which was just renovated outside the city last year, had more than 42,000 fans in total today, filling every corner of the stands!

Among the more than 40,000 fans, more than 15,000 came from Spain, more than 10,000 from the German team, and the rest were local French.

Since it was hard to get tickets for the game, there were still a large number of Spanish and German fans outside the stadium who had not bought tickets. They simply gathered outside the stadium, followed the cheering songs in the stadium, and cheered for their national teams outside the stadium.

The German team is determined to win this game, and Loew has arranged a 3421 formation.

At the front is the German team's center Gomez, and behind him are Muller and Reus.

Behind Reus are Hector, Kroos, Khedira and Kimmich.

The three people in the defense are Hummels, Boateng and Hwedes.

The goalkeeper is Neuer.

If there is anyone in the German team's starting lineup who is the most surprising, there is no doubt that it is No. 21 Kimmich.

Kimmich is Manchester City's backup full-back. He performed well in Manchester City, but his appearances and time were not many.

For such a rotation player, Loew boldly put him into the starting lineup, even in a key matchup with Spain.

I have to say that Loew is very courageous.

Compared to the strange formation of the German team, Spain's formation is more conventional.

Del Bosque did not make any adjustments to Spain's formation or starting lineup. Spain's formation in this game was still 433.

The forward trio continues the previous configuration, from left to right: David Silva, Morata, Lin Quan,

The three midfielders are Fabregas, Busquets and Iniesta.

The defense is guarded by Juanfran, Pique, Ramos and Alba.

However, in terms of goalkeeper, Del Bosque chose to trust veteran Casillas in this game.

De Gea's goal-line skills are top-notch, but the control range is not large enough, and the timing and selection of attacks are still problematic.

In such an important game, Del Bosque ultimately chose stability.

Both teams are very strong on paper, their playing styles have not changed much, and there are basically not too many injuries in the lineup. This game can be said to be full of strength.

Therefore, for the fans watching the game, this game is extremely exciting and cannot be missed for a second.

The atmosphere of the game was relatively solemn, so Lin Quan, Cross and others did not say hello in the player tunnel.

Both parties are adjusting their mentality to put themselves in a state of appropriate tension and excitement.

During the coin guessing session before the game, the Spanish team guessed correctly and chose the venue, and the German team won the ball.

At seventeen o'clock sharp, with the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

The German team launched a fierce attack from the beginning without any intention of testing.

They may know more about the strength of this Spanish team than the Spaniards themselves!

So there is no need to test!

The Spanish team was caught off guard by the fierce attack of the German team. The opponent's first round of offense posed a threat. Royce's breakthrough in the frontcourt attracted the attention of many Spanish players.

But Royce was just a cover-up. When the Spanish players were attracted to him, Kroos, who was ambushing behind him, suddenly stepped in and shot a long shot from the top of the penalty area, giving the Spanish team a powerful look and also making the stands Spanish fans were shocked!

Kroos' long-range shot was slightly higher than the crossbar, but still received warm applause and cheers from the German fans in the stands.

From this attack just now, they saw the determination and fighting spirit of the German team.

As long as you continue to maintain this fighting spirit, you won't have to worry about being unable to score Spain's goal in the remaining time!

However, Spain is the dominant player in the World Cup and European Cup.

After being beaten down by the German team, they immediately responded in kind.

Fabregas took the initiative to dribble the ball forward, and after cooperating with Lin Quan, he suddenly moved his big foot to the left.

David Silva passed Kimmich, cut inside and then hit the penalty area. Morata made a ghostly move, shook off the double-team of the two German defenders, fell to the ground near the penalty spot and shot.

This goal was much more threatening than the German team's long-range shot just now. When the German fans in the stands saw this scene, their faces turned pale with fright, and they subconsciously covered their mouths with both hands, not daring to express their anger.

Neuer made a contribution at the critical moment. On the way to attack, he saw the opponent falling to the ground and tackled the ball. He hurriedly stretched out his right leg and blocked the ball narrowly.

The ball bounced over the crossbar and Spain received a corner kick.

The German team's height advantage was too great, so Spain chose to cooperate tactically.

