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Chapter 475 What should happen will still happen

Portugal defeated the home team Spain 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Media and fans around the world were not surprised.

One is booming, the other is on the decline.

It's clear who will win the game.

It is worth mentioning that bookmakers currently do not offer game odds for Martin's team.

After the warm-up match against Spain, the Portuguese team took a special plane to Porto to prepare for the warm-up match against Italy at the Dragon Stadium.

This game is also the last game between the two teams before the European Cup.

After two days of rest, Portugal flew to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, while Italy flew back to Rome, the capital of the Apennine Peninsula, to prepare for the first round of the group stage against Turkey.

Four days passed quickly, and the warm-up match at the Dragon Stadium went on as scheduled.

This is the last warm-up match between the two teams before traveling to the European Cup, so the main purpose is to examine the status of the players and prepare for the upcoming European Cup group matches.

Portugal can be said to have sent all its main players, but the formation has changed, from the usual 4231 formation to a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Patricio

Defenders: Cancelo, Pepe, Font, Semedo
Midfielder: William Carvalho, Martin, B Fee

Forwards: Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Seat B

Italy also has almost all the main players, with a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Donnarumma
Defenders: Spinazzola, Chiellini, Bonucci, Florenzi

Midfielder: Varela, Jorginho, Lokalit

Forwards: Insigne, Immobile, Berardi

……

The starting lineups of the two teams have appeared in hot topics on major social platforms. Fans paying attention to this warm-up match know that it is not too far away from the start of the game.

The match time is the standard time for midweek matches in Europe, 8:45 pm.

At the Dragon Stadium, Portugal faces the challenge of Italy.

The visiting team Italy got the kick-off advantage. It seemed that their formation was very aggressive, but in fact it was very conservative.

Bonucci received the ball and drove directly to Immobile who was at the front.

The veteran Pepe squeezed the position, Wundt passed the header to Cancelo, and Portugal quickly got the ball.

Italy had obviously already made preparations, and everyone filed back into half-court defense, handing the initiative to Portugal.

The overall defense is in perfect harmony, perfectly combining traditional chain defense with modern overall assist defense, making it impossible for the offensive system led by Martin to find space to create goals in a short period of time.

However, Martin has never worried about not being able to score goals. He knows that any team will have loopholes in the ever-changing game process. Arsenal and Portugal where he plays have both.

After all, humans are not machines.

As long as you are patient enough, you will always find opportunities.

Italians are naturally defensive and know what to do and when.

"aoaoaooaooooo——"

The Portuguese fans at the Dragon Stadium continued to cheer for their players, wave after wave.

The Italian fans who were traveling with the team looked very worried.

Although defensive counterattack is the best tactic of their national team, watching the Portuguese offensive system led by Martin continue to attack with the ball, it is inevitable that there will be some unnecessary emotions in my heart.

The best news for them is that the score has not changed and the game is only a friendly match.

If the two teams meet in the European Cup, then... Italian fans really dare not imagine it.

For this reason, they also observed a moment of silence for the German and French teams.

Being drawn in the same group as Portugal means they are destined to return home in despair.

But then they thought that they wanted the national team to win the European Cup, and they all sighed.

……

Twenty minutes into the friendly match at the Dragon Stadium, the scoreboard displayed on the big screen was still 0:0.

The ball possession ratio, number of shots, and number of hits on goal between both sides have been greatly increased.

Portugal had 82% of the ball, significantly ahead of Italy's 18%.

The number of shots was Portugal 6:0, and the number of shots on goal was 2:0.

During this period, Martin was closely guarded by the Italian chain defense and did not find a good opportunity. His passing and receiving were very concise and he mainly used one kick to release the ball. He basically would not let the football stay at his feet for more than three seconds. .

In this context, Portugal's offense operates relatively smoothly and the offensive is in full swing.

If it weren't for the Italian players' defensive concentration and goalkeeper Donnarumma's superb form, Portugal would have taken the lead.

Mancini, who was standing in the technical area directed by the visiting team coach, frowned, obviously worried about the game.

His players are in a highly defensive state for a long time, and as time goes by, it is easy for them to lose concentration.

After all, there is an essential difference between humans and machines.

When the time came to half an hour, Italy's overall defense appeared to be deformed during Portugal's continuous attacks led by Martin.

This... is not a good sign.

Two minutes later, Martin, who received the ball after receiving a breakthrough from Seat B, suddenly adjusted his offensive rhythm. He no longer worked in conjunction with the whole team, but instead moved forward with the ball.

