The knockout match began on the night when the French team arrived in Vienna. At 8:45 pm on the 20th, the match between Portugal and Germany will start at the Stade of Saint-Jacobs, Basel, Switzerland.

The Portuguese lineup has no change compared to the starter in the first two games of the group stage. Before Nuno Gomez broke through, Ronaldo and Simon were separated from the left and right wings. Compared with the previous game, the starting staff of the German team in the midfield have three changes. Hizespeg and Schweinsteiger play two sides, Rollfez replaced Flins who was injured in the ribs, and Podolski hit the front line and partnered with Klose.

German team head coach Löw was suspended in this game, so he could only stay in a glass private room without communication equipment to watch the game, which had a certain impact on the German team. German domestic media believe that this game is a severe test for the German team, and they will play without the coach on the spot.

The domestic media of Portugal encouraged their team to muster up the courage to challenge the powerful German team and strive to achieve the glory of four years ago. Four years ago, Portugal eliminated strong opponents all the way to the finals at the European Cup held in the local area. It was a pity that they lost to the dark horse Greece in the end.

Ronaldo said before the game that he would lead the team to the semi-finals against Germany. Barack said: "This may be my last European Cup, and I don't want to leave myself regrets. Tonight, the whole world will see how we defeated Portugal!"

The cruel knockout match is about to begin, the battle is dense, and the air in Europe is tense. The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy, the winner will continue to move forward, the loser is sad and leave this big stage. Who is the final winner? Who will become famous in this cup and write down his own legend?

At 8:45 pm, the Stadium of St. Jacobs, Basel, Switzerland was crowded. With the shouts of fans on both sides, the game officially began with the whistle of the referee!

After some tests, Portugal took the lead in attacking. In the fourth minute, Frederi made a mistake in passing, Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the left and made a cross. Lehmann jumped up and hugged the football easily. In the ninth minute, Hizespeg's free kick from 30 meters hit the wall directly and was blocked by the wall.

The German team immediately returned to their colors. In the tenth minute, Schweinsteig threw the ball into the right sideline, and Hizesperg was 25 meters away from the right, and shot hard with his left foot and missed the corner. As time went by, the two sides became more and more brave. In the 18th minute, the German team took a tactical corner kick on the right. Hizesperg made a cross, and Barack headed the ball from eight meters to the top of the goal.

In the 19th minute, Ronaldo broke into the penalty area and almost made a one-on-one strike. Frederi made timely defense and shoveled the ball out. In the 20th minute, Bosingwa broke through the cross on the right with speed. Moutinho, who was unguarded at five meters in the front point, did not adjust his pace and hit a billiard ball with his left knee.

In the 22nd minute, the German team cooperated in a delicate manner on the left side, Barak passed the ball, Podolski broke through with speed on the left and made a cross, Schweinsteiger inserted five meters into the middle and scored with his right foot, Germany 1-0!

The score was behind, and Portugal launched a fierce attack. The German team was on guard. In the 26th minute, Pettit brought down Metzeld who suddenly stepped forward and received a yellow card. Schweinsteiger's free kick was on the left in the midfield and hurried into the penalty area. Portugal's goal was missed. Klose, who was unguarded, headed the ball from six meters, and Germany 2-0!

Two goals behind, Portugal's situation was serious, and they continued to attack. In the 40th minute, Ximang broke through in the middle and made a wonderful pass. Ronaldo threw away Mertesak with his speed, broke into the penalty area and shot with his left foot twelve meters from the left rib, and Lehman blocked it!

The football rebounded to the penalty area. Nuno Gomez scored with his left foot from five meters and scored a goal, Portugal scored a goal, 1-2!

With its tenacity, Portugal narrowed the score gap and saw hope of equalizing the score. Under the leadership of Ronaldo, they frequently threatened German goal. In the 43rd minute, Ronaldo forced his right foot into the goal from 25 meters, and his shot was blocked by the defender. In the first minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo broke into the penalty area on the left, dodged the defense, and pushed the shot with his right foot from 12 meters on the left rib and slightly missed the far corner. At the end of the first half, Portugal trailed Germany 1-2.

The two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Portugal became more and more brave. In the 46th minute, Deco dribbled the ball in the middle to attract the defense and passed the ball. Merelles shot with his right foot from 25 meters and missed the left post. One minute later, Ronaldo made a breakthrough and tripped by Frederi, who received a yellow card.

In the 57th minute, Ximang took a corner kick from the right, Deco headed the ball at the front point and rubbed it. Pepe inserted into the middle and headed the ball from three meters to the top. In the 59th minute, Ronaldo's left-footed shot from 25 meters was blocked by Mertesack.

The battle situation was very stalemate. Pepe made a mistake at a critical moment. In the 60th minute, Pepe deliberately blocked Klose, who had made a breakthrough, received a yellow card. Schweinsteiger's free kick from the left was hooked into the penalty area. Ferrera failed to head the ball, and Ricardo's attack was slower. Barack scored at six meters, and Germany 3-1!

The situation of the German team was very good. They narrowed their defense line in the next game and wanted to defend the victory. The Portuguese team, which had no way to retreat, launched the final offensive. In the 68th minute, Ronaldo went left with his free kick with his right foot shot high with his right foot.

