Portugal and Ronaldo are ready to conquer EURO 2020. Photo: Eurosports. In the same group with two other big players, Germany and France, Portugal will have to make real efforts right from the opening match if they want to get tickets to the knockout round. The opponent of the defending champions in the opening match will be Hungary, who in 2016 only participated in the EURO for the first time since 1972. Of course, Hungary is the most underrated team in Group F. Compared to the EURO 5 years ago, the current squad of the Portuguese team is much more appreciated. Teacher and coach Fernando Santos also had a good run for the EURO finals this time and was completely confident even when falling into the group called “death”. Portugal is one of the winners of this tournament. They have talent and quality in every position, and are led by a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo. A lot is expected from Portugal at EURO 2020. The focus of the match will definitely be the star Ronaldo. At the age of 36, this tournament could very well be the last time this superstar has tasted the EURO feeling. Just need to score one more goal in the record of 5 appearances at EURO, this striker will surpass Michel Platini to monopolize the position of top scorer in the final round (currently with 9 goals). This is said to be within reach, because this superstar is still in impressive scoring form with the title of Serie A top scorer 2020-2021. Seamless quality Portuguese players. Photo: Eurosports. In addition to Ronaldo, Portuguese football also has many impressive stars playing in Europe, including the quartet playing in the English Premier League, Ruben Dias, Diogo Jota, Bernardo Silva or Bruno Fernandes. With an even and quality squad in all three lines, Portugal is also considered as one of the top candidates for this year’s tournament championship. The goal of defending the throne is both a pressure but also a motivation for Ronaldo and his teammates to strive. With the force of the two teams, it is clear that “European Selecao” is much more appreciated than the opponent in this match. However, it would be very wrong to underestimate Hungary in this tournament. Coach Marco Rossi’s team is unbeaten in the last 11 matches in all competitions, including bold victories over San Marino and Andorra in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Hungary has never tasted victory against Portugal in 5 encounters. It won’t be easy for Hungary to dream of progressing to a group with Portuguese, French and German boggarts, but a positive result in the opening match is sure to leave fans dreaming about it. a miracle can happen. The EURO 2020 finals witnessed the first surprises when Spain let Sweden hold a goalless draw, Poland lost to Slovakia, the Czech Republic overcame Scotland, making many people believe that the “shocks” will continue. happen. Hungary have failed to score in just one of their 15 home matches under coach Marco Rossi. Hungary confidently welcomes defending champion Portugal at home. Photo: Eurosports. Hungary could not qualify for EURO 2020, they topped the group in the Nations League, so they have the opportunity to play in the play-off round. Marco Rossi’s teachers and students overcame Bulgaria (3 – 1) in the semi-finals and Iceland (2-1) in the final to win tickets to the biggest football festival on the continent. With a squad that does not have too many quality names, Hungary is not even lucky to fall into the group of death. However, this is Hungary’s first match at a EURO as the host, and a series of good results in friendly matches before the EURO 2020 finals will help teachers and coach Marco Rossi confidently welcome home. defending champion. The match between Portugal and Hungary will take place at Ferenc Puskas (Budapest) at 23:00 on June 15. Pre-match statement:
“We will do everything to push ourselves to the limit. We know who we have to face. The whole team will keep our feet on the ground. But of course we still want to realize our dream.” – Coach Marco Rossi. “The statistics are for reference only. From what I have seen of Hungary in recent matches, I understand that the whole team will have to do their best to win.” – Coach Fernando Santos.

