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Volume 2: The Red and Black Years Chapter 242: Decisive Battle in Italy

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    The group easily qualified. The first knockout opponent Belgium encountered was Switzerland, the second-placed team in Group A. This was basically a draw. The Swiss team has performed well in recent world championships, but it was only in the group stage.  Excellent, just like this time, they won two and drew one in the group stage, and they were ranked second only because of the goal difference.  But every time, after the Swiss team enters the knockout rounds, it will inexplicably hit a low state. In the first round of the Qatar World Cup knockout round two years ago, they actually lost to Honduras and lost to their opponents 0:3. Absolutely  A caring little nurse.  This time, they ran into Belgium in the first round of the knockout round. It was basically a disaster. Although the Swiss team refused to accept it and said they would fight until the last minute, the question is, in the history of mankind, have you ever fought? ?????????????????? Every time, the fight was fierce, and you hid aside and pretended to be permanently neutral. You haven¡¯t even touched the barrel of a gun for hundreds of years, and you still fought like crazy!  Media elites from all walks of life unleashed their sarcastic skills, causing the little momentum the Swiss team had finally built up to slip away in an instant.  After the game started, the Belgian team did not disappoint their fans and established their lead early. In the tenth minute of the game, Deegan received a pass from the wing in the penalty area and headed the ball open to the Swiss team.  Door.  After conceding the first goal, the Swiss team still wanted to struggle. Although the overall strength was not strong, the Swiss team tactics were still very distinctive. Both counterattacks resulted in shots, but unfortunately they failed to score.  After withstanding three attacks from the Swiss team, Belgium extended the score to 2:0 with a long shot from outside the penalty area by Deegan in the 27th minute of the game!  Having completely crushed their opponents in terms of strength, they now have two goals in hand, and the suspense of the game has almost ended. However, the Swiss team is not willing to just let it go. After all, the game has only started for less than half an hour. If it were to happen at this time,  It would be too shameful to raise your hands and surrender.  But when Deegan dribbled the ball straight into the Swiss team's penalty area before the end of the first half, and succeeded in challenging the goalkeeper, the Swiss team gave up completely.  "Hat trick, Deegan completed another hat trick. The Swiss team has no chance now. If they were only two goals behind, they could still think of a way during the halftime break, but now, they are three goals behind.  , So far, no team has been able to bring the score back after falling behind by three goals against the team led by Deegan!¡± After the halftime break, the Swiss team was obviously stunned!  I was about to give up. Generally speaking, if you still have ideas at this time, you should attack aggressively. However, the Swiss team is still in a defensive and counterattack posture. It is obvious that they have no interest in this game.  Think about it.  The Swiss team chose to give up, and the Belgian team did not beat up the lost dog. After all, it is not easy for anyone. They are all just messing around on the road, so why not give them some face?  Deegan was replaced at the 65th minute of the second half. He has been playing continuously in recent times and his physical fitness has also had problems. Next, he has to face the host France. At this time, it is best to  Let Deegan get enough rest time.  After Deegan came off the field, the Swiss team still had no idea. The two sides played a peace ball. After Deegan came off the field, the Swiss fans left the field collectively.  In the end, the game was fixed at 4:0, and the Belgian team advanced easily. In the semi-finals, they will face the host France, and the other semi-finals will be against Italy and Spain.  So many years have passed since the retirement of Zidane, but the French team still has no upward trend. It has always been tepid. It has been involved in every world competition, but it has never been able to achieve satisfactory results.  Results and overall strength are basically stuck between first-rate and second-rate.  The current captain of the French team is Varane, who plays for Real Madrid and is also a veteran. This is probably his last time representing the national team in an international competition.  In other positions, there are no outstanding players, especially on the offensive line. Back in its heyday, the French team included the top scorers in the three major leagues, Ligue 1, Serie A, and the Premier League. But now,  The French team can't even find a stable output point. This has to be said to be the tragedy of French football.  Although they are the host country, facing the European Red Devils Belgium, who have been in hot form since the start of this European Cup, it is definitely in danger.  However, French fans should be satisfied with reaching the semi-finals. After all, this is the best result of the French team in recent European Cups.  When the game started, the French team showed off their skills as soon as they came up.?The posture of a steel barrel formation clearly indicated that it wanted to delay the penalty shootout. This promising behavior also attracted a burst of boos from the fans at the scene. What they wanted to see was not the team advancing to the finals in this way, and the defense  Can it really be defended?  I have to say that in the first half of the game, the French team's defense was really good, which prevented Deegan from getting a few chances. Every time Deegan got the ball, he would be swarmed by the French.  Players surrounded him, and when defending Deegan, almost all methods were used in an endless stream, and they used every possible means.  If the European Cup were held in another country, at the end of the first half, at least two people from the French team would have been sent off with red cards. However, as the hosts, the referee would naturally have to take care of them.  At the end of the half, four players from the French team also received yellow cards, all of which were due to fouls on Deegan.  At the end of the first half, when the referee was leaving the field, Antienis couldn't help but walked over and protested loudly. What could the referee say about this? Home advantage is a very mysterious thing.  But if the home field advantage really reaches an end, the referee will not be able to bear it. At the 63rd minute of the second half, the French team's defensive players once again brought down Deegan from behind, who broke through with the ball. This time,  The referee showed no mercy and slapped a red card directly on the face of the perpetrator.  