Hungary’s draw with the German giants is hard to find a “peace” in the European League. The wind is blowing
2022-06-13 09:40:00Source: Yangtze Evening News
On June 12, Beijing time, the 2022/2023 UEFA Europa League played many games. As a result, the strong teams encountered a draw without exception, which can be described as “harmony”.
England and Italy shake hands
England rotated 7 people in this game, only Mount, Sterling, Rice and Maguire continued to start. Italy rotates as many as 9 people, only Donnarumma and Pellegrini continue to play. After the opening, Pellegrini made a direct pass, and Flatsi missed the left post with a low shot in front of the small penalty area. Then Donnarumma pressed down and missed the pass, but Abraham missed the right side of the small penalty area after stealing the ball. Sterling made a direct pass, and Mount’s shot from 12 yards was blocked and hit the crossbar. Tonali’s powerful shot in front of the small penalty area was blocked by Ramsdale’s brave legs.
The average age of Italy’s starting lineup is 25 years and 126 days, making it the second-youngest starting lineup in Italy since Mancini took over. Italy had a starting lineup with an average age of 25 years and 18 days in the last round against Hungary, the youngest since Mancini was in charge of the national team.
However, according to Italian media reports, former Italy international Panucci recently criticized Mancini and the national team, believing that it is too easy for this generation of players to become international players. After Italy failed to enter the World Cup again, coach Mancini rebuilt the team and recruited many new faces in this UEFA Nations League, including winger Gnoto, who played in the Swiss league team Zurich, and Fernandez from Sassuolo. Latesi, and Zerbin, who was loaned by Napoli to Serie B Frosinone, all made their first appearances for Italy in the UEFA Nations League.
The Netherlands draws close to Poland
The Netherlands has a rotation of 9 players in this game, and only Flaken and DeVriy continue to start.
Although the Netherlands was stronger in terms of strength, Poland had a 2-0 lead at one point. In the 18th minute, Zaleski shifted laterally, and Cash broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot into the far corner. In the 49th minute, Frankowski made a selfless cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Jelinski easily pushed into the net, 2-0.
After that, the Netherlands woke up like a dream. In the 51st minute, Blind made a cross from the left and deflected, and Klassen pushed the goal from the small penalty area and scored 1-2. In the 54th minute, Depay passed the ball and Dumfries shot into the net from 10 yards from the right rib of the penalty area, 2-2.
In fact, the Netherlands originally had the opportunity to complete the lore at the last minute. They received a penalty kick in the 91st minute, and the opponent’s player Kash committed a handball foul in the penalty area. As a result, Depay’s penalty kick hit the right post.
German group stage 3 draws in a row
In this game, Germany rotated 4 people, Werner, Gretzka, Sule and Corell played. Hungary was the first to break the goal. In the 6th minute, Fiora made a cross from the right. Saulay’s header from close range was saved. Germany equalized in the 9th minute, Schlottbeck made a long pass, and Hoffman waded past the attacking goalkeeper and scored an empty goal, 1-1.
Germany coach Flick said: “I said after England and before this game, this is the hardest game we can play, Hungary is very compact and we don’t have much in terms of attack. , made too many mistakes, but we are still in the process of improvement, we have to make sure we can learn from games like this, I’m not going to make any excuses, we were going to get 3 points today. Of course Yes, everyone was disappointed in the dressing room after the game, we now have two days to recover, and then we will have the starting 11 in the best physical condition for the game against Italy.”
Belgium draws by Wales
Wales just beat Ukraine in the play-offs to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. In the 50th minute, Belgium scored the first goal, Batshuayi returned, and Tielemans shot into the lower right corner from the edge of the penalty area. Wales equalized in the 86th minute, Ramsey passed the ball, and the newly-promoted Nottingham Forest striker Johnson made a low shot into the net from 10 yards, 1-1.
After the game, Wales coach Page accepted an interview with the media. Page said in an interview: “I’m proud of the team’s performance. Against a good team, we created a lot of chances and deserved to get a point. If the team can’t create opportunities, then we It’s time to worry. Johnson will be playing in the Premier League next season and I can’t wait to see him grow.”