When the second round of the European Championship is over, people are surprised to find that the situation of this European Championship is almost the same as the situation of this year's European Champions Cup, and there are many upsets. The European giants have expressed a jaw-dropping bad state. In the second round of the group stage, not only Greece stubbornly drew with Spain, but also the Blue Coats Italy was forced to draw 1:1 by Sweden, Germany was forced to draw 0:0 by Latvia, and the Netherlands was even chased by the Czech Republic 2:3 by three goals in a row, overtaking success.

As a result, Italy and the Netherlands have not finished in the top two after two rounds of group games in their respective groups. Germany is no better, drawing two games and drawing two, with only two points and one point ahead of the Netherlands in Group D. The question of whether the three giant teams can successfully advance has become the most concerned thing for fans for a while.

For the outside world, this may not be the most exciting and intense group stage of the European Championship in history, but it must be the coldest. In response to this, the media have joked: "Europe has experienced the biggest cold snap on record." "In this case, England, France and Portugal, these three teams are considered the three favourites to win this European Cup. The reason is not how strong these three teams are, but that these three teams are normal and have not encountered the impact of the cold snap.

Amid this controversy, the final round of the group stage of the European Championship has finally arrived. In Group A, Portugal has already been confirmed to advance, so what people are most concerned about is whether Spain can break out, defeat Portugal and become the first in the group, and take their fate into their own hands, without looking at the faces of outsiders. In fact, Spain's performance in this European Championship is still acceptable. After the '02 World Cup. Spain began their own big reshuffle in Hierro. After Enrique and other old ministers withdrew, a large number of fresh blood was aroused. There were a lot of young people in the lineup. The current Spain and the team that played against Lao Lei and Portugal are completely different teams. Spain is in the throes of its own throes and young people bring freshness as well as immaturity.

For the last round of the group stage with Portugal, the Spanish coach was very low-key, praising Portugal as the biggest favorite in this European Cup, putting himself in a relatively low position, and did not mention anything to avenge the 02 World Cup. Such a statement is also considered. Spain is showing goodwill to Portugal and making Portugal show mercy.

The group stage between Spain and Portugal arrived in a peaceful atmosphere. At half past eight on the evening of June 21, Spanish and Portuguese fans had already gathered at the Alvalad Stadium. As the fans sang aloud and waited for the game to resume, both teams were listening to the manager's final instructions in the dressing room. Spain's overtures did not dampen Scolari's view of the game, and he will be up to his best to secure his place at top of the group. As for the life or death of Spain, he said that he had nothing to do with it. And that's considering Portugal's embarrassing record of never beating Spain in a major tournament before. Scolari would love to be the first to eat crabs.

In terms of lineup, he basically kept the starting lineup from the last game. Except for Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement of Simao, no major changes have been made. Facing Spain, Scolari was not careless. He carefully studied the Spanish line-up. The scary thing about this Spanish team is its traditional advantage on the wing. Especially Vicente, a 23-year-old young left winger who has played perfectly at Real Betis this year. With a rise speed no less than Lao Lei, he has become one of the best left wingers in the world at present. Real Betis is a La Liga trophy and a UEFA Cup winner. It is the best proof of his strength. In this game, the defense of both wings. It will be a top priority for Portugal. Although Etcheberia will miss this game due to injury, Joaquín will be enough to take his place and form Spain's devil's wing with Vicente.

"The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and this is the final round of Group A, the match between Spain and Portugal. Portugal wore the red shirt, while Spain wore the white away kit. After the opening, first of all, Portugal had the ball..."

In this game, Spain also lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The goalkeeper is Real Madrid's Iker Casillas, while the back line is from right to left, Puyol, Juanito in place of the suspended Marchena, Elgra and Bravo. Xavi Alonso and Albelda are paired in two midfielders, which is also a typical combination of one attack and one defense. In the midfield position, it is Joaquín and Vicente who are separated, and Raul plays the role of midfielder and shadow striker in the middle. In the forward line, Spain's head coach Seth unexpectedly chose 20-year-old Atletico Madrid youngster Fernando Torres and put Baraja on the bench. This starting line-up is the youngest starting line-up so far in this European Cup, with an average age of only 24 years and 267 days.

