Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

In the quarter-final match between the Czech Republic and Denmark, the Czech Republic won 1-0.

Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech made a series of brilliant saves, keeping a clean sheet against the Danish attacking trio, which became the highlight of the match.

After the match, Danish midfielder Poulsen sighed during an interview.

The media ignored what he said afterward and went straight to the headline "The Wall of Sighs - Cech!"

So far, Cech is the best goalkeeper in this tournament.

He is very likely to become the best goalkeeper in this European Championship.

Because the goalkeepers of the other three semi-finalist teams are not the highlights of their teams.

In the match between Greece and France...

The Greek team almost created a true miracle.

They scored early and maintained a 1-0 lead for the remainder of the game.

Until the 85th minute of the match.

Ribery dribbled past three defenders on the wing, putting on a spectacular display of skill, and scored the equalizer!

The French team then rallied and forced the game into extra time.

As the Greek players' energy waned during extra time...

French midfielder and Manchester City's Essien, who came on as a substitute, unleashed a long-range shot that completely shattered the Greeks' confidence.

Subsequently, Zidane and Henry scored goals, leading France to a resounding victory over Greece.

After the match, Rehhagel lamented, "We almost made it to the semi-finals. I would even say we almost reached the final! We almost won the European Championship!"

"Because this French team is one of the two strongest teams in this European Championship, the other one I think is Portugal."

"We have the ability to beat the French team, so we should be the finalist or even the champion of this European Championship."

Reporters expressed doubt about Rehhagel's statement: "But you clearly lost to the French team."

Rehhagel corrected the reporter: "We have done in-depth research on the French team. Before the start of this season, and even before this year, Ribery was not on the French team's radar."

"Even last season, he made people think he would never be able to join the French national team."

"Before last season, he was just an amateur player."

Similarly, before this season, Essien had almost no chance of joining the French national team. Essien's ability was recognized by the national team, but the last thing the French team needed was a defensive midfielder, because they used to have the world's first, second, or third best defensive midfielders!

"If it weren't for the fact that their 65-game unbeaten run this season is too exaggerated, the French team would have no reason to bring Essien along, let alone give him a chance to come on as a substitute."

"And the reason for all these changes is the club they both joined."

Manchester City!

"It wasn't France that defeated the Greeks, but Manchester City!"

"Let's take a look at the number of Manchester City players in each team in this year's European Championship, and the number of Manchester City players in the quarterfinals and semifinals."

"You'll see what a truly terrifying Blue Moon looks like, sweeping across Europe!"

Rehhagel's remarks shocked the world.

Because everyone realized that what he said was indeed true.

Manchester City players are dominating this European Championship, deciding the outcome of matches in various ways.

The team with the fewest Manchester City players is probably England, who finished last in the semi-finals.

This team engaged in a fierce attacking battle with Sweden in the quarterfinals.

Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, but Owen, Lampard, and Rooney each scored a goal, making it a three-man battle against Ibrahimovic!

Of course, judging from the score, the gap between the two sides is not large.

But in reality, England had absolute control of the game.

This is what truly highlights Ibrahimovic's incredible goal-scoring ability.

Honestly, those two opportunities weren't really opportunities at all, but he still managed to score.

On the English side, the team with the lowest number of Manchester City players is basically the one with the most Manchester City players.

Because apart from substitute full-back Ashley Young, none of their other players are Manchester City players.

Of course, if you include Robbie Fowler and Terry as Duncan's teammates, then there are two more people.

However, their impact was far less than that of Ribery and Cech.

The four teams that made it to the semifinals are basically all strong teams.

Who hit whom is no longer important.

The French team is absolutely dominant.

England has always fielded an all-star super team.

Portugal has won the most honors this year and boasts the world's number one player, Deng Kai.

Cristiano Ronaldo: 666, so you're saying I'm no longer needed to boost the team's prestige, right?

The Czech team's ordinary players may seem a step below, but they possess a golden central axis, complete with superstars, stars, and core players: Nedved, Baroš, Jan Koller, Rosicky, Poborsky, Cie, Sánkulovski, Grygera, Ujfalušić, Giranek, Galasek... they have it all!

Ultimately, the French team was luckier, defeating the slightly weaker Czech team.

In fact, the Czech team would prefer to face the England team.

It's not that they think England is the weakest of the other three teams.

The main advantage for the Czech team is that teams that are not good at playing forwards are more likely to win.

Cech is in excellent form.

The Czech team's defense was also very solid.

On the defensive end, it's like one plus one equals more than three.

Unless you have an exceptional striker, the Czech team really can pull off an upset.

England's strikers are not bad.

Irving and Fowler are both incredibly deadly killers.

Husky... is injured.

They will miss the upcoming European Championship matches.

But even if he doesn't get hurt, he's not that much of a threat.

And Rooney is just a young player.

No matter how talented someone is, they've only just started out, so their abilities are limited.

such a pity.

The Czech Republic will face the French team.

Arsenal's Pires and Wiltord, Juventus' Trezeguet, and Manchester United's Saha—although the last one is a bit weak—are all very troublesome attacking players.

While he may not be as strong as Irving or Fowler, he is certainly no worse than them.

But the key is that the French team still has Thierry Henry, the legendary striker, and Franck Ribéry, the scarred hero.

Henry's incredible double-double performance last season was unprecedented and will likely never be repeated, but it just so happened that he ran into Duncan.

This season, Henry not only achieved a double-double again, but also won the Premier League Golden Boot along with Duncan and Adriano.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's the top-ranked forward in the last two years.

As for Ribery's performance this year, I won't go into details; anyway, some people have started calling him the best winger in the Premier League.

With such a super striker... the Czech team is in serious trouble.

Of course, the Czech team would also be doomed if they faced Portugal.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is neither the Premier League's top striker nor the Premier League's top winger, as Manchester United's leading scorer, his name must always be included in lists of the Premier League's greatest strikers.

As a striker, he would rank among the top five in the Premier League.

As a winger, he would be ranked in the top three in the Premier League.

As a winger, he is also a top-class player in the Premier League.

These are still the least prestigious ones.

The key is that Portugal also has former Ballon d'Or winner Figo and current Ballon d'Or winner Duncan.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Damn it!

The Czech team then faced the French team.

Portugal will naturally face England.

It is widely believed that this is a match between a combined squad of two generations of Champions League winners from the Portuguese league and an all-star squad from the English Premier League.

But coincidentally, two of the brightest stars in the Premier League are from Portugal.

Even the French team has two.

Fonte: That's right, it's the Celtics and myself!

Cristiano Ronaldo: I really can't take it anymore today! Where's the knife? Give me the knife!

(End of this chapter)

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.