"This kid ......"

In the dugout, Bosque saw Ramos miss the penalty, and his beard flew up.

If this goal can be scored just now, Spain will be able to re-establish their lead and the next game will be played.

But who would have thought that Ramos lost such a good opportunity, and he really didn't know what to say.

The scores on both sides were anxious, and Spain took the lead in making substitutions.

Thiago came on to replace Xiaofa, who was not physically fit and did not perform well.

Perhaps it was because the last year at Chelsea had not been going well, and Xiaofa's form has declined compared to last year.

This made the old coach's brows furrow deeper, Xiaofa, who was born in 87, is a relatively young player in the 85th generation.

If he is not in good form, then there will be one less person available in the Spanish midfield position.

The fans in the stands and in front of the TV saw that Spain was preparing to make a substitution, and they all waited for the man to play.

However, to their disappointment, it was not Lin Quan who took the field, but Thiago.

After Thiago came on, Spain's attack was still not going well.

Croatia played very tenaciously, with active runs and ferocious tackles, and defused the crisis again and again.

Even, in the process, Croatia also played a very threatening counterattack, but unfortunately the final kick lacked a little fire.

The crucial moment of 85 minutes passed quickly, with less than five minutes left before the end of normal time, and even if injury time is counted, there are less than 10 minutes.

At this time, the score of the other game was still 0:2, and Turkey had a two-goal advantage and victory was in sight.

If the other match ends with this scoreline, Croatia and Spain will advance together.

After learning the news, the head coaches of both teams had the intention of Mingjin to withdraw the troops.

Anyway, it's already qualified, and it looks unlikely that this game will be won, so it's better to save some energy and deal with the upcoming knockout round.

With that in mind, Bosque came back for Morata and Nolito.

It's just that his side only completed the substitution, and the Croatian side immediately replaced Kovacic to strengthen the attack.

The signal of this substitution is very clear, the Croatians are not satisfied with a draw and qualifying from the group, they want to win, they want to win the group!

After Kovacic's appearance, Croatia's attacking threat increased significantly.

With plenty of fitness and outstanding ball protection, Kovacic can hold the ball up front and make accurate passes in tight areas.

In the 87th minute, Croatia launched a counterattack, Kovacic sent a key through ball, and assisted Perisic, who was inserted at high speed from the left side, to complete the goal from a small angle.

The score on the field became 2:1, Croatia reversed Spain!

This result was a big surprise to everyone, and few people could have imagined that Spain, who had maintained the entire advantage, would be killed by their opponents before the final whistle!

Ramos was very depressed and kicked the ball that rolled to his feet.

De Gea fell to his knees and pounded the lawn in frustration, feeling guilty for his save.

Alba stretched out his right hand apologetically, signaling that the ball was his responsibility.

After the goal, Perisic and his teammates all went into a frenzy as they beat the unbeatable Spain!

This is a feat that countless top teams have never accomplished, and I didn't expect it to be achieved by them one day!

It's incredible!

Regardless of Croatia's results in the end, this victory alone is enough for their fans to remember for a lifetime!

In the coach's seat, Bosque's face was very ugly.

He felt a little guilty in his heart, blaming himself for being too big.

If we had known this, we should not have used up all three substitutions so early.

If you still have a substitution quota in your hand at this time, you can also replace Lin Quan to fight!

Lin Quan's expression was very calm, it was just a group game, if you lose, you will lose, it's not a big deal.

Only the top of the group, it is better to have it, and it doesn't matter if they don't, anyway, if they want to win the championship, they can't be afraid of any opponent.

And the Spanish team has won too much in the past, and it is time to lose one game to sober up the team-mates.

In the end, Spain lost 1:2 to Croatia and finished second in the group by one point.

According to the rules of the European Championship, their opponents in the round of 16 will be the top of Group E.

The only teams in Group E that could compete for the top spot in Group E are Italy and Belgium, and with the current points situation in Group E, it is more likely that this opponent will be Italy.

After the game, at the post-match press conference, there were more reporters who wanted to interview or see Bosque than in the previous two games.

Spain's loss in the main draw was a sensational news in itself.

In addition, he brought Lin Quan in this game, but did not give Lin Quan a chance to play, which made the outside world have too many questions to ask.

