Before the match between Germany and Spain, the media had already started to hype.

The German media invited a number of football celebrities to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams in detail.

Although the Germans themselves analyzed, the results of their analysis were relatively objective.

In the eyes of the German legend, the German team has a clear advantage in the midfield and back, while Spain has a great advantage in the forward line.

In this year's German team, the staffing in the midfield can be called luxurious.

Gotze, Kroos, Ozil, Reuss, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Podolski......

Just by looking at this list, you can see how strong the midfield of this German team is!

The Spanish team has always been known for its luxurious midfield configuration, but if you compare this Spanish midfield lineup with the German team, you can find that the German team's midfield configuration has surpassed Spain!

In addition to the strong configuration of the midfield, the backline, led by Boateng and Hummels, is also one of the strongest backlines so far in this European Championship.

But the Germans are not without their weaknesses, and their weaknesses lie in the attack.

The German team has only brought one center forward in this World Cup, and that is Gomez!

After leaving Bayern, Gomez's form plummeted due to injuries and different circumstances.

After two poor seasons at Fiorentina, he was loaned to Besiktas in the Turkish Super League.

Here he found his second spring, and his form improved, and he was re-recruited by the German national team.

But after all, Gomez is far away from the five major leagues, and the level of the Turkish Super League is definitely far from the five major leagues.

Therefore, the staffing of the German team in the forward line seems a little out of place compared with the gorgeous midfield, and the gap is too big.

However, this does not mean that the German team is weak in attack, on the contrary, the past few games have shown that the German team's attacking firepower is not weak at all.

Under the cover of Gomez, as a shadow striker like a fish in water, Muller performed like a fish in water, scoring frequently and helping the team to attack the city.

And on the side, Sane and Schurrle are also threats that must not be ignored.

Coupled with Ozil, Gotze, Reuss and others in the forward midfield position, the German team's offensive system is very rich and there are almost no shortcomings.

Although Lin Quan is in charge of Spain, the overall attack power may not be really stronger than the German team.

Therefore, this analysis of the Germans is actually quite modest.

Given the strength of both teams, the outside world feels that this game may be very anxious after careful analysis.

Although Germany lost to Spain two years ago, this is a different time and this German team has a good chance of beating Spain!

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The clash between Germany and Spain is scheduled for 3 July, while the quarter-finals are already underway on 1 July, with Portugal and Poland battling each other.

If the match between Germany and Spain is difficult to predict because of the strength of both sides.

In this match between Poland and Portugal, because the strength of the two sides is too close, people don't know who will have the last laugh.

From the analysis of the strength on paper, the two teams can be described as half a catty, who can win, it all depends on their own on-the-spot performance.

Although the strength of both teams is not very strong, this game has also attracted a lot of attention because of the presence of Ronaldo and Lewandowski.

As one of the strongest top-tier centre-forwards in football today, the two are inevitably compared.

Compared with the expensive Ronaldo, Lewandowski, who is younger at this time, can be regarded as cheap.

And with only a few days left on his contract with Bayern, this summer is a good opportunity for the big clubs looking to strengthen their team's forward line.

Therefore, there were many scouts from the big clubs at the scene of this game.

Because of his outstanding performances in Borussia Dortmund and Bayern, Lewandowski was voted by fans as one of the three center forwards in football today.

The other two who were selected for the top three center forwards at the same time were Barcelona striker Suarez and Real Madrid striker Benzema.

Being included in this list is enough to prove Lewandowski's strength.

Compared with one or two hundred million or even more expensive supergiants, a star of Lewandowski's level can take it down with a maximum of 100 million euros.

And his versatility and adaptability can bring a strong instant force to those giants who are eager to improve their results.

Because of this, giants like Manchester United and Liverpool, who are in dire need of excellent strikers, are thirsty for knowledge.

For example, in this game, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho and others all sat in the stands.

After an unsuccessful season last year, United are certainly looking to make a big move in the transfer market this summer.

Jose Mourinho, who is very dissatisfied with Anthony Martial, urgently needs a strong striker to help the team solve the problem of weak strikers.

As a result, Lewandowski, who has excellent ball skills, superb shooting skills and top scorer ability, is the focus of Manchester United's investigation.

In addition to Robert Lewandowski, Everton's Romelu Lukaku is also on the shortlist.

Of course, among the two, Mourinho must have preferred Lewandowski, but he may not be able to make the decision in this kind of matter, after all, Manchester United's top management has not given him enough authority, and he often can't get the player he wants the most, and then he is stuffed to a secondary alternate player.

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Lewandowski lived up to so many fans who came to watch the game for him, and after just two minutes of the game, Lewandowski took the lead and helped the team score.

The goal ignited the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of fans in attendance, especially those in Poland who had travelled from afar.

If they can win this game, Poland will make history by reaching the semi-finals of the European Championship for the first time!

Although with the strength of the Polish team, it is basically difficult to make a breakthrough after reaching the semi-finals, but they are content to reach the semi-finals.

This European Championship is not only a carnival for Icelanders, but also for Poland.

This is the first time they have successfully broken through from the group stage, the first time they have reached the quarter-finals, and today they even have a chance to make history again and reach the semi-finals!

Watching the team's results blossom and blossom, the Polish fans were naturally ecstatic.

They pulled up a huge banner that covered almost the entire South Stand.

More than 20,000 Polish fans cheered in unison, shouting the names of each player as if by name.

Encouraged by this, the Polish players on the field showed more courage, relying on the momentum after the goal, suppressed the Portuguese team, and once formed a siege of the Portuguese goal.

This is the most dangerous period for Portugal, and once the opponent scores another goal in this period, the game will go far.

