Belgium and Portugal faces are seen in a real match in the Round of 16 of Euro 2021. The Belgian national team, led by Roberto Martinez, has one of the best generations in its history: Thibaut Courtois in goal, Toby Alderweireld in defense, the quality of Tielemans, Yannick Ferreyra Carrasco, Eden Hazard or Kevin de Bruyne in the center of the field, as well as the forcefulness of Romelu lukaku above. In the past Russia World Cup 2018 They reached the semifinals, but this time they know they are there for more, it is their best moment, “Deviltime”.
The Portugal from the coach Fernando Santos , for its part, it also has an extraordinary generation of players, led by its star, C
ristiano Ronaldo. In goal Rui Patrici
or is giving a great level, with the central defenders very consolidated, the pair Rubén Dias and Pepe. The weakness right now is on the right side, since Jor Cancel it gave positive for coronavirus and stayed out of the Eurocup. Your alternate, Nelson Semedo, has been the weak point of the rear and also ended up physically touched the last game of the “Group of death” against France (2-2). Yes Semedo does not arrive on time, his place will be taken by the young man Dalot, from the U21 team.
Raphael guerreiro on the left side he is more than consolidated. In the center of the field, Portugal has Rubén Neves, Joao Moutinho, Danilo, which also had to be replaced by a coup from Lloris, Renato Sanches or William Carvalho. The quality and leadership of Bruno fernandes gives a lot to the team, together with Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota or and Cristiano Ronaldo, which give many options in attack. The young man Joao Felix It can add up a lot too, but physical problems have left him without minutes so far.
Portugal was the champion in the Euro 2016, where she defeated the hostess France in the end. The Portuguese team finished on Group F as third with four points, where he defeated Hungary in the first match (0-3), he lost a thrashing by Germany in the second (4-2) and drew against France in the third and last (2-2). Cristiano Ronaldo, with 5 goals (3 from penalties), he has once again led the Portuguese team to the round of 16.
Belgium, meanwhile, had a brilliant group stage in the B. He defeated on the first day Russia 3-0, in the second they came back to Denmark to win 1-2 and in the third they defeated Finland by 0-2. Romelu lukaku scored 3 goals, while Kevin De Bruyne, who missed the first game due to injury, commands the midfield. The physical state of Eden Hazard is the unknown to see if he can be in the game again, as before the Finnish team.
When do you play Belgium – Portugal?
The game is played today, sunday, june 27, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Belgium – Portugal?
The meeting can be seen in open by Telecinco and Mitile.es, Channels of Mediaset. You can follow all the information about the match by Mundo Deportivo website.