"Can we win?"

Bilic rubbed his hands nervously.

He kept looking into the stadium, looking at the tall Germans, and he was always a little scared in his heart.

This is Germany!

Compared to Croatia, Germany is one of the best teams in the world in football.

They have an illustrious history.

And Croatia is standing on the stage of the final for the first time, and it is too poor in terms of both background and experience.

"No one can say!" Vansteak kept pressing the cap, which showed that he was also extremely nervous.

Despite the pre-match set-up, it is unclear what direction the game will take and whether Croatia's current squad will be able to withstand the German attack.

He's a manager, right.

He has coped with the best of his ability, minimising the impact on Croatia after losing Vukojevic and Rakitic.

But that's his limit.

What can the game look like?

Can you win?

It all depends on the players on the pitch.

"First of all, you must resist the opponent's attack, if you can't bear it, everything is empty talk." Vansteak looked solemn.

The starting line-ups for both sides are as follows:

Croatia (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Pleticosa.

Defenders: Pranic, Simunic, Kovac, Srna.

Midfielders: Dujmovic, Luka Modric, Nick. Kovacs.

Forwards: Mandzukic, Suker, Petrich.

Germany (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelde, Lahm.

Midfielders: Schweinsteiger, Frijns, Ballack, Hitzelsperger, Podolski,

Forward: Klose.

The German lineup is laid out, and this is clearly going to attack.

In particular, the Croatian backline was constantly harassed through the wings.

Croatia, on the other hand, attaches great importance to the central axis.

With the line of Simunic, Modric, and Suker, he opened the situation with the most tough means.

In the Happel Stadium, players from both sides stand in their respective halves.

Croatia kicks off first.

The German team, on their side, is eyeing the tiger.

At this moment, the eyes of all Europe are gathered here.

After 90 minutes, the winner of the European Championship will be decided.

In the end, it was Ballack who broke the curse of the second oldest and led the German team to lift the championship trophy.

It was Croatia led by Suke who passed all the way and played the rhapsody to the finale.

All this will come to an end after 90 minutes.

The referee of this match was the Golden Whistle from Italy, Roberto Brown. Rossetti.

This is also the referee who has been hailed by the Italian bald whistle Corina as the 'jewel in the crown of Italian referees'.

Rossetti rose to prominence based on the 'Phonegate' affair, replacing DeSantis.

In the early days, Rossetti was conscientious and could be called an impartial referee.

But as his fame has gradually spread in recent years, he has also appeared with a new nickname 'Star Killer'.

Rossetti likes to press his stars, especially when it comes to penalties.

The greater the fame, the harder the pressure.

To put it bluntly, he wants to create a fair and fair image of himself by suppressing the stars.

For this reason, top stars such as Suker and Ballack need to be careful in this game.

At this moment, a sharp whistle sounded.

Full game begins!

Beep!!

The moment the whistle blew, Croatia kicked off.

All over the world, narrators from all over the world are giving opening remarks.

And in the field, the German players also bullied themselves in an instant.

"After the opening, Germany immediately launched the siege mode!"

Croatia played the ball all the way to the back and then through Luka Modric's drop back to ensure a numerical advantage in the half, and in doing so, increased the number of points on the ball.

The German team did not press high and therefore, the pressure on Croatia's defense was also very high.

After a few observations, Modric took a few steps forward and asked for a pass.

After receiving the ball, Modric immediately shoved it forward to Suker and ran around in an arc to the left.

Suker acts as a wall, knocking the ball directly into the gap on the left.

After Modric received the ball, he began to stride the ball.

At the same time, the Croatian players are also pushing forward.

"Don't mess around!"

Mertesacker yelled.

Modric used the outside of his instep to rub the ball straight into the box.

Mandzukic and Petrits, two strong men in the tower, crashed directly into the penalty area and began to fight for the top.

"Croatia were the first to attack, Modric's cross!"

Bang!

Mertesacker and Mandzukic slammed into each other.

Mertesacker was visibly uncomfortable, but he still jumped to his feet and cleared the ball away.

The ball landed in front of Schweinsteiger on the right, and when he received the ball, he immediately turned and ran.

While dribbling down the wing, he immediately split the ball into the middle when Pranic followed up.

Also hitting the wall, Ballack continued to distribute the ball in front of Schweinsteiger.

Then it's time to sprint.

Schweinsteiger and Pranic were both running for the ball.

But Pranic had a turnaround after all, so he was slightly half a body behind.

Schweinsteiger was very decisive, facing the ball and passing it directly, without the slightest hesitation.

The ball is hoisted into the Croatian penalty area.

Klose was just about to fight for the top.

Simunic jumped to his feet and shook his head to clear the siege.

"Simunic, his air dominance is on display again, and if the German team wants to use the high ball to score goals, the first thing they need to cross is the tall wall of Simunic!"

"At the beginning of the game, both teams were given a chance to attack, and they both attacked the opponent's goal, but they were also cleared by the opposing defenders!"

Both sides were trying to attack.

After this attack, the tempo of both sides slowed down at the same time.

"After the attack, slow down the tempo and go into the tentative part again."

Klašiwicz wiped the sweat from his palms, and his nervous heart beat wildly.

The trial was a five-minute stalemate.

Both sides are trying to try as much as they can.

But on the 11th minute, with Podolski's kick, the form suddenly reversed.

Podolski's violent trip, this change of pace, Croatia did not keep up with it in the first place.

Podolsky rushed to the baseline.

Srna desperately chased after him.

The moment Podolski crossed with his feet, Srna threw himself over.

Kopodolski struck a kick and sent the ball straight to the perimeter near the penalty line.

There, Ballack met the ball, adjusted at his feet, and shot hard.

Bang!

The ball hits the crossbar and flies off the baseline.

"Oh~~~~!! Ballack's long-range shot almost found the Croatian goal was a dangerous attack, and Croatia should be careful that Germany continue to play such a dangerous attack. ”

Despite not being able to get on the scoresheet.

But Barak's eyes were blazing.

The attempt made him feel that he was in excellent form.

Next, he was able to apply sustained pressure on the periphery as well.

Croatian fans clutched their chests.

It was a goal that almost made their hearts explode.

In the coach's seat, Vanst-Ayak and Bilic also breathed a long sigh of relief.

"It's scary!"

Bilic still felt a faint pain in his heart.

Vansteauk's brow furrowed.

The German attack was more intense than he expected, and the form was even better.

"You must resist it!"

Vansteak was secretly cheering.

He believes that the current Croatian players have not fully found their feelings.

The power of their lineup also didn't show up.

It takes some time to get used to.

But will the Germans give them that chance?

The answer is no!

The next ten minutes.

The German team began to bombard Croatia!

Podolski and Lahm on the left formed a sharp advancing partner, constantly attacking the Croatian backline.

The left side didn't work, and they started switching to the right again.

Schweinsteiger began to exert his strength.

With successive breakthroughs on both wings and the ball, Klose and Balague became a huge threat in front of goal.

Croatia's fate hangs by a thread.

Bang!

Just then, Schweinsteiger delivered a high-quality cross.

The ball dropped sharply after getting past defender Simunic.

It happened to be on the supporting leg of Klose's running, and it bounced directly into the net.

When the goal came in, the whole stadium fell silent.

21 minutes.

Schweinsteiger set up Klose for the goal with a cross from the goal.

Germany were the first to score!

(End of chapter)