The Young Lion

Portugal itself is a small country on the edge of Europe, so it is normal that there are not many magnificent and large-scale stadiums. If it is not for the European Cup, several stadiums have been expanded and renovated. I am afraid that the European Cup will be economical at best, but it will be bad. Let's get along.

Braga is also one of the cities hosting the European Cup. The capacity of the Braga Municipal Stadium is only 30,000, and the atmosphere is lively when the fans are full.

Aldridge, dressed in casual clothes, was sitting on the field watching the game with his daughter Bonnie in his arms, accompanied by Ivan and his two sons.

He came very low-key, and was only captured by the live broadcast camera at the beginning of the game, which aroused speculation and ridicule from the commentator.

England national team coach Sir Hall actually came to the scene to watch the match between Bulgaria and Denmark? Did he use this kind of pastime to pass the holiday? He just led the team to beat the Swiss team in the same group 4-0 yesterday, The England team qualified ahead of time, which relieved the pressure on his shoulders. However, he should go to other games, right? If someone swears that Sir Hall came to inspect the opponent on the spot, then this must be embarrassing. A joke that people sneer at! Maybe, just relax.

Of course, it is not to inspect the opponent. He went to watch the Brazil game two years ago. After winning the World Cup, it is considered the finishing touch of his work. It seems that he observed the performance of the Brazilian team in advance, and then figured out a way to deal with Brazil. However, the outside world does not know that if Earl didn't want to watch Ronaldinho perform, he would definitely not appear in the stands for the match between Brazil and China.

Today is to relax and change the mood. I also came to the scene to give some support and comfort to an old friend.

The game between Bulgaria and Denmark reached the 23rd minute. Something happened on the field. Danish winger Romedal was forced to leave the field with a muscle strain, and a Danish player stood on the sidelines waiting for a substitute to come off the field.

At this time, the Danish fans burst into cheers with unusual momentum.

Aldrich put Bonnie on the seat next to him, he stood up, and Ivan also stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Along with the continuous cheers and cheers from the Danish fans, Aldrich also applauded solemnly.

Romedal is off due to injury! It was supposed to be the start of the Danish team. Glenciel came on. He missed the first round of the game. He was also placed on the bench by the coach today, not for competitive reasons, but in Europe Before the opening of the World Cup, Glenshire's mother died unexpectedly, and he immediately returned to China to attend the funeral for his mother. The Danish team expressed understanding for this sudden situation and originally decided to give Glenshire a few more days off, but Glenshire returned soon. Arriving in the team, contributing his energy to his country, the Danish fans are supporting Grenshall with applause and cheers. At the same time, we can now understand why the England national team coach Sir Hall is here, he must be here to support Glenshire. They established a strong mentoring relationship at Millwall,

It may be difficult for us to find Glenshire in the glorious historical freeze-frame picture of Millwall, but Sir Hall knows that a team cannot completely rely on the main 11 players. The contribution may not be seen by many people, but it must be buried deep in Sir Hall's heart.

There are a lot of England fans who come to Portugal to watch the game. After all, England is the favorite to win the championship, and there are naturally Millwall fans among them.

Although there are sometimes conflicts between the club's support and the national team's support, it is not too big. Just like most Argentine national team fans, it is difficult to become a fan of a certain club in England. Of course, non-Argentines are also different Regardless, that's why there isn't much conflict.

Therefore, in the stands of the Braga Municipal Stadium, there were also many Wild Lions fans sitting together. At this moment, they pulled out a small banner with white letters on a black background and a sentence written on it.

Your mother is watching you in heaven, face the future strong! We will always support you!

It is impossible for Glenshire, who is concentrating on the game, to pay too much attention to the scene in the stands. He is like a brave fighter, concentrating on the game after playing.

Glenshire, who is a well-known teacher, is now very mature. The 27-year-old Dane has amazing explosive power, using excellent dribbling and breakthrough skills to cause trouble for the Bulgarian defense.

In this era when football is becoming exaggerated, Aldridge will accept everything rationally, but the strong emotional impact will inevitably make people feel a lot in their hearts.

Some people, look at one less.

Some people have changed from familiar to unfamiliar.

Some people will always come to mind when you feel emotional.

Too many people have begun to forget what is loyalty, what is faith, what is dedication, what is collective.

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At 90 minutes into the game, the score was 1:0 and Denmark took the lead.

At this moment, Glenshire, who was eye-catching after 23 minutes on the field, got the ball on the left side of the frontcourt. He dribbled inside and made a breakthrough. In the hinterland of the penalty area, the right foot pushed the far corner of the goal and succeeded!

The Danish team sealed the victory!

After scoring the goal, Glenshire ran to the sidelines and yelled at the camera frantically. Obviously, he was giving the goal to his mother.

Aldridge also excitedly cheered for Glenn Shire's wonderful performance in the stands!

The game was over, the smoke cleared, and when he exited the field, the live broadcast camera captured Glenn Shire's eyes were wet and tears were falling.

As the fans left the field, Aldridge was not in a hurry to leave. He informed the Danish team through the stadium staff, hoping to meet with Glenciel for a short time to catch up.

It wasn't a rude request and Aldridge wouldn't delay Denmark's recovery from fatigue after the game.

At the end of the corridor outside the locker room, Aldrich stood here, and Glenshire changed into clean clothes. When the two met again, they did not speak a word. Aldrich hugged Glenshire, gently Pat him on the back to comfort him.

