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On Wednesday, the first semifinal of the European football championship will take place at the Donetsk stadium. The match will feature two neighbors and football giants: Spain and Portugal. We review the perspectives of the upcoming opponents and present the odds set by the bookmakers "TonyBet".
Spain - 2.00; Draw - 3.15; Portugal - 4.25
The defending champions, Spain, will clash with their neighbors from Portugal. This repeats the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup - back then a single goal from D. Villa decided the fate of the match, who is now injured.
Once again, the Spanish national team forces football giants to look like average players. In the last eight knockout matches of the European and World Championships, the Spaniards have not conceded a single goal. In the quarterfinals, they had to test their strength against an ambitious French team and nothing unexpected happened - the Spaniards scored a goal and continued to dominate the middle of the field until the end of the match, not allowing the blues to approach the goal. In the final moments, Xabi Alonso sealed the victory with a score of 2-0. The team's coach, Vincente Del Bosque, has creatively solved the lack of top-level forwards, utilizing a system with six defensive midfielders playing up front. None of the players have any issues with yellow cards and all will be ready to defend the country's honor in the semifinals.
The Portuguese national team is now a stronger team than the one that competed in the World Cup in South Africa, mainly thanks to the new coach Paulo Bento. They impressed in Group B, with only the Germans managing to defeat them in the final minutes of the match. C. Ronaldo is a true leader, finally scoring goals for the national team as he does for his club. In the quarterfinals against the Czech team, the Portuguese dominated from the first to the last minute and were superior in all statistical categories, but now they face a totally different caliber opponent. The composition of the team should not change, as all players are healthy and ready to help their team in the semifinal match.
Eight players from both teams represent the Royal Madrid "Real" club. Both teams know each other very well, making this another intense match in the European football championship. Without a doubt, Spain will control the ball as they did against all the opponents, while Portugal must learn from the mistakes of the French and prepare a counterplan for the opponent's total football.
