The European Championship continues to be hot.

Although it is only in the second round of the group stage, the major European powerhouses continue to work hard to compress the qualification situation for the group stage.

Especially like Group B, which presents a situation of two strong men.

Poland and Austria wanted Croatia to fight a war of attrition with Germany, and they were fishing in trouble.

For this reason, when Croatia and Germany are about to go to war, the two national teams are also focusing on this.

Not only these two national teams, but other countries interested in going further in the European Championship are also watching.

In the first round, the Netherlands used their passionate style of play to take out former world champions Italy, who were on the waning side.

Now, Croatia is also starting to challenge German tanks.

Ballack is still the most vocal figure in the German national team.

Even coach Loew does not have Ballack's intimidating power.

On the eve of the Croatia game, Ballack had some heated 'conversations' with coach Loew, mainly over tactical differences that led to heated conversations.

Although it has not yet risen to the level of contradiction, it is not much different.

This game is crucial and will even affect the direction of Germany in the next European Championships.

As can be seen from the formation of the German team, in the end, Ballack failed to twist Loew and chose a relatively conservative defensive tactic.

Despite the cathartic firepower of Klose, Ballack and Gomez, the last thing Croatia fears is this hard deterrence.

The Eastern European side were resilient, especially defensively.

They are not afraid of the opponent's toughness, which can be seen in the Eastern European teams such as Croatia and the Czech Republic.

On the contrary, when facing Spain's pass-and-control penetrating play, he was a little powerless.

Of course, this is also Spain's passing and control tactics have just come out, and the major teams that have played defensive counterattacks all their lives suddenly watched Spain play tricks, and it was difficult to adapt for a while.

At the moment, the only team that has managed to resist the passing tactics is AC Milan.

For this reason, many teams are also studying Ancelotti's tactics against Barcelona at the beginning, and want to use this as a reference point to fight against Spain.

Austria, Ernst. Happel Field.

Croatian and German players stood on either side of the pitch, ready to start.

Barak's expression was serious.

On the one hand, the big war is imminent, and on the other hand, the conflict with Loew that broke out before, which makes his expression ugly.

The German players were also at a loss.

They don't know whether to support Ballack or support coach Loew.

Now the frugal German team is very sensitive, and this will be reflected in the game.

Suker and Mandzukic are in the center circle.

The former looked playfully at the German player's expression and said to Mandzukic on the side; "You're at the front, don't retreat in this game, at least in the first half."

Mandzukic nodded.

That's what Farnsteak meant.

Soon, the referee confirmed the goalkeepers on both sides and exited the centre circle.

At 5 o'clock Austrian time, the sunset in the sky is slightly reddened.

A piercing whistle pierced the sky.

The match between Croatia and Germany has begun!

"This is the second round of the Euro 2008 Group B group stage, Croatia against Germany!"

"The two teams are currently in first and second place in Group B, with both teams winning the first leg and the outcome of this game will determine whether either team can qualify directly for the knockout rounds."

"For this, whether it is Croatia or Germany, they will show the strongest side!"

At the beginning of the game, Croatia did not attack quickly after kick-off.

Unlike the commentators, Croatia started very patiently to reverse the ball in midfield.

The German players took their place.

Suker and Kranica are also adducted, increasing the possession of the midfield.

Luka Modric was very patient with the ball, he made all the passes and did not put danger in his own half.

At the same time, he is also watching the form of the German team.

After a few passes, the Germans did not press forward, and Modric went straight forward to Suker.

"Grab him!"

As soon as Barak turned around, he saw Suke turn sideways and knock backwards.

"Be careful!"

German defender Mertesacker yelled.

But when he saw Rakitic receiving the ball, he didn't hoist it forward and slid it back to Modric.

Seeing this, Barak frowned slightly.

"Stand your ground!"

Modric took a look at Ballack's position, turned to the opposite side, and stuffed the ball again.

Same angle, same way, Kranica passes back to Rakitic, Rakitic passes back to Modric.

Two penetrating passes, which appeared to be plugging the ball, were provoking the German backline.

Modric's pass was like saying, 'Why don't you guys get up yet?' ’

"Steady!"

Barak yelled.

If you grab it, you will lose a lot.

Croatia are hoping that their midfield line will move up the line and open up the gap with the backline so that their forwards can make a difference.

But Barak won't be fooled.

"Germany played solidly, they weren't fooled!"

Bilic said with a frown.

"We're not in a hurry!" Vansteak laughed; "We control the ball, we control the situation, they finish the defense, it consumes their energy and energy, don't worry, they won't be able to endure it for long!"

Fansturak's sworn look made Bilic nod slightly.

The game in the stadium was a bit dull.

Compared to the fiery attack shown by Croatia in the previous game, this game, their style changed and they began to play patiently and tentatively.

However, the fans can understand it.

After all, it is a confrontation between strong teams, and it is necessary to be cautious.

The game was played very dullly.

For a full ten minutes, neither side had a shot on goal, and the ball was passed through the midfield.

Although there were times when the attack and defence were exchanged, Croatia would soon be able to regain possession and take control of the situation.

Germany played passively.

Loew, who was on the sidelines, also touched his chin and felt that something was wrong.

He picked his nostrils, like his way of relieving tension.

If they continue to drag Germany on like this, they will be slipped into the second half by Croatia.

In the meantime, Croatia will inevitably launch a thunderous offensive.

"Can't put it off any longer!"

Loew muttered to himself, and immediately made a grabbing gesture.

Ballack and other German players saw it.

The others looked at Barak.

Ballack gritted his teeth slightly and rushed first, followed by other German players.

"It's coming!"

Modric shouted, and after a knock back, he pulled into a new space to pick up.

However, Simunic played the ball straight to the wing, down the left side and down the left side to the feet of Suker.

Suker turned to face the attackers, and Ram and Mertesacker were in full swing.

There was also Fritz who retreated from the front court to respond.

Just as the three of them were about to form an encirclement, Su Ke suddenly activated at an opportune moment.

It's a rampage under your feet.

The ball rolled from the touchline to the back, and Suker began to use his explosiveness to eat Lahm.

"Damn it!"

Ram immediately turned around and stretched out his hand.

He ran as he tried to overpower Suke

But he found that he couldn't keep up with Su Ke, and his raised arm was also thrown away by Su Ke.

Suke thrust sideways and swept past Ram.

Ram's feet were out of rhythm, and Suker completely finished getting rid of it.

"Pass it over!"

"There are people in the back point, too!"

Mandzukic and Kranitsa kept waving and shouting.

Suker looked up at the goal and fired a right-footed shot straight at goal.

Bang!

The ball hit Mertesacker's instep in the middle of the flight and flew high towards the crossbar.

Lehmann didn't dare to gamble, he didn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, he could only jump up and use the palm of his hand to smash the ball into the top net of the goal.

"Suker shoots! It was a dangerous goal, and Lehmann made a conservative choice by pulling the ball off the line, for which Croatia also won the first corner of the game! ”

"Let's look at this corner, Mandzukic goes for the top! The top is too positive, Lehmann holds the ball and moves forward directly, does the German team want to counterattack? “

"Vukojevic flicked the ball back, the goalkeeper immediately held the ball, and the German team's counterattack was not so ideal!"

(End of chapter)