On June 15, the second round of the group stage of the European Cup was rewarded.

France's form continued to be sluggish, with a game against Albania, the weakest part of the group, who failed to score a goal in 90 minutes of normal time, with Olivier Giroud unlucky to hit the post again.

However, just when everyone thought they were going to be held to a draw by Albania, in stoppage time, the Frenchman suddenly opened up, and two consecutive goals from Griezmann and Payet stunned Albanians and all the spectators at the scene!

If you have such strength, why do you have to delay until the last minute of the game, isn't it good to do it early?

Although the win is not so beautiful, the Frenchman, who has won 2 consecutive victories, has already announced his qualification in the first round.

And thanks to a draw between Switzerland and Romania in the other game, the French also secured the top spot in the group early.

Now, they can think about their opponents in the knockout rounds in advance.

Not only the French, but also the British have seen some improvement.

In the second round, the British defeated their younger brother Wales 2:1 in the civil war.

Although Bale opened the scoring first, the Englishman had the last laugh thanks to goals from Jamie Vardy and Sturridge.

It turns out that the British may not be able to do it in a foreign war, but they are good at it in a civil war.

With a win over Wales, their biggest rival, Great Britain also reached four points and sit top of Group B.

However, with Wales and Slovakia both on their three points, the British should not take it lightly and face Slovakia in the next round, they will need at least a draw to secure qualification, and if they lose, they will most likely fall to third place in the group.

Whether or not they can qualify at that time depends on the results of the third place in the other groups.

In Group C, the Germans met the Poles.

The Germans had a big advantage in this game, and they were expecting another blitzkrieg against Poland, but they only kicked the iron plate.

With a full-time disadvantage and 0 shots on target, the Poles forced the German tank to a halt by defense.

At the end of the game, the two teams played a blank and each won one point.

This result is acceptable for both sides, both teams are currently on four points, and the German team is temporarily at the top of the table due to an extra goal difference, and the qualification situation is very optimistic, and it is very likely to qualify together.

When it was the turn of Group D, the focus was once again on the Spanish team.

Although the outside world thinks that Lin Quan will not be able to play for the Spanish team, there are still some fans who do not give up and want to see that person on the starting list or on the bench in Spain.

However, to their disappointment, in this game, Bosque still did not use Lin Quan.

After seeing this result, the fans were disappointed and began to accept the results reported by the media: Lin Quan really missed this European Cup!

The Turkish coach was overjoyed when he saw that Lin Quan was not in the Spanish team, and firmly implemented the established tactics and put on a 433 formation to play against Spain.

Bosque naturally can't ask for this, if you want to attack, then come!

In this game, the whole Spanish team seemed to have changed as a team, especially the three people on the front line, who seemed to suddenly open up overnight and could shoot.

In the 34th minute of the first half, after a series of wonderful combinations, Spain's attack shifted to the left, and Nolito dribbled down to deliver a high-quality cross.

When the opposing defender made a fatal mistake, Morata cleverly rushed over, smiled at the gift, and easily headed the ball in.

The score became 1:0!

Spain, whose morale was greatly boosted, further intensified the siege of Turkey.

Facing heavy pressure, coupled with the impatience after falling behind the score, the Turkish players made frequent mistakes.

Just two minutes after the last goal conceded, the Turkish defenders made another huge mistake when they cleared the ball but Topal failed to head it out of the box and instead sent it to Spanish winger Nolito.

The latter was taken aback, reacted and fired a kick to hit the ball into the corner, 2-0!

Another city in Spain!

The back-to-back goals conceded a major demoralization for Turkey, and their manager was anxious on the sidelines like ants on a hot pot, shouting and yelling at the players on the pitch, but to no avail.

In the second half, Turkey took the lead in making substitutions, with Borussia Dortmund's Shaheen coming on to replace Bayer Leverkusen's Calhanoglu.

However, this substitution adjustment did not have any effect, Shahin is no longer the boy who shone in Europe back then, and now he has long lost the spirituality of his youth.

In the 48th minute, Spain played another exquisite combination.

Andres Iniesta received a pass from Professor Bu, dodged an interception from his opponent and drove forward.

He accurately found the hole in the opponent's defense, and after hitting the edge of the penalty area, he sent a through ball, Alba inserted it and prepared to shoot, and the opposing goalkeeper was already prepared, moving in advance to block Alba's shot angle.

Faced with this opportunity to shoot and pass, Alba did not be greedy, passed the ball horizontally to the goal, Morata easily pushed the empty goal, and the score became 3:0.

Spain extended their lead and Alvaro Morata scored his first brace of the tournament.

After scoring the goal, Morata became extremely excited.

The previous criticism of him from the outside world put him under tremendous pressure, and he even began to doubt his own strength under the pressure.

And before the start of this European Cup, his agent told him that Real Madrid would send someone to the scene to check his performance.

It's about whether he can return to Real Madrid from Juventus, and if this game doesn't play well, he really worries that he won't be able to return to the Bernabeu.

In the first game, Morata was criticized by the outside world for his poor performance, and after he scored a brace in this game, the fans' attitude towards him immediately changed 180 degrees.

Countless Spanish fans regard him as the team's new savior, hoping that he can carry the banner of the team and lead Spain to create a new miracle without Lin Quan, the soul of the team.

The applause and cheers from the fans, and his desire to perform well in front of his new club, made Morata the most active player on the pitch.

Not satisfied with his brace, he was not satisfied and actively participated in every scramble to score a third goal and complete his first hat-trick of the tournament.