Portugal faced many difficulties against Hungary in the opening match of the EURO 2021 final round. Despite superior ball control, the defending champion played a deadlock against the home team. Ronaldo goes down in EURO history (Image: Reuters). It was not until the 85th minute that Portugal had a lucky goal from Raphael Guerreiro. After releasing the pressure, Portugal had 2 more goals in the 87th and 90+2 minutes thanks to Ronaldo’s effort to win with a score of 3-0. CR7 set a record when becoming the greatest goalscorer in EURO history (final round) with 11 goals, 2 more than Michel Platini. 15:44 15:46 Tonight (June 15), the Euro defending champion – Portugal will enter the journey to defend the championship title with a match against Hungary. This match will take place at Puskas Stadium in Budapest (Hungary). The good news for fans who want to come to the stadium to watch this match is BTC EURO 2021 and the Hungarian Government has decided not to limit the number of spectators present on the field to witness the match. Ronaldo will be able to play in the first match to welcome the full audience at EURO 2021. (Photo: Reuters). Thus, in a favorable case, more than 60,000 fans will be present at Puskas Stadium to witness Ronaldo and his teammates in Portugal compete in the opening match at EURO 2021. Puskas Stadium is also the only stadium to host EURO 2021 group stage matches that allows fans to enter the field with a sufficient number of seats designed for the field. Stadiums that have held previous matches usually only allow the number of spectators to enter the field at about 20-25% of capacity. The match between Hungary and Portugal will be the first match of an unlimited number of spectators at EURO 2021. 15:59 FORCE INFORMATION – HUNGARY: Roland Sallai’s ability to play is open – PORTUGAL: João Cancelo withdrew from the tournament because of Covid-19 infection PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVE – Hungary won 7, drew 4 in the last 11 matches – Portugal won 4, drew 2 in the last 6 matches – Portugal are unbeaten (won 9, drawn 4) in 13 past encounters with Hungary 16:01 The match between Hungary and Portugal takes place at 23:00. 18:52 19:18 Photos of the last training session of the two teams before the match (Photo: Reuters). 19:21 21:59 Line-ups of the two teams. 22:26 Festive atmosphere at the Puskás Arena courtyard (Image: Reuters) 22:28 22:29 Portuguese players warm up before the match (Image: Reuters). 23:00 THE GAME BEGINS !!! Hungary serves first. 23:02 2′: Squeeze the Yard!!! Immediately after the opening whistle, Portugal raised the squad to press Hungary. However, the home team is playing quite well defensively. 23:04 3′: NO!!! Diogo Jota dribbled the ball quickly on the left, but the Hungarian defender guessed the intention and made a very good cut. 23:05 The match took place at a very high speed (Image: Reuters). 23:06 5′: DO NOT ENTER!!! Diogo Jota ran smartly to catch his teammates’ slot, the Liverpool striker hit a shot with his left foot very tight, but goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi made an excellent save. 23:08 8′: RONALDO GOES IN HISTORY!!! Playing in the match against Hungary, Ronaldo went down in history, becoming the first player to play in five consecutive EUROs. The first EURO that CR7 competed in was in 2004. Photo: Reuters. 23:10 9′: DO NOT ENTER!!! Bernardo Silva dribbled the ball well into the box for Diogo Jota, but the Liverpool striker kicked the ball into the stands. Diogo Jota had 2 chances, but he was still unable to capitalize on the success to score. 23:13 13′: NO!!! Diogo Jota poked a slot for Raphael Guerreiro to penetrate the penalty area, but the defender did not control the ball well, missed the opportunity to score. 23:16 15′: EXCEPTION!!! Portugal controlled the ball up to 75%, but coach Santos’s team was struggling when Hungary played double-decker buses. 23:18 17′: NO!!! Ronaldo made a dribble into the Hungarian box, but the Portuguese striker was intercepted by two home defenders and lost the ball. 23:19 Diogo Jota had 2 scoring opportunities, but failed to capitalize on them (Image: Reuters). 23:20 19′: VIETNAMESE!!! Ronaldo ran to receive a pass from his teammate and then fired a shot, but the referee immediately cut the whistle because the Portuguese striker was in an offside position. 23:24 23′: Corner kick!!! Portugal enjoyed a corner on the right wing in the direction of attack, Bruno Fernandes hung the ball into the penalty area of ​​Hungary, but the home team defender easily solved it. 23:25 Ronaldo is being taken care of by the defender of your team (Photo: Reuters). 23:27 26′: NO PENALTY!!! Ronaldo poked a very good slot for Bernardo Silva in the penalty area, but the Man City midfielder could not overcome the Hungarian defender’s block and fell to the field, missing the opportunity to score. 23:30 Portugal pressed the pitch violently (Photo: Reuters). 