It's a pity that Bosque was in a bad mood after losing, and after hastily answering a few questions, he hurriedly ended the press conference, and didn't respond to any questions about Lin Quan.

The more he ignores the reporters' questions, the more curious the journalists become.

They wanted to go directly to the players themselves for an interview, but Lin Quan had already taken the team bus back to the hotel and did not give them a chance to interview.

Lin Quan had just returned to the hotel when De Bruyne's call came.

"Will you play in the next game?"

"It should be, what's wrong, why do you ask this question?"

"Well, because our next opponent is likely to be you, so I want to call to confirm in advance!"

De Bruyne looks right!

"Hehe, as far as I know, your points are three points less than Italy, and it's not easy to counterattack Italy!"

Italy have won both games, and a draw in the next game will lock up the top spot in the group, and even if they lose, they may win the group with goal difference.

Belgium, on the other hand, not only need to beat their opponents, but also score as many goals as possible, otherwise, even if they qualify, they can only finish second in the group.

They didn't play well in the first game, and if Belgium won the first game, they would be able to sit back and relax.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely win the next one!"

De Bruyne is full of confidence, and his mentality is almost the same as a week ago.

At that time, Lin Quanke remembered that De Bruyne was very lonely and confused on the field.

It seems that Belgium's internal problems have been resolved, otherwise De Bruyne would not have such a strong confidence.

"Okay, then let's come on, don't lose to Sweden and can't qualify, it will be embarrassing!"

"Tut, you kid doesn't expect us to be good, right, is it because you're afraid of meeting us in the knockout round, so you want us to be eliminated early?"

De Bruyne looked 'through' Lin's thoughts.

Belgium's strength is indeed quite strong, and if you look at the strength on paper, their strength can rank in the top three in this European Cup.

However, the European Red Devils have not achieved good results in major competitions in recent years, and the problems within the team are not so easy to solve.

"No, no, I wish you all a victorious start tomorrow and win the first place!"

……

Hanging up, De Bruyne looked at his team-mates and coach, and everyone was looking at him.

"How? Will Lin play in the next game? ”

In the face of everyone's questions, De Bruyne nodded heavily: "With my understanding of him, he will play 100%!" ”

After De Bruyne finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

Belgium's head coach Wilmots clapped his hands, attracted everyone's attention, and said: "We have to change our strategy for tomorrow's game!" ”

On the side of Group E, in addition to Belgium, the Italians also paid special attention to the information about Lin Quan.

Although there are rumors that Lin Quan is seriously injured and cannot play, he appeared on the bench in Spain in the last game.

This makes me a little worried, if he does play in the next game, Spain will become a full body, how good the Spanish team is in this state, I think everyone has seen it! ”

Spain are Italy's bitter hosts, having suffered heavy defeats in the 2012 European Championship final and the 2013 Confederations Cup semi-finals.

The experience of two heavy defeats has made Italy suffer from Hispanic phobia, and now they are a little frightened when they meet the Spanish team, and they don't know how to deal with it.

So the best thing to do is to avoid Spain and just don't run into it!

"Boss, say whatever you want, we all listen to you!"

The Italian internationals looked at Conte in unison, looking like he was only looking at Conte.

Conte nodded: "According to the rules, the first place in Group E will play the second place in Group D, if we win tomorrow, we will meet Spain 100 percent, but if we lose tomorrow, we may fall to second in the group, and then we will be able to avoid Spain!" ”

"So, I'm going to play on the bench in the next game and try to lose the game!"

After Conte's words, no one at the scene spoke against it, and everyone seemed to approve of the decision.

It's always been the manager who emphasizes how to win, and it's the first time I've met a manager who wants to lose the team, it's been a long time!

……

The next day, the final round of Group E began.

As soon as these two games began, the fans smelled something unusual.

"It's strange, Italy is so confident, sending so many substitutes to play, are you really not afraid that Belgium will steal the first place in their group?"

Italy made as many as eight changes in the position of the previous one compared to the previous one.

The main players such as Chiellini, De Rossi, Pelle, and Candreva are all sitting on the bench, if these are still normal rotations, then even the absolute main goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is also sitting on the bench, is it a bit excessive!?

Buffon, as the absolute main force of Italy, has no injuries, and no ups and downs in form, and suddenly presses him to rest on the bench, no matter what, it reveals a strange feeling.