After the opening, Portugal played very calmly and did not eat the opponent in one bite as soon as they did in the game against Russia. This arrangement, in addition to being on the safe side, is also because Portugal has the initiative in its hands, and they do not need to be in a hurry. Under the running organization of Lao Lei, Portugal's backcourt reversal ball is very smooth. Spain's frontcourt attackers are not the type of defensive aggressive, and the pressure on Portugal's ball-handlers at the back is very small.

And Spain obviously didn't want to rush to press and leave a good opportunity for Portugal, and they didn't move for the time being. But soon a piece of news came and they couldn't sit still. As it is the final round of the group stage, the other match between Greece and Russia in the Algarve will be played at the same time as this match. In that game, just 1 minute and 7 seconds into the game, Greece took the lead with a surprise attack from a goal scored by Charisteas and became the record for the fastest goal in a European Championship finals. This time, Spain only has a goal difference advantage over Greece for the time being, and Greece only needs to score one more goal to tie this advantage. At the same time, if Portugal beat Spain, they will also knock Spain out of the tournament by scoring more goals.

At this time, it is difficult to maintain the unity of the minds of the Spanish players. Whether to continue to maintain the offensive momentum and strive for the first place in the group, or to defend and hold on to a draw. And their head coach Seth is probably still struggling and has not given them a clear instruction. And the consequence of this is that the pace of the Spanish players on the field is inconsistent. While the frontcourt players were still thinking about how to attack, the players in the backcourt were conservatively retracting their defense, and the front and back courts began to disconnect.

Lao Lei keenly observed this, and after receiving Andrade's pass, he stopped with his right foot, and after passing Raul, who was robbing, he began to dribble the ball directly forward. Due to the disconnection of Spain's midfield, Lao Lei was able to dribble the ball quickly through Spain's midfield without hindrance. Facing Xavi Alonso, who pounced on him, Lao Lei played a one-two-one match with Figo, wanting to forcibly wipe Xavi Alonso.

However, this Spanish defender, who is a new face for Lao Lei, did not let Lao Lei pass guò so easily, and used a fierce tackle to the ground, which directly left Lao Lei, which made Lao Lei a little surprised, after all, from the contact just now, the body of this back waist is not good, and he was thrown away in two big steps, but he didn't expect the style to be fierce and not weak. But Lao Lei didn't care, he didn't know how many times he had seen this level of defense. The only defense that can make him a little jealous now is Keane's level, iron-blooded, smart and stoic.

However, to the dissatisfaction of Portuguese fans, the referee did not even say anything, but only gave a verbal warning. You must know that Lao Lei is now their treasure, and they are hostile to anyone who dares to infringe on Lao Lei. In front of Xavi Alonso and the referee, the Portuguese fans let out a shrill boo of dissatisfaction.

Although Lao Lei's breakthrough did not take shape this time, Scolari was still very satisfied. It can be seen from this time just now that if it weren't for the foul, Lao Lei would have easily dribbled the ball to the front of the Spanish penalty area. Such an inconsistent midfield is almost like a bank for Portugal that it needs on its own. This free kick in front near the center circle, Lao Lei chose to come by himself, and it was a fast serve.

After Lao Lei got up one by one, he immediately made an accurate long pass and found Ronaldo on the left. In the face of Lao Lei's pass, Ronaldo cleverly stopped and cut in. At this time, the Spanish defense was still a little scrambling because of Lao Lei's fast hair. And Ronaldo's very coherent inward cut made the Spanish defense even more chaotic, and there was some chaos in the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo only needs to stuff the ball into the penalty area and Pauletta, who is already running, can get a very good chance. However, Ronaldo is probably too excited to start, so he didn't see or consider Pauletta who was raising his hand to ask for the ball.

A long-range shot from a shot high over the crossbar ended Portugal's attack. Although Pauletta is a little dissatisfied, she can understand Ronaldo's mentality and does not blame Ronaldo. Lao Lei doesn't have any opinion on this, the game has just begun, and there are still opportunities. At this time, Seth on the sidelines finally came to his senses and made a pressing instruction to the Spanish players on the field. Now the advantage of a goal difference makes him very insecure. Instead of defending passively and giving the initiative to Portugal, it is better to take the initiative and take the initiative in your own hands.

When it was Spain's turn to attack, Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo began to retreat to close to midfield, and this was a set-up for Scolari to defend Spain's wide attack. Belleron did not start, which in itself is a very clear signal that Spain are going to play on the wing in this game.

At this time, on the other side of the Algarve Stadium, Greece was still attacking wildly.

The second qualifying place in Group A is still confusing. (To be continued......)