Iniesta took the initiative to run towards the corner kick from the top of the penalty area, as if he was going to catch the ball. The opponent's attention was attracted to him, but unexpectedly, Iniesta just feinted a shot and did not catch the ball.

The ball was not passed to him, but to Busquets behind him.

After receiving the ball, Busquets did not choose to take a long shot, but immediately passed it to the back point, allowing Ramos and Pique who were ambushing here to fight for the top.

Seeing that the opponent did not drop the ball to the back post immediately, the German players who were playing at the back position had already lowered their guard a lot.

After seeing Busquets get the ball, everyone thought he was going to take a long shot because there was no one around him to defend him.

Unexpectedly, the opponent made a big circle and still had to nod the ball from behind.

However, at this time, due to continuous interference, they did not fully focus on defending the Spanish players around them, which gave Ramos a chance to start.

Although Ramos is not very tall, his jumping ability is amazing. He jumped high, got ahead of Hummels, and slammed the ball into the goal.

Only two and a half minutes into the game, Spain scored!

It’s a dream start!

The Spanish fans in the stands celebrated wildly after seeing the referee's gesture confirming that the goal was valid.

They thought about countless scripts before the game, but they never expected that this would be the case.

Ramos' header created a huge surprise for all Spanish fans.

Ramos himself was actually surprised. Hummels has rich defensive experience and Boateng is not a good person.

The opponent's defense was very good at the beginning. He and Pique were completely targeted and did not give any chance.

Unexpectedly, just a few excessive kicks made the opponent relax their vigilance and gave him such a comfortable header opportunity.

Ramos doesn't have much confidence in his shooting skills. After all, he is a defender. He usually only thinks about how to clear the ball and doesn't have many chances to shoot.

But Ramos is so confident in his header!

Whether in club games or in national team games, he has often made achievements with headers.

At this time, Ramos couldn't be more excited to score such a crucial header in a key game like the German team.

If it hadn't just started and he got a yellow card in the last game, he would have wanted to take off his clothes to celebrate.

Ramos excitedly rushed to the sidelines and celebrated with a passionate slide.

The teammates behind him ran over from behind and joined in the celebration.

Looking at the Spaniards celebrating wildly on the sidelines, the players of the German team were inevitably a little frustrated.

This goal was a bit unfair. Soon after the start, the players were not fully in tune.

If they hadn't been too focused when defending just now and gave the opponent such a chance, they would not have lost the ball so quickly.

"Pay attention and don't make mistakes. The game is still long and we still have a chance!"

As the captain, Neuer did not blame his teammates for their mistakes, but encouraged them loudly and tried to improve their morale.

His words had some effect. After all, the game had just begun and there was still a lot of time left for the German team.

After the restart, the German team continued to attack Spain and seemed not to be affected by the goal they just conceded.

However, when their opponents were prepared, their offense was not as effective as before.

Seeing that continuing this attack was ineffective, the German team began to change their tactics.

Royce's appearance rate is starting to increase!

Compared with Ozil, Reus is faster and has stronger breakthrough ability, which gives the German team more options in the frontcourt.

Spain obviously knows this very well, so it has been targeting Royce from the beginning of the game.

If he dribbles the ball a little deeper, he can easily get caught in double-teams by Juanfran, Cesc Fabregas and Busquets.

Especially Professor Bu, he abandoned the huge threat Muller. As long as Royce got the ball, he would go to help defend and not give Royce a chance to get close to his own penalty area.

With the help of Professor Bu, Royce's threat at this point has been temporarily eliminated.

However, Mueller's threat began to emerge again.

Although on the surface, it seems that the German team is attacking the city with center Gomez at the forefront.

But their real killer move is Muller who is ambushing behind Gomez. As the world's top shadow forward, Muller can always appear where he should appear and send the ball to the goal in the most reasonable way.

Before that, you couldn't see anything special in him. He seemed to be an ordinary person with no sense of existence.

But this kind of killer is the most terrifying!

On the sidelines, Spanish coach Del Bosque held his chin and looked at the court with a frown.

Muller's ability to move without the ball is very strong, which can be seen from his games at Bayern.

The German team is likely to take advantage of this!

However, now there is a question, Reus or Muller, who is the real offensive core of the German team in this game?