On May 31, the Spanish team announced a 23-man squad.

On June 1, the Spanish team began training camp.

However, outside the national team training base, a large number of reporters who rushed to hear the inquiry did not see Lin Quan, the core player of the Spanish team, which seems to confirm the speculation of the outside world.

Spanish superstar or miss the European Championship! 》

"Lin Quan was absent from the Spanish national team training camp! 》

"The first person on the team is absent, and the Bullfighting Army suffers a heavy setback!" 》

……

For a while, reports from major media outlets poured in, making Spaniards panic, and even Spanish fans on social media were discussing the matter.

"Didn't Manchester City say that there was nothing wrong with Lin Huang's injury? Why didn't you come to the Spanish team's training camp? ”

"Could it be that it's because you've just finished the Champions League, so you're a little later than the other players?"

"That's not right, isn't another Manchester City international, David Silva?"

"Now it is certain that Lin Huang is indeed injured, but it may not be as serious as the outside world thinks, otherwise Bosque would not have put him in the squad for this European Championship."

"Well, it makes sense, since Bosque chose to summon him, it means that Bosque still hopes that he can play, but the suspense now is, can Lin Huang return to the team before the official start of the European Cup?"

With only 10 days left before the start of the European Championship, Spain's grouping is not ideal.

They were joined by Croatia, Turkey and the Czech Republic.

It doesn't seem to be a top team, but none of these three teams are soft persimmons, and almost all of them are hard stubbles that are stronger than famous.

In particular, Modric's Croatia is not as famous as traditional powerhouses such as Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, but in terms of strength, it is not necessarily worse than these teams.

If Lin Quan is in the team, these teams may not be able to pose a threat to the Spanish team.

But now that Lin Quan is not there, in the case of the lack of backbone of the Spanish team and the strength of the team is greatly reduced, whether they can still beat these opponents and fight their way out of the group stage, I am afraid there will be a question mark!

"If you don't make it, the group stage may be a bit dangerous!"

Fans are still very much looking forward to the drama of the Spanish team's defeat in the group stage, thinking that the double winner of the two-time European Championship and the World Cup fell in the group stage of the European Cup.

For fans from other countries, there's nothing that makes them happier than that.

"Hehe, I can't wait to see the embarrassment of the Spanish team in the group stage!"

It's not a big deal to watch the excitement, and the fans are looking forward to Spain's troubles.

After all, in the European Championship, in addition to Spain's own fans, most fans from other countries will support their own teams.

I wish that in addition to my own team, all the teams from other countries were eliminated, so that their national team could stage the myth of Greece and win the championship!

……

The preparation of the Spanish side is also closely watched by the other three teams in the same group.

In the Croatian team's training base, Croatian coach Kovac saw the information in his hand and showed a relaxed smile on his face:

"Is the message accurate? Lin really didn't participate in the training camp in Spain? ”

"It's true, Mr. Niko, the media in Spain squatted outside their national team's training base all day, and they didn't see Lin Quanlai report on the team!"

Kovac nodded, thought about it for a while, and decided to further confirm, after all, with Lin Quan and without Lin Quan, Spain is completely two teams!

"Call Modric, forget it, I'll go find him myself!"

If Lin Quan is Spain's top player, then Modric is undoubtedly Croatia's top star.

Luka Modric has just played Lin Quan in the Champions League final, and he must know Lin Quan's injury better than anyone else on the pitch.

So Kovac wants to confirm the news from him, and if the news is true, he may have to play differently when he faces Spain in the group stage!

Modric's mood is not very good, although his desire to win is not as strong as Ronaldo, but losing the coveted championship will not be easy for anyone.

"Coach, are you looking for me?"

Modric was very polite to Kovac, but there was a hint of distance in his politeness.

At the club, he used the title 'Chief'.

"Yes, I have something I want to ask you!"

Kovac repeated his question, and Modric thought about it carefully after learning of the other party's intentions.

When Marcelo fouled, he had already returned to the position close to the top of the arc of the penalty area, less than 15 meters away from the place of the foul, so he could see it relatively clearly.

"Marcelo's kick was so heavy that it was hard for ordinary people to withstand!"

Modric truthfully stated what he had seen, and he believed that Lin Quan must be injured, and the injury was not light, otherwise he would not have missed the team's cup celebration and the float parade after winning the championship.

"That's it, I know, you go to training, this time we'll try to go further!"

Mateo Kovac took over in 2013 and led Croatia to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were placed in the Group of Death, losing to hosts Brazil and Central American powerhouse Mexico.

This defeat left Kovac without the support of the president of the Croatian Football Federation, Davo Suker.

This is the last year of his contract with the national team and he is stepping down after the tournament.

However, if Croatia had won this European Championship, the outcome could have been different.

In this Croatian team, a group of strong players have emerged.

There are big stars like Luka Modric, Mandzukic and Rakitic who have been famous for a long time and play for big clubs.

There are also potential new stars like Kovacic and Piazza.

There are also many players who play in the five major leagues, although their fame is not so big, but their strength is definitely not weak.

This Croatian team has a high ceiling, a high ceiling, and they have distinctive characteristics, a tough style of play, tacit cooperation, and a lot of physical energy.

In response to these advantages, Kovac has created a set of tactics that suit them very well - defensive counter-attack, high pressure pressing!

It may sound a bit contradictory, but there is a team in La Liga called Atletico Madrid that plays like this.

With this tactic, Kovac feels they are qualified to wrestle with the Spanish team who have lost Lin Quan.