Fortunately, under the resistance of their united efforts, they stubbornly held the goal and did not let the opponent seize the opportunity to expand the score.

After withstanding this round of attack, the Portuguese began to launch a counterattack.

As the target of the opponent's key defense, Ronaldo attracted a large number of troops from the opponent in the front.

Taking advantage of the chances created by Cristiano Ronaldo's attracting firepower, Portugal striker Luz Sanchez seized the opportunity to accept Ni's pass and scored the equaliser in the 33rd minute of the first half.

After the goal was scored, the two sides were back on the same page.

The Portuguese fans in the stands, who were originally worried, can finally release their emotions that have been suppressed for half an hour at this moment.

And the momentum of the Poles suddenly stagnated, and there was no longer the same momentum as before.

However, the situation on the pitch came to an impasse after this goal from Portugal.

Although both sides tried their best to break through each other's goals and seal the victory of this game.

However, both sides seemed to lack some luck, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who wasted several solo chances before and after, leaving the mood of the Portuguese fans in the stands to rise and fall like a rollercoaster.

After wasting countless chances, the score of 1:1 remained until the end.

The game was forced into overtime, and in overtime, despite a lot of personnel changes, both sides still had nothing to do with each other's defense.

The game entered a brutal penalty shootout!

The penalty shoot-out was a huge test for players from both sides who had already played 120 minutes.

It not only tests the physical fitness of the players, but also their mental endurance.

As the captain of the team, Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not perform well in this game, stepped forward and chose the first penalty.

The Polish fans in the stands booed desperately in an attempt to distract Ronaldo.

And the goalkeeper of the Polish team also jumped around on the goal line to put pressure on Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo took a deep breath, stripped away all distractions from the outside world and focused his attention on football.

Start, run, free throws, Ronaldo's actions were done in one go, and he steadily sent the ball into the goal to help Portugal take the lead.

On the Polish side, Lewandowski also chose the first penalty, and like Cristiano Ronaldo, he withstood the huge pressure and scored the ball.

The penalty kick of the first round is over, and the score of the two teams is 1:1!

In the second round, Renato Sanchez scored with a right-footed shot into the top left corner, and Milik on the Polish side also withstood the pressure and broke the net with his left foot.

2-2！

In the third round, Moutinho calmly smashed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, and Glick deceived the goalkeeper to hit the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.

3-3！

The penalty shoot-out came to the crucial fourth leg and the game was excellent, with Nani, who provided an assist, calmly slotting the ball into the top right corner.

And the penalty kick taken by the Polish player Blaszczykowski, who played later, was saved by Portugal's goalkeeper Patricio on the ground!

4：3！

Portugal have the advantage and if they can score the next penalty, they will be able to progress to the last four!

For a while, the eyes of the fans were focused on the last player to play in Portugal, and this person was none other than the former Tianjiao, who was later returned by the top giants.

For a moment, Quaresma felt the eyes of the world converge on him, which made him feel a tremendous pressure.

Quaresma, who has fallen from the top to the bottom, feels like his legs are almost out of order.

He was scared!

He was afraid he had failed his team-mates' expectations and missed the crucial penalty.

He used to be as famous as Cristiano Ronaldo, and even more favored by the outside world than Ronaldo.

However, he messed it all up, first Barcelona, then Inter, and he was swept away twice by the giants.

At this time, Quaresma felt exactly the same as he did at the beginning.

He was afraid that he would mess up again and become the object of disappointment and even scolding everyone again.

Just as Quaresma's nervous face turned white, a pair of large, warm and powerful hands slapped him on the shoulder.

"Go ahead, Ricardo, don't be nervous, I trust you!"

Quaresma turned his head with difficulty and found that it was his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo who was encouraging him.

The two have been friends for many years, and even when he was at his lowest, Ronaldo never abandoned him, always encouraging him and helping him to get back on his feet and come out of the shadow of failure.

Seeing his friend's sincere and eager eyes, Quaresma seemed to have regained his strength.

He nodded heavily and spoke:

"I won't let you down, absolutely not!"

Woo!

There were deafening boos from the stands, and the Polish fans were desperately trying to distract Quaresma in any way, including booing him and even shining a laser pointer in his eyes.

They knew exactly what it would mean to them if Quaresma scored the penalty.

It is no exaggeration to say that the life and death of the Polish team is in the hands of Quaresma's audience at the moment.

Quaresma followed Ronaldo's previous example, took a deep breath and stood at the penalty spot.

He didn't even look at the goalkeeper's actions, his eyes were fixed on the ball not far away.

At this moment, his brain was clear, as if the whole world had disappeared from his eyes, leaving only the football in front of him and the goal not far away.

Just send that damn soccer ball into that damn goal and all nightmares will be over!

That's the only thought on Quaresma's mind at the moment!

After the referee's whistle blew to signal that he was available for a free throw.

Quaresma moved, but he still didn't look at the goalkeeper, his eyes still fixed on the football.

The Polish goalkeeper was extremely nervous, staring at Quaresma's steps to determine which foot to shoot.

Left foot!

Eventually, he made his judgment and quickly pounced towards the bottom right corner of the goal.

However, when he made the save, he was surprised to find that the ball did not come from this direction, but hit the direction he had just been standing.

The goalkeeper predicted for a long time, predicted a loneliness, and Quaresma did not choose to shoot to both sides at all.

"I really don't know if this kid is bold or too reckless, if this ball is missed, his future will be ruined!"

In the stands, Mourinho applauded and shook his head.

When he was at Inter Milan, Quaresma didn't take him lightly.

Now that he has seen Quaresma redeem himself, Mourinho is actually quite happy for the other party.

(End of chapter)