23:31 30′: HEADING!!! Bernardo Silva crosses the ball for Ronaldo to head high in the Hungarian penalty area, but the ball goes higher than the home team’s goal. CR7 is very active, but is closely followed by the opponent’s defender, so there is no real clear opportunity to eat. 23:36 35′: GOOD DEFENSE!!! Hungary organizes defense and covers each other very well, the home team makes Portugal deadlocked in approaching Peter Gulacsi’s goal. Not only that, Hungary also had quite dangerous counter-attacks, making the visitors’ defenders struggle to block. 23:37 36′: FREE kick!!! Hungary concedes a free kick, Roland Sallai hangs the ball for Adam Szalai to head it, but the ball goes right into Rui Patricio’s position. 23:38 38′: GOLDEN CARD!!! Ruben Dias is shown the yellow card for a tall error on Laszlo Kleinheisler. This is the first yellow card of this match. Photo: Reuters. 23:41 40′: SAVE!!! The opportunity came to Diogo Jota in the Hungarian penalty area, the striker’s hidden shot sent the ball wide, but goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi had great reflexes to save the home team. 23:43 43′: INCREDIBLE!!! Ronaldo had a very good opportunity to score from a distance of 5m50, but the Portuguese striker cushioned the ball to the stands. Photo: Getty 23:47 45+1′: END OF TIME 1!!! Hungary and Portugal temporarily drew with the score 0-0. 00:02 TIME 2 STARTS!!! Portugal serves the ball. 00:05 47′: SAVE!!! Portugal enjoyed a corner on the right, Bruno Fernandes hung the ball for Pepe to head, but once again the Hungarian goalkeeper made a brilliant save. Peter Gulacsi continuously saves for Hungary (Image: Getty). 00:12 53′: LOCKED!!! Portugal is at an impasse before the double-decker “bus” that Hungary erected in front of goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi’s goal. The defending champion is having to use a lot of high ball strokes, but it has not been effective. 00:14 Hungary plays very well defensively (Photo: Reuters). 00:17 60′: NO!!! Semedo made a cross into the box towards Ronaldo’s position, but the ball was too light so goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi hugged it. 00:20 62′: NO!!! Bruno Fernandes headed in from a teammate’s pass, but the ball went lightly and did not pass the hands of goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. 00:24 66′: corner!!! Portugal enjoyed 2 consecutive corners, but the away team did not cause too many difficulties for Hungary’s defense. 00:25 68′: SAVE!!! Bruno Fernandes shot the ball away very hard, but goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi poured an excellent save. The home team’s keeper is playing brilliantly. 00:28 Hungary brings Portugal to a standstill (Image: Reuters). 00:31 00:34 76′: NO PENALTY!!! Ronaldo controlled the ball and bounced into the hand of player number 5 on the Hungarian side, but the referee did not give Portugal a penalty. Photo: Reuters 00:38 80′: WINNING DEPENDED!!! Roland Sallai managed to put the ball into the net of Portugal, but the goal was disallowed because the striker had previously been offside. 00:43 85′: ENTER ENTER!!! Bruno Fernandes crossed the ball to hit the Hungarian defender, the ball found Raphael Guerreiro’s feet, the defender shot the ball dangerously to open the scoring for Portugal. The Portuguese players celebrate the opening goal (Image: Reuters). 00:45 87′: ENTER ENTER!!! Ronaldo scored on the 11m spot to make it 2-0 for Portugal. Ronaldo recorded his name in EURO history when he scored 10 goals in the finals, surpassing the legendary Platini. 00:48 00:50 90+2′: ENTER ENTER!!! Ronaldo received a favorable pass from Bruno Fernandes, he dribbled past goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi to make it 3-0. Photo: Reuters. 00:53 90+5′: TIME OUT!!! Portugal won 3-0 against Hungary to have a dream start at EURO 2021.

Man City decided to keep Cancelo and Bernardo. Two Portuguese players have been linked with a move to the Nou Camp this summer. Barca’s offer is in exchange for full-back Sergi Roberto and striker Ousmane Dembele moving in the opposite direction. However, sources from Man City say they are not interested in any swap deal. The rumors appeared after Barca continuously recruited stars out of contract Man City such as Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia on a free transfer. Cancelo has been eyed by Barca but with four years remaining on his contract, it is unlikely he will leave City this summer. Moreover, this player is receiving the absolute trust of Pep and shows no sign of dissatisfaction after a good season. Meanwhile, Bernardo is said to be aiming to move to Spain this summer. But his future will only be discussed after the EURO. The 26-year-old midfielder is with Cancelo and Ruben Dias focusing on the goal of defending the Portuguese throne. Reports in Spain suggest that Barca have targeted seven stars in coach Pep Guardiola’s squad. In addition to Aguero, Garcia, Cancelo and Bernardo, the Catalan team also wants Ilkay Gundogan, Aymeric Laporte and Raheem Sterling. However, it seems Man City no longer wants to do business with the Catalan team after they lost two of their stars without receiving a single transfer. Not only have Barca contacted a number of Man City’s star players this summer, but they are even said to have “courted” former Green Man nutritionist Silvia Tremoleda. This female expert left Man City 2 years ago.

