The 2024 European Cup continues in Germany, and the first round of the knockout rounds has entered a fierce stage. Germany, Spain, England, Switzerland, and France have advanced to the quarterfinals. At 3 o'clock in the morning on July 2nd, Beijing time, the 6th 1/8 final was held. Portugal, ranked 6th in the world, faced Slovenia, ranked 57th in the world. In the first half of the game, Ronaldo's high-quality free kick was slightly higher. Changing sides and fighting again, Sesco missed a good opportunity, and Ronaldo missed the final shot at the last moment. In the end, Portugal 0-0 Slovenia entered overtime. In overtime, Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty kick was saved, but Sesco missed a single goal. In the end, the two teams entered a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Portugal made all three penalties, and Costa saved Slovenia's three penalty kicks, eventually advancing to the quarterfinals and facing France.
Before the game, the French team in the same half defeated Belgium to advance to the quarterfinals. The winner of this game will face the French team. Portugal is ranked 6th in the world. The team is worth as much as 1.05 billion euros. There are many superstars in the team, including Cristiano Ronaldo, B Fee, B Seat, Dias, Felix and other stars. In comparison, Slovenia His net worth is only 141 million euros, which is a huge gap from Portugal. Slovenia's world ranking is 57th. This European Cup is the second time Slovenia has participated in the European Cup and advanced to the knockout rounds for the first time.
In the group stage, Portugal went smoothly. After winning the Czech Republic and Turkey in the first two rounds, they secured first place in the group one round ahead of schedule. In the last round, they only lost to Georgia with a substitute lineup. In contrast, Slovenia's path to promotion was very thrilling. In the three group matches, Slovenia drew in all three games, scoring 2 goals and conceding 2 goals. It finally ranked third in the group and was lucky enough to advance to the knockout rounds with the third best results in the 4 groups. .
In the game, Martinez played all the main players. The starting lineup is worth up to 550 million euros, including Ronaldo, Leo, B Fee, B Seat, Dias, Vitinha, Pepe, Costa and other stars. Go into battle. On the other hand, Slovenia's starting lineup is worth only 110 million euros, with players such as Cesko, Oblak, and Spolar starting.
The game started. In the 4th minute, Portugal made a cross from the right. Leo, who was outflanking the goal, hit the goal from close range and was cleared. In the 13th minute, a pass came in from the right side of seat B, and Ronaldo, who was outflanking the goal, almost missed it. In the 27th minute, Cancelo sent a cross, and Ronaldo's header was first cleared by the opponent. In the 34th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a set kick in the frontcourt at the top of the arc. The ball circled the wall like a shell but was still slightly higher than the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Portugal had a tactical corner kick opportunity, but Ronaldo missed the header. In the 45th and 2nd minutes, Palinha's low shot from the top of the arc missed the post and went out of the bottom line.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Cancelo passed through the crotch and made continuous feints before sweeping across the goal and being cleared. Seat B followed up and shot higher. In the 55th minute, Ronaldo once again took the penalty kick in the frontcourt, but this time it was saved by Oblak. In the 62nd minute, Sesco used his speed to eat Pepe alive, but his final shot missed the goal. In the 89th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo got an excellent opportunity with Jota's through ball. Unfortunately, the angle was too small and the shot was resolved by the goalkeeper. In the end, the two teams tied 0-0 and entered overtime.
In the 100th minute of overtime, Jota broke through and fell into the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the penalty kick and was saved by Oblak. After the penalty kick was missed, Cristiano Ronaldo He cried sadly, and his teammates comforted him. In the 111th minute, Slovenia got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Ilicic's free kick was blocked by the wall. In the 114th minute, Pepe made a mistake in the backcourt and was intercepted. Cesco's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and he missed the chance to win.
After the final 120 minutes, Portugal and Slovenia entered a penalty shootout. Slovenia's first penalty was Ilicic, but he was saved. Portugal scored the first penalty with C penalty. Kosco then saved Balkovic's penalty kick and scored a free penalty. Verbic's penalty kick was saved again, and Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals 3-0.