Insigne, who was actively participating in the defense, was passed by, and Locatelli's cover was also blocked by Martin, who was starting to speed up. He used the change of rhythm to break through, and he couldn't even reach out to pull the person.

Jorginho in the center was a little panicked, but Martin didn't give him time to think. He passed the ball to Ronaldo who ran to the top of the arc in the penalty area to receive the ball from the arch of his right foot.

Jorginho and left center back Chiellini both thought that Ronaldo would give the ball back to Martin who continued to run forward.

In fact, Ronaldo did pass the ball to Martin's running route towards the front of the penalty area on the right side.

But Martin, who was in the passing lane, did not take the ball. He passed the ball while running.

Such an operation directly caused the Italian player's CPU to smoke and crash.

The continuous high-pressure defense put their defense in an instinctive state. When they saw Martin passing the ball, they suddenly didn't know what to do next.

The football passed by Martin rolled towards the B seat activity area in the right corner of the penalty area. The outside instep of his left foot directed the ball towards the right rib of the penalty area.

That is... where Martin, who kept running, ended up.

Chiellini wanted to foul, but he only felt a strong wind passing by at high speed. If he tried to do it again, he would have missed the perfect opportunity.

"aoaoaoaoooaoaooooo——"

With the deafening shouts rang out in the sky above the Dragon Stadium, Martin directly raised his right foot while running and kicked the football passed by Seat B towards the upper left corner of the goal.

Boom~
A crisp muffled sound emerged spontaneously.

Donnarumma, who was attacking, saw a football suddenly appear in his sight. He could clearly feel the surging energy attached to the football. His steps stagnated and he didn't even make a save.

"Goooooooooooooal——"

The next moment, the commentators in the commentary box raised their voices in unison.

The entire Dragon Stadium also became a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese fans, with waves of cheers coming one after another.

Martin, who scored the goal, did not have much emotion. He smiled and motioned for his teammates to come over and celebrate the goal. Judging from the degree of cooperation, this game is very team-like.

The continuous passing and receiving are all coordinated according to the tactics and immediate reactions formulated before the game. Making the ball, giving the ball, and breaking through are all at the right time.

Of course, Martin's final shot is the most critical.

No matter how beautiful a combination is, scoring goals is the key.

Otherwise everything is in vain.

The Italians who lost the ball became the background of the broadcast screen. They shook their heads, sighed, and pursed their lips with their hands on their hips, which perfectly set off the joy of the Portuguese who scored the goal.

Mancini, who was in charge of the technical area of ​​the visiting team coach, let out a long sigh again. Although he had guessed the result before the game, he was still a little sad when he actually faced it.

What he is most fortunate about now is that the draw was better and Portugal was not drawn like Germany and France.

This means that Italy can advance to the top 16 or even the quarterfinals as long as it performs well in the group.

According to the schedule, the earliest meeting between the two teams that has been promoted will be in the semi-finals.

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Not long after, the game restarted. Italy, which was lagging behind, still focused on stability, and its offense was based on the assumption that there would be no problems in switching from offense to defense.

Therefore, the offensive threat is not great, and the central defense led by William Carvalho and Martin can handle it well.

Portugal, who was leading the score, had no intention of expanding the score. The defense was step-by-step + adapting to changes, and the offense was steady.

At the end of the first half, the score was Portugal leading Italy 1:0.

After a fifteen-minute intermission, the two teams changed sides and played again.

Portugal, who had a kick-off opportunity, quickly launched a wave of offensive, which Italy obviously did not expect.

Ronaldo, who received a wonderful pass from Martin, caught the ball at the top of the penalty area and hit it. Bonucci stepped forward to block it, half a beat too late.

Cristiano Ronaldo's kick was angled and powerful, and the football, which was close to the ground, accelerated on the grass that had been sprinkled with water during the halftime break.

Donnarumma is known for his quick reactions, but when faced with Cristiano Ronaldo's foot-to-the-ground slash, he failed to make the save that turned the tide.

2:0
The Dragon Stadium boiled instantly, and the overwhelming cheers continued for a long time.

Ronaldo, who scored, also made his iconic 'siu' celebration in front of fans around the world.

Italy fell behind by two goals, and Mancini finally couldn't bear it anymore. He signaled the team to gradually strengthen their attack in the restarted game.

However, strong attack is really not the offensive method that Italy is good at, and there is no way to directly threaten Patricio to guard the goal.