Croatia's best record at the European Championships is the quarter-finals, and if they can break or even tie that record, they could get a new contract to lead them to the World Cup in Russia in two years' time!

The shame you created two years ago must be washed away with your own hands!

In addition to Croatia, the biggest challenger, the Czech Republic and Turkey, after learning the news, also had different thoughts.

Spain is very strong, which everyone admits to this, although the current Spain has entered the invincible division of two years ago, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and before being overturned from the throne by the challenger, Spain is still the first in the world for the time being.

It's just that Spain's strength has a lot to do with Lin Quan, just like Messi is to Barcelona, if he is removed from the Spanish team, how much strength Spain has left, which fans are very curious about.

Take this opportunity to test the quality of this Spanish team!

……

Time flew by, and it was soon June 11th.

The quadrennial European Championship is finally coming off!

The birthplace of modern football is in Europe, which makes the level of football in Europe always the best in the world.

In the early years, Latin American football was able to compete with Europe, but as more and more Latin American stars landed in Europe, they played in the top five leagues.

The characteristics of Latin American football began to fade little by little, but it was still influenced by European football, becoming more and more like European football.

Latin American football, which has lost its character, has fallen at the feet of European teams in the last three World Cups, and even three consecutive World Cups have been civil wars for European teams.

It can be said that in the years 2010-2016, the momentum and prestige of European football reached its peak.

Affected by this, this European Championship has attracted widespread attention around the world.

Countless fans and journalists flocked to France to cover the football extravaganza.

On June 11, at 8 o'clock in the evening, in the Stade de France, the opening match was played between the hosts, France and Romania.

In order to avoid overturning at home, the French team did their best in this game and came up with a posture of killing chickens and knives, wanting to kill Romania.

However, the situation of the game did not go as smoothly as they expected, and Romania showed great tenacity, not only did not intimidate the opponent's home stadium, but also dared to argue with the hosts.

The difference between the two teams on paper was huge, and the gap in the FIFA standings was even greater, but in the first minutes of the first half, the game was firmly at the feet of Romania, who unleashed a wave of attacking surges that left the hosts in disarray.

This scene made French President François Hollande, who attended the opening ceremony, a little nervous:

What's going on?

Doesn't it mean that the opponent is very weak, and we can easily handle it?

How did you get this kind of ghostly appearance?

Fortunately, after withstanding the opponent's three-board axe after the opening, the French team's form gradually improved.

Under the protection of N'Golo Kante's tireless midfield, the French began to gradually take control of the situation on the pitch and sounded the clarion call for a counter-attack.

In the 10th minute of the first half, France played a combination in front, Griezmann received a pass from a teammate and suddenly fired a cold arrow, trying to hit a long-range shot with his left foot.

It was a dangerous shot, but unfortunately his long-range shot was blocked by a defender.

A minute later, France made a comeback.

Payet dribbled down the left flank and crossed with his left foot, and Giroud flicked his header wide in front of the six-yard box.

This ball scared everyone in Romania into a cold sweat, and the Romanian Prime Minister sitting next to Hollande couldn't sit still and couldn't help but move his buttocks.

In the 14th minute, France threatened again, Kante intercepted and handed the ball to Pogba, Pogba slashed in midfield, Sagna crossed from the right, Griezmann volleyed into the air, he followed up with a header, and was denied by the crossbar.

When the ball hit the crossbar, tens of thousands of French people in the stadium sighed in unison.

It's a pity that the opponent's goalkeeper has already surrendered, but it was rejected by the door frame, this luck is too bad, right?

However, after France dominated the midfield, the chances kept coming.

In the 25th minute, Koscielny made a long pass in a straight line at the back, Giroud was overjoyed, as long as he received the ball, it was a single shot.

However, Giroud was a bit slow to start and the opposition's centre-back fell to the ground first, allowing France to miss another great opportunity.

After missing this opportunity, the French team was a little anxious, and Pogba saw that his teammates were slow to make a difference, and began to try to go it alone.

In the 28th minute, Pogba tried to shoot from a distance of 25 meters, and the ball was very powerful, but it was an anti-aircraft gun.

After that, Romania's defence gradually solidified, and France did not get any good chances in the first half.

At halftime, on the Internet and on the commentators of major TV stations, fans had their own opinions on the host's performance in the first half.

Everyone has an idea:

That's it?

Is this the French team that was blown out before the game?

Why doesn't it feel good?

Maybe it's because I've seen too much of the invincible Spanish team in the past few years in the international competition, and now when I look at the French team, I feel that nothing is right.

The French team, the favourites to win the championship, is somewhat unworthy of the name.

"I don't know why the French didn't recruit Benzema, the combination of Benzema and Giroud is the best choice, if Benzema is there, the score will definitely not be 0:0 now!"

Because of the blackmailgate incident, Benzema was expelled from the French national team and failed to qualify for this European Championship.

This incident originally made many people unhappy with Benzema, and now seeing that the French team is weak in attacking, the voice of grievances for him is even louder.

After all, he is currently the strongest center forward in France, and he doesn't need to use the best option, isn't it a fool?

Besides, it's not certain whether the ransomware incident is true or not!

After the break, the two teams changed sides and fought again.

It was similar to the first half, and the Romanian once again took advantage of the Frenchman's lack of concentration after the opening kick-off to play a very dangerous attack.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Stanqiu (Wuhan Three Towns) sent a delicate diagonal pass from the right side of the arc, the French team made an offside mistake, Stancu inserted forward on the left rib, and the sideways volley The ball bounced off the ground and slightly missed the post, France escaped!

This ball startled the French, and the good start almost turned into a black start!

(End of chapter)