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Chapter 199 193. The Civil War of the Axis Powers
All the teams that have entered the quarter-finals have been decided. Some teams were lucky enough to get into a good group to reach this point. The quarter-finals are Portugal, Germany, Denmark, England, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Switzerland.

Although there are still many football powers left, the Netherlands was eliminated by England, and Spain did not play against Portugal. It was their bad luck. Instead, the three teams in Group B all entered the quarter-finals, Belgium, Russia and Denmark, which was third in the group, It can only be said that the luck of the lottery is also a considerable part.

The next group is a non-adjacent group, and Germany, one of the hosts, has the right to two home games because of the group qualifying, that is, the next game is still a home game.

However, because there are too many host countries to enter the quarterfinals, except for Switzerland and Portugal, they are all host countries, so they can only follow another method.

After the draw, compare the group stage results of the two teams. If they are the same, compare the goal difference, red and yellow cards, etc., and finally compare the national team rankings.

Russia drew Switzerland for the first time.

Then Portugal v Denmark.

When the German team drew lots, they met their old teammate Italy. This game can be described as an Axis civil war.

The last group is very simple, the third and fourth places in the last World Cup, Belgium and England.

It can be said that the latter two groups are very interesting, and the first two groups are more like escorting strong teams. It is really unbelievable to say that there is no secret operation in it.

The reason for recommending Portugal is very simple. Ronaldo is the player with the most fans on social media. In the cup games without Messi participating, Ronaldo's team has a high degree of attention.

As for Russia, who knows what's going on inside. Considering UEFA's nasty nature, it would be uncomfortable not to operate the draw. It is estimated that there is some exchange of benefits.

During the World Cup in Russia, the performance of the Russian national team ignited the enthusiasm of the Russian people. I believe they are also willing to see the team continue to perform well in the competition.

European football has never been able to stay away from politics. UEFA played politics to the extreme when Platini was in power, so it would be strange if it was clean. UEFA presidents are not saints, they are all thinking for themselves.

For this game, the European media is still very concerned.

Link and Luca, two teams that had previously played in Serie A, became the focus, especially Luca, who is in hot form. Although Link's performance in the European Cup was not that good compared to the rest of the national team, he has already joined the team. After joining Manchester United, there will naturally be traffic.

The German team was overwhelmed and had two players attend the press conference.

Link didn't say anything, only expressed his hope to play a good game.

And Luca talked more.

Luca did not predict the result of the game, but said some facts: "The Italian national team is very different from Serie A. Since I was young, every major competition in Italy has been looked down upon by the media, but their performance always It is very stable. As long as I can remember, as long as they are not eliminated in the group stage, their results are very good, especially they won the World Cup in 2006, and their performance in 2012 was also impressive, so I don’t think this is an easy game. Contest."

"Then do you have the confidence to win your opponent?"

"Confidence? Of course there is. It is impossible to lose confidence in representing the national team, but football is not winning with more confidence, but winning with a better side, so we will make a lot of preparations."

After answering a few questions, Loew and the coaching staff asked the press officer to take over the scene. They were afraid that the sharp questions asked by the reporter would affect the mentality of the players.To put it bluntly, Luca is now the core player of the German team, and his state is related to the future of the German team, especially when facing a team like Italy.

Another match between England and Belgium was also very lively. The two teams have good world rankings, and they have more players to show for them. Especially England's well-developed media is almost blowing this match into a world war.

Luka and his teammates concentrated on preparing for the game, during which they also watched two knockout games.

Sure enough, Russia and Portugal successfully passed the test. The technical level of Russian players is quite good, which surprised Luca a bit, while Portugal won the game quite reluctantly. It only won 2:1 with veteran Ronaldo's overtime lore.

After this game, Ronaldo scored 5 goals, only behind Luca with 6 goals. Among the teams that have not been eliminated, Belotti scored 2 goals, Stretford 3 goals, Green Wood 2 goals, Hazard Jr. 3 goals, Lukaku 2 goals, these players basically have no hope of hitting the Ballon d'Or.

3 goals seems to be close to 4 goals. It is ridiculous that Hazard and Stretford are both playing wide. Their goals are full of chance. As for someone in Italy who can score 2 goals, it is not bad. Italy has never scored very well average.

Luca is also preparing to let the old captain Belotti step on him.

On July 7, the German team sitting in the Allianz Arena in Munich ushered in the Italian team.

In the player tunnel, Luca and Link greeted the old captain Belotti. Link's Italian was so-so, but Luca and Belotti chatted happily.

After the two of them left, several players were sold. After all, after winning the championship, they can be sold at a high price. Unfortunately, the integration of new players into the team was not smooth. The Turin team, which won the championship in the previous season, was ranked at the end of last season. 15th, only 5 points behind the relegated Lecce.

Even Luka didn't expect such a result.

I paid attention to the situation of Turin for a period of time before. At that time, Turin was still ranked 8th. I didn't expect that it was almost relegated at the end.

It can only be said that the management is too blind, only thinking about selling people to make money, but did not buy any good players when strengthening. Luca can feel Belotti's helplessness.

Not to mention the top level, Belotti can be regarded as a striker that can be achieved in Europe. At least he is better than some giants' forwards. It is no problem to play for a giants, but he has been staying in Turin, but he encountered this situation.

Especially after winning the championship, Belotti also had more ideas.

At present, the captain of Turin also wants to transfer and leave Turin. He is not young anymore. If he seizes the last chance to transfer to a giant, he can still get a big contract. No one will ask for it in two years.

Luca encouraged Belotti a few words before walking out of the passage with the referee team.

He feels worthless for Belotti. Belotti’s annual salary after tax is 170 million euros. stingy.

Dzeko's income is three times that of Belotti, and Lukaku's income is five times that of Belotti. In fact, their abilities are similar. Even if there is a gap, it is not that big. Belotti's teammates are so poor last season. He also scored 16 goals, and he can score 20, 25 or even 30 goals in a giant.

Luca lamented that it was a good thing he left early. If he didn't stay for one more season, he would definitely lose nothing and lose a lot of money. The salary alone was more than 300 million less than that of Leverkusen, and there were also various endorsement contracts.

He is not a native of Turin, and he is really in no mood to sink with the garbage management.

(End of this chapter)