They have met several times over the years, and also exchanged text messages and phone calls.

But perhaps, the pictures that are remembered in each other's hearts. It was that rainy and majestic evening in London. It was Glenshire who drove away from the Aldridge home. Aldrich stood outside the garage and stared for a long time.

This reunion was not exciting and excited, with a few words of concern and greetings, when Aldridge left, Glenshire's eyes were moist again.

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Aldridge embarked on the road to Lisbon, the final game of the England group stage will be held in Lisbon, and they locked the top spot in the group, knockout, their game will also be played in Lisbon. It's just a different stadium. The England team will stay in Lisbon for at least the next 8 days. This is a good strategic environment.

In another focus battle that took place later in Group C.

Ibrahimovic became the focus of the game between Sweden and Italy. His scorpion tail flick made Italy's three-pointer disappear.

After the score of 1:1 was born, the Italian team, the favorite to qualify for this group, is also hanging!

Because according to the rules of the game, as long as Sweden and Denmark, who have 4 points together, the Nordic brothers tie 2:2 in the last game, then Italy will win Bulgaria by 10 goals in the last game. 100 balls are useless!

At that time, the three teams will have 5 points. Italy home situation.

Will this happen?

The outside world is discussing that many gaming companies directly seal the 2:2 score and do not allow players to bet.

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The European Cup is a feast for all living beings, and the two matches in the second round of Group D explained the two extremes of this competition.

Latvia is an underwhelming force in the eyes of European powerhouses, so it is normal for them to come to the European Cup to put on a dense defense.

The first game against the Czech Republic fell short, and ultimately failed to withstand the strong firepower of the Czech team.

The second game against the German team overturned the World Cup runner-up gutter.

In recent years, the problem of the lack of talents in the German team is no longer as simple as showing symptoms, but the real record is terrible.

In terms of breaking the dense defense, the German team lacked both delicacy and impact. The world-famous German spirit also began to change from the fifth minute of the game when the players of the two teams choked each other.

0:0 in 90 minutes, the prospect of the German team in the group of death suddenly dimmed.

On the other hand, the match between the Dutch team and the Czech team can be called an absolute classic since the start of this competition!

The two teams played offensive football, and the Dutch team led by two goals, but was reversed by the Czech team with three goals!

An interesting phenomenon occurred in the post-match player ratings.

Sky Sports scored the match between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The Dutch team generally got high scores. If the average score is calculated, the average score of the Dutch team is higher than that of the Czech team. However, one member of the Czech team got 10 points. Evaluation, the only 10 points in the game, Nedved of the Czech team!

The group of death won both games, and the Czech team became the second team to enter the knockout round after the England team. At the same time, a shocking reversal of the Netherlands made the Czech team's favorite index to win the championship soared!

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England returned to the hotel where they stayed in Lisbon. The FA is also quite proud this time. During the group stage, they chose a hotel in Lisbon that was booked for a long time. Now that they have confirmed their promotion to the top 8, they have extended the contract time.

On June 21, Aldridge attended the pre-match press conference. England is not the focus today, Croatia is, and France is. England has already qualified ahead of schedule and secured the top spot in the group. Aldridge accepted the interview step by step. , and he doesn't mind being left out. During the competition, the calmer he is, the more satisfied he is.

On this day, the final battle of Group A kicked off.

The situation is slightly delicate.

Spain has 4 points, Greece has 4 points, Portugal has 3 points, Russia has packed its bags and will go home after playing the last game.

Spain vs Portugal.

Russia vs Greece.

Since the points are the same, the winner will be compared first.

Therefore, Portugal must win to qualify. Even if the host draws with Spain and Greece loses, Portugal will lose the top 8 qualification at home, because they have the same points as Greece, but lost to Greece in the opening game.

As long as Greece and Spain do not lose, they will be guaranteed to advance to the top 8.

The two teams started the game at the same time. In less than 20 minutes, Russia led Greece by two goals, and Greece recovered a goal before the end of the first half.

Portugal's goal in the early part of the second half turned the situation of this group upside down!

Before the start of the game, Portugal, which was third in the group, rose to the first place in the group, while Spain was completely panicked.

Because Greece is also lagging behind.

The two teams have the same points at this time, the match record is 1:1, and the goal difference is also zero. However, Spain, the king of the qualifiers, has two fewer goals than Greece!

When the 90-minute battle between the two games came to an end, there were no goals in the two games since Gomez broke the goal of Spain.

The Spanish team is out in shock!

The host Portugal reversed and advanced to the top 8!

Spain has been completely labeled as flashy. The national team's tactical changes and changes in playing style are also like Germany's reincarnation. The advantage of the Matador over the Germans is that they don't need to go through the long period of waiting for talent training like the German team. However, their failure was not due to the withering of talents, but because they only had gorgeousness, but did not shake the core philosophy of football.

The Greek team completed a historic breakthrough and reached the quarterfinals of the European Cup!

And waiting for them in the quarter-finals will be the new World Cup champion, the Three Lions England!

Russia was defeated by Portugal on the fifth day of the European Cup in 2004. After Russia was defeated by Portugal, they packed their bags and prepared to go home. On the ninth day, Spain also returned home. A traditional strong team in the mainstream impression bid farewell to the European Cup!

And this is just the prelude to the subversive and shocking process of this European Cup. (to be continued..) ()