In the 49th minute, Morata nodded in from behind the goal, but it was a bit of a shame, a little bit over the top, and he missed the chance to complete his hat-trick.

In the 64th minute, Spain got a free kick opportunity, and Ramos hit the wall directly and bounced off the bottom line.

After Spain's corner, Morata and Ramos jumped high to fight for the spot, but neither of them grabbed the first spot, and the ball was cleared by the opposing defender.

In the 68th minute, Morata had the best chance to complete his hat-trick.

Spain played a combination in the front, Iniesta took the ball on the periphery and passed diagonally to Morata, Morata received the ball a little anxiously, did not continue to break forward, but directly shot from a distance, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper who fell to the ground.

Spain made substitutions since then, with David Silva and Cesc Fabregas coming off one after another.

The defending champions are about to start singing gold!

Without the support of midfield, the likes of Alvaro Morata and Nolito were given much less chance, and neither side was able to achieve anything for more than 20 minutes.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 3:0, and Spain won two consecutive victories in the absence of Lin Quan, the core of the team, and qualified for the group one round ahead of schedule.

Although three goals were just commonplace for Spain in the past, it can be said to be a very incredible record for this Spain team without Lin Quan.

And this score is also the largest point difference since the start of this European Cup!

Most of the teams that can participate in the European Championship are very good, and it is difficult to play a very large point difference.

Competitions at the level of the European Championship and the World Cup are actually much more intense than the Champions League.

In the Champions League and club league, the players are just working boys, clocking in to work, taking as much money as they can, and at most when it comes to some titles and other honors, they can rely on the motivation of the coach to fight the chicken.

But in the national team games, especially the World Cup and the European Cup, which are played every four years, and can win glory for the country, the players don't need anyone to motivate them, so they give themselves chicken blood.

Many fans feel that the World Cup and European Championship games are not good-looking, mainly because of the fierce physical confrontation, high defensive intensity, and too difficult to attack.

You can't score a few goals in a game, it's all in the confrontation, and it's really not as good as the club's goal-scoring Pisa.

In addition, the selection of the national team is too narrow, the players do not run in with each other enough, and the lack of tacit cooperation is also an important reason for the poor appearance of the game.

Because of this, the national teams of many countries simply copy the lineup of a certain club.

For example, the Barcelona central axis of the Spanish team, the Juventus backline of the Italian team, and so on.

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Just as they were beating Turkey, there was good news from another venue.

Croatia led 2-0 before being equalized by the Czech Republic in stoppage time!

In this way, the next match between Spain and Croatia will be top of the group as long as they draw it!

After winning this victory, Bosque was even more complacent, and once again praised his disciples, and when the reporter asked about Lin Quan again, Bosque still said in the same tone as before:

"Lin is ready to play for the team at any time!"

It's just that everyone selectively ignores this kind of thing.

"It seems that we underestimate the strength of Spain, although they lack Lin Huang, but their lineup is still too luxurious, and the strength of these top stars should not be underestimated!"

"Alvaro Morata doesn't look as bad as he thought, maybe he just played out of style in the last game!"

The criticism and skepticism of Spain on the Internet began to decrease, and the voices praising and recognizing them gradually increased.

Win blow, lose blow, this is the basic exercise of some fans.

In the ensuing Group E and Group F matches, Italy and Belgium won against their respective opponents.

Italy won both games to qualify for the group one round earlier.

Belgium's qualification situation has improved after picking up the three points, and a win over Sweden in their next game will ensure they can qualify.

As for Sweden and Ireland, both teams currently have only one point, and if they want to qualify, they will have to fight their opponents in the next game.

Compared to Group E, Group F is an interesting match.

Both matches in the second round ended in a draw, with Portugal and Austria drawing to a goalless draw.

Hungary 1:1 Iceland.

Such a result is very beneficial for Hungary, with four points they occupy the initiative to qualify, as long as they do not lose the next game, they can ensure qualification and even lock up the top spot in the group.

The remaining three teams, Iceland and Portugal, each have only 2 points, and Austria only have 1 point.

They will all have to go all out to have any hope of qualifying in their next game, especially for Portugal, who are likely to be knocked out of the competition if they draw their next game against Hungary.

This result has increased the doubts about Ronaldo a lot, and Portugal's squad strength is indeed not as strong as that of top teams such as Germany, France and Spain.

But it's not that weak, is it?

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score in two games in a row, which makes people doubt his form.

For a player his age, this could well be his last European Championship.

When the next European Cup starts, Ronaldo will be 35 years old, even if he participates, how much strength and form will he have left?

If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to try for a good result when you're still in your prime, you really don't have any chances.

"Alas, in the national team honor, Ronaldo and Messi are really brothers!"

"The overall strength of Portugal is weak, and the overall strength of Argentina is not weak, but if you are unlucky, you will either meet an unreliable head coach like Lao Ma, or a strong opponent like Spain, but if you are lucky, you may have won the Hercules Cup!"

"As for Portugal, there is really no way, Ronaldo's performance is really not good, but isn't Ibrahimovic next door also unable to support the team? Modern football is not a game that can be won by one person, it is a game that belongs to the team! ”

Although this is the case, some people are still unconvinced, after all, there really is a monster in football that can change the outcome by itself!

As the group stage draws to a close, several favourites for the European Championship have also been announced.

"Looking at the current competition, the most likely teams to win the championship are Spain, Germany and France, and the rest of the teams have little hope!"

"Hehe, don't I have a face in Italy?"

"My British Empire can fight, but we still maintain an undefeated golden body!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed, and the Internet was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere!

(End of chapter)