The French fans at the scene suddenly booed. Their team played ugly, but no matter how unwelcome they are, they are still their own children. It is not anyone else¡¯s turn to discipline them. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? But now, it¡¯s great, we were already weak, and now there¡¯s one less person on the field, how can we still play this game!  No one paid attention to why the French were dissatisfied. After Deegan got up, he took a free kick, which immediately caused a hole in the French goal.  There was one less person on the field, which was enough to embarrass the French team. However, the purpose of the foul was not achieved, and Deegan scored a goal. Now it is even more difficult.  With the score leading, Belgium¡¯s next game will be much easier. Don¡¯t the French like to defend?  Then let them show off well enough, and I will kick in midfield to see if you can come out.  The French are completely helpless now, they can¡¯t just die slowly like this!  Attack!  But when it comes to offense, it's really not what the current French team is good at. If it hadn't been for the match against Serbia, which had inexplicably scored a 5:0 score, they would have crashed into the arms of Belgium in the first round of the knockout round.  Here, accept the caress of love.  The match against England was won 1:0 with a penalty kick, the match against Switzerland was even 0:0, and in the first round knockout match against Germany, the two sides decided the winner through a penalty shootout.  Losing, now facing Belgium, which is obviously stronger than their previous opponents, they have absolutely no choice. They can only take the ball from the wing and let the forwards fight for the top, or simply rely on the individual performance of several players in the midfield.  A threat to Belgium's goal.  The French team¡¯s midfielder, speaking of which, is still very creative, but the midfielder can¡¯t save lives!  In the 78th minute of the second half, Belgium scored another goal. This time it was Lukaku. He received a cross pass from Deegan in the penalty area and pushed into the empty goal.  Although the French team got a goal back in the 88th minute with a very controversial penalty kick, it did not help. In the end, Belgium defeated the host France 2:1 and advanced to the final.  In another semi-final, after 90 minutes of fierce battle between Italy and Spain, the two sides battled to a score of 2:2. At the beginning of overtime, there was a cooperation between the Maldini brothers. The elder brother Christian Maldini  Assisted to the edge of the penalty area, received a pass from his younger brother Daniel Maldini, and succeeded in lobbing the ball into the far corner of the goal.  With this goal, the Italian team defeated Spain 3:2 and successfully advanced to the final. If they can defeat Belgium in the final, they will become the third team to win the World Cup and European Cup consecutively after France and Belgium.  Team.  Facing Italy in the final, the final opponents of the 2012 European Cup met again. This is the third time that Italy and Belgium have met in the finals of a world competition.  In the two previous encounters, Italy and Belgium won one game each. Italy won the 2006 World Cup and Belgium won the 2012 European Cup.  The two teams have met several times in the years since Deegan retired from the national team. The most recent time was the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. At that time, the two teams met in the semi-finals. Belgium, which lacked Deegan, was eventually defeated by Italy and missed the finals.  , this encounter can be regarded as a battle of revenge.  From the perspective of strength analysis, the two teams can be regarded asIt is evenly matched. If Deegan is not included, the Italian team will obviously have the upper hand. However, because of Deegan, Belgium has regained one victory in terms of overall hard power.  After years of development, Italian football has also made significant progress. Especially in the past few years, German football has been very popular in world football, which has also given conservative Italian football a lot of stimulation. They have also achieved remarkable results after reforms.  .  The current Italian national team is mostly made up of young players, with the oldest one being Deegan¡¯s teammate in Florence, De Sciglio.  After the game started, neither side was conservative and started fighting for real. Compared with the original, the Italian team has obviously changed a lot. Although the defense is still solid, their offensive ability and methods  , obviously much stronger than before, and his attitude is much more positive.  In the 28th minute of the game, after the Italian team stole the ball in the backcourt, they counterattacked. If it had been in the past, it would have been a big kick forward, allowing the two wide players to compete with the opponent for speed, but now Italian football  It's obviously much more delicate.  After repeated passes, the football reached the feet of Daniel Maldini. After taking the ball, he tried to break through. After deceiving the Belgian defender, he suddenly passed the ball to the right wing, where his brother Christian  .Maldini is already running.  Just now, Belgium¡¯s formation was pressed a little forward. If the ball is received by Christian Maldini, he only needs to cross the ball to allow the Italian forward to find a chance to shoot.  The moment Christian Maldini was about to receive the ball, Deegan suddenly rushed over and stopped the ball in the middle. Then he turned around and took the ball along the wing towards the Italian half.  past.  This scene even shocked the commentators in the commentary box. Deegan was still in the frontcourt just now, but in the blink of an eye, he returned to defend and intercepted the Italian team's pass.  With this speed, who can say he is an old guy!  Deegan¡¯s speed is so fast, the frequency of his feet is dazzling, and his wonderful passing moves make people want to be amazed.  "Deegan's speed is really too fast. Although Christian Maldini tried his best to catch up, the distance between him and Deegan was still getting farther and farther. The other players of the Italian team had nothing to do.  Stop Deegan from advancing, opportunity! Deegan has taken the ball into the penalty area and made a tackle! Beautiful! Now he is facing the goalkeeper and shoots!  Although the goalkeeper of the Italian team reacted very quickly and put his body center of gravity downward, trying to block Deegan's shot with his legs, the power of Deegan's shot was too great.  The football went directly between the legs of the Italian goalkeeper!  "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!" After scoring, Deegan opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines, where Park Ji-yeon and the children were hugging each other tightly, cheering for Deegan's goal.
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