The eighth-finals against Belgium are over, yesterday evening the France Didier Deschamps also managed to overcome the obstacle Portugal by Cristiano Ronaldo flying directly to the semi-final of the European Championship against Spain (fresh from the victory against Germany). A decisive step by the Blue who intend to go all the way to the end of the competition, as he has hinted Jules Koundé in the post-match.
Practically at the end of the penalty shootout on the pitch of the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, the Barcelona right back spoke like this about the result obtained against Portugal: “Of course we are happy with the win. There are still things we can improve, but we were once again very solid in defense. The teamwork was incredible. Yes, we should have scored one or more goals because we had chances, at least two from open situations. But it was also very difficult for them to create chances,” said the 25-year-old.
Next step. “Spain in the semi-finals? I can’t wait. There will be some familiar faces in front of me. I’m happy that they have qualified. They are playing well and have a team capable of keeping possession and taking control of the game without conceding a goal. Above all, we will have to recover well after this difficult match. They will be ‘playful’ opponents, who like to exploit spaces and have dangerous wingers, including Lamine (Yamal, his teammate at Barça), who I know well. They are a complete team. We will have to find the same intensity. And score”, the conclusion taken from The Team.