A pair of clear favorites make up the evening’s schedule Euro 2024. THE Portugal confronts her Slovenia at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt (22:00, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247, ERT1), with the two teams aiming for a place in the quarter-finals of the competition.
The Iberians entered the tournament as one of the biggest favorites and proved it across the board in the group stage. His team Cristiano Ronaldo defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the first matchday with his buzzer beater Francisco Conceiçãodestroyed the 3-0 Turkey and lost to the Agriculture 2-0, in a match however where he played with many changes and had already secured the first place in the group.
The truth is, however, that the presence of “CR7” so far blocks his team the most Roberto Martinez, despite helping her. The Portuguese superstar is not in a particularly good condition, but the Iberians are trapped in constantly “looking” for him in the area. On the other hand, however, Ronaldo is a player of big games and knockouts, so it is possible that the situation will be different now.
On the other hand, Slovenia was one of the pleasant surprises of the tournament. Matias Keck’s team is playing for only the second time in its history Eurohowever managed to qualify for the first time from the groups, finishing in third place with three draws against England, Denmark and Serbia.
The “Greeks” team, since they compete in it Andraz Sporar, Adam Cerin and Benjamin Verbich of Panathinaikos, showed a generally good game face and could have taken even more points if he had not been equalized by Serbia in the final phase of the game with his buzzer beater Luka Jovic.
Obviously, the Slovenia he is not the favorite but instead the big underdog in the pair. But she will play without much anxiety about her chances, hoping through her defense to make Portugal’s game difficult and take advantage of what she can in attack. Significant absence of the left back Eric Janzawho has completed yellow cards.
Possible lineups:
Portugal (Martinez, 4-2-3-1): Costa – Mendes, Pepe, Dias, Cancelo – Vitinia, Palinia – Bruno Fernandes, M. Silva, Leao – Cristiano Ronaldo.
Slovenia (Kek, 4-4-2): Oblak – Karnicnik, Druksic, Bigol, Balkovec – Stojanovic, Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar – Sporar, Cesko.
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Field: Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
Source: Sport Fm
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