After playing the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw against Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo continued to be named in Portugal’s starting line-up in a friendly against Israel. He was side by side with Diogo Jota, Bernardo Silva on the attack of the 4-3-3 formation. Ronaldo played energetically in 72 minutes on the field. He and his teammates created an overwhelming match against the away team. After a few missed opportunities, CR7 put his name on the scoreboard in the 44th minute. The 36-year-old striker received the ball from Bruno Fernandes before shooting decisively, leaving goalkeeper Ofir Marciano to his hand. This goal helped Portugal enter the break with a 2-goal lead. Ronaldo has 104 goals for Portugal. He is only 5 goals behind Ali Daei’s all-time record (109 goals for Iran). With the current state, the day CR7 surpasses the senior is not far away. When Ronaldo got his first goal for Portugal, full-back Nuno Mendes (number 25) was only 1 year old. Israel is the 42nd national team to be conceded by Ronaldo. The two teams that received many goals conceded by the superstar born in 1985 are Sweden and Lithuania (with 7 goals). Not only Ronaldo, but Bruno Fernandes is also a prominent player in the 4-0 win over Israel. The midfielder on the Man Utd payroll played for 90 minutes, contributing to the 3 goals of “Seleccao”. In the 42nd minute, Bruno cleared the deadlock for the home team with a precise one-touch finish from Joao Cancelo’s cross. Only 2 minutes later, the midfielder in 1994 continued to make a mark with a slot for Ronaldo to score. In injury time in the second half, the 26-year-old star closed the day with a sublime shot that defeated the entire defense of the visitors. Cancelo was also not to be outdone when he contributed a beautiful goal after an impromptu action from the right wing in the 86th minute. The main kick at the Euro 2020 finals is difficult to escape from the star who is wearing the Man City shirt. Portugal entered the Euro campaign with 6 consecutive unbeaten matches. On June 15, Ronaldo and his teammates will meet Hungary in the opening match of the “group of death”. Ronaldo warns teammates at Juventus In the latest press conference, Adrien Rabiot revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s excitement before the confrontation between France and Portugal at Euro 2020.

With outstanding strength, Portugal turned the friendly match against Israel into a rehearsal of attacking options. “Seleccao” held the ball 61% in the first half and had 12 shots at the opponent’s goal. In the first 15 minutes, Ronaldo, Jota and Bruno approached the Israeli goal in turn, but this trio did not have the accuracy at the decisive moments. After a series of attacking situations from climbing the border, shooting from a distance, coordinating the middle, the goal also came to the homeowner. Joao Cancelo broke through on the right before stretching Bruno to finish with a touch to hit the visitors’ net. Bruno played prominently in the Portuguese attack. Photo: Getty. Two minutes after scoring, the Man Utd midfielder continued to shine with an accurate slot for Ronaldo to double the gap for Portugal. Unlike the 0-0 draw against Spain, the Euro champion’s play becomes much smoother with the appearance of Bruno Fernandes. The star born in 1994 successfully completed the task of distributing the ball, creating opportunities for the upper attacks. In addition, he can also create mutations by infiltrating situations full of mischief. The initiative was maintained by Portugal in the second half. The host still holds the ball 61% and hits 7 shots towards the opponent’s goal. Andre Silva came on for Jota, but the Frankfurt player also did not have an accurate aim when finishing. Ronaldo played 72 minutes before being withdrawn to ensure fitness. Photo: Getty. About the last 20 minutes of the game, Israel began to accelerate after the host withdrew a series of pillars. The army of coach Willibald Ruttensteiner made a dash into the middle and then shot a long shot. However, this option does not work well against a concentrated defense on the home side. In the 86th minute, Cancelo had an impromptu handle from the right wing. He swerved the ball past the defender, before firing a decisive left-footed shot that made it 3-0. Minute 90 + 1, Bruno closed the eye-catching match at Jose Alvalade with an unstoppable long shot. The match ended with a 4-0 victory for Portugal. Ronaldo and his teammates will have a rest before entering the first match in the Euro 2020 final against Hungary on June 15. Ronaldo warns teammates at Juventus In the latest press conference, Adrien Rabiot revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s excitement before the confrontation between France and Portugal at Euro 2020.

Bernardo Silva is playing the role of a “virtual number 9” in Man City. Starting as a “virtual number 9”, Bernardo Silva has created many difficulties for the defense system of Aston Villa thanks to the mobility and great creativity. It was he who launched both assists as set, one for Foden to start the upstream and one for Rodri to put Man City a 2-1 lead over Aston Villa. All of this was done when Bernardo Silva stretched, taking advantage of the space between the home team’s midfielders and full-backs. Not surprisingly, Silva was elected as the best player of the match, not the two faces named on the scoreboard on the Man City side. This is the second time in a row, Bernardo Silva was arranged by teacher Pep Guardiola to play “virtual number 9”. Last time it was in the match against Leeds in round 31. That day, Man City lost 1-2, but Bernardo Silva still left a good impression by assisting Ferran Torres to equalize 1-1 in the 76th minute. In the context of Sergio Aguero distracted by finding a new stop and Gabriel Jesus is still erratic as … normally, the fact that Bernardo Silva shines in the “virtual number 9” position is a very timely solution. Man City is in front of two great battles – with Tottenham in the 34th round of the Premier League, meeting PSG in the Champions League semi-finals. And this team really needs the shine of Bernardo Silva.