Faced with the intensive defense of the German team, Portugal had no better way, and they tried to use long shots to knock on the German team's goal. In the 75th minute, Nani tried long shots and knocked away, and then Merelles' right-footed shot from 30 meters was missed again. In the 78th minute, Deco tried long shots and Lehman got the ball. In the 81st minute, Siman tried long shots and shot high.

The Portuguese's efforts finally paid off in the 87th minute. Nani made a cross from the left, and the unguarded Postigga headed the ball from five meters, and Portugal 2-3!

In the last few minutes, the competition became more intense. Portugal wanted to create a miracle to equalize the score. The Germans did not want the victory to slip away. The Portuguese team besieged Germany. The Germans used their experience and tenacity to erect several solid walls outside the penalty area.

The fourth minute of stoppage time ended, and with the whistle sound of the referee's game, the match between Germany and Portugal finally ended. Three to two, the German team entered the semi-finals and the last runner-up was eliminated. The excited German fans turned the Basel St. Jacob's Park Stadium into a sea of ​​joy.

Many sad Portuguese fans shed tears, their team was eliminated and had to leave the stage. Ronaldo looked up at the night sky with his eyes blank, and no one knew what he was thinking.

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With the start of the match between Germany and Portugal, it means that the cruel knockout round has officially begun. At 8:45 pm on the 21st, the second quarter-finals of this European Cup will be held, with Croatia against Turkey.

In the first half, both sides fought hard in the midfield. Although Croatia's offense was even more threatening, it failed to seize the opportunity. In the second half, the two sides continued to fight for 45 minutes. In the 90th minute, the two teams fought to zero and zero. Both sides entered overtime. In the 119th minute of overtime, Croatia scored a goal first, but two minutes later Türkiye magically equalized the score. The two teams had to enter a cruel penalty shootout.

In the penalty shootout, Croatia only scored one in the first four rounds, while Turkey made 3 free throws. Turkey won 3-1 to advance. Türkiye will compete with Germany for the finals!

The war was flying, and fans enjoyed a four-year football feast on the spot or at home. At 8:45 pm on the 22nd, the game between the Netherlands and Russia started. Before the game, people generally favored the Netherlands team. In the death group, they defeated the 2006 World Cup championship and qualified as the first in the group. Whether in terms of strength or competition experience, Russia has no advantage.

Both sides were proactive in the first half and played a counterattack, but neither scored. Shortly after the second half, Arshavin organized a subtle offense, with Pavlyuchenko scoring, and Russia led 1-0!

The Netherlands team was not willing to be outdone. In the 86th minute, Fanny equalized the score, and the two teams played one-to-one in the 90th minute.

Both sides entered the cruel overtime, and Al Shavin dominated the game, assisting one goal at a time, helping Russia defeat the Netherlands three-to-one. He reached the semi-finals historic.

After the game, Russian fans went crazy and their team defeated the powerful Dutch team. After the game, most media thought that this was an upset and the biggest upset since the start of the game. The powerful Dutch actually lost to Russia.

The European Cup is a big stage, with some people shining brightly, and some people are dim and nothing to do with them. Al Shavin shines all over the game, while the Dutch stars are dim. A game made a star. Some media reports that Al Shavin, the dominant player of this game, has attracted the attention of many giants. British media reports. Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal are all interested in this Russian star.

Before the new season began, Arshavin finally accepted Professor Wenger's call and headed to Arsenal.

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With the end of the game between the Netherlands and Russia, people will focus on France and Spain. These two teams have many superstars, among which Tang Jue is the star that people pay most attention to. Many people are predicting that Real Madrid's number one star will still be as amazed as the world in this game as in the last game?

The Paris Daily was the first to report a telephone interview with Tang Jue: Last night, our reporter conducted a telephone interview with the French captain, and Tang said: "Tomorrow night, we will defeat the Spanish team!"

He said that the atmosphere of the team preparing for the game is very good now, and the team's condition is gradually improving and is about to enter the peak state. As for himself, he thinks he has completely recovered from injury. The reporter asked him if he would score a goal tonight, and he replied with certainty: "I will definitely score goals. As for how many goals, it's unknown. Maybe it's one, or two, and even a hat trick again!"

He is still so confident. We have reason to believe that under his leadership, the French team will gradually reach its peak and achieve its glory eight years ago!

Team Newspaper reported: Zidane said in an interview with our newspaper, "I am optimistic about the French team and Don. They will definitely bring us surprises tonight. I will come to the scene to cheer for them!"

World Sports believes that Spain has a greater chance of winning tonight because Spain's midfield and backcourt is stronger. In the powerful midfield and backcourt, coupled with Villa, who has already scored a hat-trick, this Spanish team is the most powerful Spanish team in history.

This Spanish team can be called the most powerful Spanish team in history. Casillas is extremely brave. The back line led by the Lion King Puyol is solid and has only conceded three goals in three group matches. Spain's midfield is extremely luxurious. Xavi, Iniesta and others are extremely creative and have super control.

As for the striker, Villa was in a very brave state and scored a hat trick in the game against Russia.
Chapter completed!