However, what is even more outrageous is that this game Italy stands out for a desireless want.

Obviously, the possession rate is significantly ahead, and the number of passes and the pass success rate are all overwhelming to the opponent.

However, they didn't have many shots on goal, and at the end of the first half, Italy had just one shot on goal, while the opposition had already completed seven.

Cover the names of the two teams, and those who don't know think that Ireland is on the left and Italy on the right!

Compared with Italy, which has no desires and no desires, the Irish, who are facing a life-and-death battle, are obviously much more positive.

They seized every opportunity and attacked Italy very aggressively, wanting to break through Italy's impregnable defence!

Ireland now have just one point and they will have to beat a strong Italy to qualify, and if they can beat Italy and get four points, they could qualify as third in the group.

But if they lose or draw, then they will have to go home 100 percent.

Compared with Italy, the fight between Belgium and Sweden in the other game can be described as fierce.

Sweden also have a point in their hands, and if they can beat Belgium, they will qualify with four points!

The reverse is also true for Belgium, losing the game means being eliminated, so you can't lose anyway!

Both teams played quite resolutely in attack, and both sides attacked at a fast pace, contributing nearly 20 shots in the first half alone!

Kevin De Bruyne was in much better form today than he was before, both in attack and defence.

He was active in defending and even made a thrilling interception on the goal line, without which Belgium would have fallen behind.

The two teams played very intensely, but the goal was delayed, which made the mood of the players and fans of both teams become more and more nervous and anxious.

As a result, the amplitude of action between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and the yellow cards are also one after another.

Soon, 80 minutes passed in both games, but the score remained 0:0 tacitly, and no one scored.

The fans and the manager on both sides were nervous, watching this game and closely watching the outcome of the other game.

As time went by, the hearts of Shikoku fans rose to their throats.

In the 84th minute of the second half, Sweden and Belgium were the first to break the deadlock.

Belgium's captain Eden Hazard stepped up and assisted teammate Nainggolan to score a goal to give Belgium a 1-0 lead!

It was a crucial goal and it essentially secured a place for Belgium.

Unless Sweden can turn the game around with two goals in the final minutes, Belgium can rest easy.

Belgium's goal spurred Italy and Ireland.

The Italians were overjoyed that Belgium were the only team to take their top spot in the group!

But one goal is not enough, Belgium's current goal difference is still one short of Italy, Belgium still needs to continue to score!

The Irish are also in a hurry, the Belgians have already qualified, and if they don't break the net soon, I'm afraid they will have to go home with the Swedes.

As a result, the Irish, who were greatly stimulated, made a desperate gamble and launched a decisive counterattack.

I thought that this attack would be as futile as before, but who knew that the 'impregnable' defense line of the Italians on the opposite side was like a tofu scum project, which could be broken as soon as it was poked.

Ireland's midfielder Brady cut through the Italian defence with a single shot to help the team change the score to 1:0!

The Irish are in a frenzy and it's a goal as precious as gold!

With that goal, they basically secured a place in qualification.

However, the performance of the Italians on the other side left them confused.

Not only was the Italian not frustrated after conceding the goal, but he rushed into his own goal, fished the ball out, put it back in the center circle, and then ran to urge the referee to let the Irishman hurry up and return to the game.

Seeing this scene, the Irish players were in awe:

Italy really deserves to be a traditional powerhouse, their players have a really strong sense of honor, and in this desperate situation, they still want to equalize, which is really admirable!

However, what the Italians really think is not at all what the Irish think!

The reason why the Italians are so anxious is because after being scored by Ireland, they have the same goal difference and the same number of points as Belgium, but because of the relationship between each other, Italy is still ahead of Belgium.

Italy want to be second, either Belgium score another goal or they concede another goal, otherwise all their previous efforts will be in vain!

Thinking of these bad things, can the Italians not be in a hurry?

They're in a hurry to start the game and keep conceding goals!

But the Irish completely misunderstood what they meant, and when they saw that the Italians were so active, they were a little afraid, and delayed as much time as possible to not give the Italians time to counterattack.

After the restart, I won't attack anymore, and I will defend with all my might!

For the Irish, one goal is enough, not greedy!

All this makes Italians want to cry without tears!

I don't want to be the first in the group, who can give me a death!

(End of chapter)