When the time came to about sixty minutes, the two teams successively made adjustments to their lineups.

After all, this is just a warm-up match before the start of the European Cup.

There is no need to kick out too much content.

In order to avoid being noticed by the head coach of the opponent in the group stage in the audience.

With all the main players from both sides being substituted, the quality of the game has dropped significantly, resulting in the lack of exciting processes.

Portugal, led by Martin, focused on controlling the situation after taking a two-goal lead, suppressing the pace and not giving Italy, who was trying to counterattack, a chance to narrow the gap.

The 2:0 lead lasted until the end of the game.

In the end, Portugal defeated visiting Italy 2-0 with Martin's pass and shot at the Dragon Stadium.

At the regular press conference after the game, Italian coach Mancini fully praised Portugal for winning the game and believed that they are the favorites to win this European Cup.

At the end, Mancini mentioned Martin again: "The team with Martin is simply disappointing. The defense can't be guarded at all, and the offense can't find good opportunities. The key is that the ability to control the rhythm of the game is too strong. You will unnaturally fall into the trap he deliberately set..."

Social platforms have become very developed in 2020. The European Cup is approaching and the traffic of football has increased significantly. Martin is the well-deserved number one in today's football and has received extremely high attention.

A large number of other fans who have not paid attention to the sport of football before know that Martin is powerful and is already the number one player in the world.

Messi, who is on vacation in Miami, is very unhappy because he will see news about Martin whether he opens his phone or not.

As a former traffic prince, I felt very unwilling.

But he is now 33 years old, and Martin is just 24 years old at the beginning of the golden age of professional players.

One is at the end of his career, and the other is in his prime.

Every time he thought about this, he couldn't help but want to leave Europe and go to North America to make a living.

It's just that every time he has such an idea, he will be very unwilling to do so, because... he still wants to continue working hard.

Closer to home.

After the last warm-up match before the start of the European Cup, the Portuguese team had a day off and then went to the training base in Porto to prepare for the European Cup group stage in Budapest.

As the European Cup group stage gets closer, there are more and more warm-up matches between the top players, which makes fans excited.

It's a pity that the matches between these strong teams are all point-blank, and everything is to prepare for the group stage.

Time flies and it’s June 6th in a blink of an eye.

It is also the opening day of the 2020 European Tour Cup.

The opening match kicks off at 8pm European time at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Italy, which had the home advantage, swept away the haze of losing to Portugal 0:2 in the warm-up match and defeated Turkey 3:0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Starting from the second day, there will be three group matches every day.

In another first-round match of Group A, Wales drew 1:1 with Switzerland. The first game in Group B was a big upset.

Denmark, which was clearly superior in strength, lost to Finland 0:1.

However, the loss in this game was not an upset in the traditional sense, but the Danish core Eriksen suddenly fell to the ground without the ball in the first half, and then the team doctor quickly performed CPR.

Eriksen's collapse also affected the Danish team's game state and mental outlook. When the game restarted two hours later, they were unable to engage in the game and finally lost to the Nordic brothers Finland.

Martin, who was far away in Budapest preparing for the first round of the group stage, was surprised. He originally thought that the European Cup without YQ would deviate from the original historical trajectory. Unexpectedly, Eriksen still appeared in the European Cup group stage against Finland. Cardiac arrest.

Like most players, he used social platforms to pray for Eriksen.

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The last game of the day was played in St. Petersburg. The fighting nation lost 0:3 to Belgium led by De Bruyne.

Portugal challenges Hungary in the first round of Group F in Budapest, starting at 6 pm on June 15.

Prior to this, many group matches were held.

In Group C, Austria 3:1 North Macedonia and Netherlands 3:2 Ukraine.

In Group D, England 1:0 Croatia, Scotland 0:2 Czech Republic.

In Group E, Poland 1:2 Slovakia and Spain 0:0 Sweden.

Hungary was drawn in the same group as Portugal in the European Cup qualifiers and lost both rounds. However, Hungarian fans believe that the home team may be upset.

However, Hungary, which faced the challenge of defending champion and World Cup champion Portugal at home, still failed to get rid of the losing situation.

If Portugal, led by Martin and Cristiano Ronaldo, hadn't deliberately stopped playing, the final result would certainly not have been as simple as 0:3.

Martin had two shots and one pass, and his performance was the best in the game.

Another match in Group F started at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The German team, which had the advantage of home court, lost 0:1 to France after minutes of hard work.

(End of this chapter)