The 2020 European Cup, which lasted for nearly a month, ended in the early hours of yesterday morning at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London. This highly anticipated final was finally defeated by Italy with a penalty kick. It was the second time since 1968 that the team has won Delawe. In the Cup, the Englishman, who made the European Cup final for the first time, fell on the 12-yard line again. The mission of “Football Home” ended in failure again. This European Cup has left us with many deep memories. This time HYPEBEAST will count the 5 most memorable moments for everyone.
The fans finally return to the arena
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For the fans who have been tortured by the epidemic, we have been “away” from football for too long. For this passionate sport, the fans in the stadium are an important part of witnessing its great moments, and in this European Cup, the fans can finally return to the stadium and bring the hottest to their favorite teams and stars. The shout. This tournament is held in 11 European cities, and different stadiums have different opening policies. Most stadiums account for about 25% of the stadium’s total capacity; the allowable attendance rate for the two stadiums in St. Petersburg and Baku reaches 50%; Budapest The stadium allowed attendance at an astonishing 100%; and the final at Wembley Stadium finally opened up 67,173 spectators to watch.
Christian Eriksen’s stadium shock affects people’s hearts
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In the first round of the group match between Denmark and Finland in Group B, Danish star Christian Eriksen fell into a coma due to a cardiac arrest without any physical confrontation. The referee immediately suspended the game and asked the team doctor to enter the field for emergency treatment. About 15 minutes after the resuscitation, Eriksen was urgently transferred to a local hospital for treatment. His injuries affected the hearts of all football fans around the world. After successful ICD (Automatic Cardiac Defibrillator) implantation surgery, the players were on June 18th. Discharged. Although the midfielder lost and lost in the first round, the tenacious Danish team played well in the following games and unexpectedly broke into the final four.
Coke or mineral water?
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Although Cristiano Ronaldo failed to lead the team to win the championship again this season, his every move is still the focus of everyone’s attention. At a pre-match press conference in the group stage, after sitting in the interview seat, CR7 openly removed the two bottles of sponsor Coca-Cola’s soda in front of him, and publicly urged everyone to drink more water and less soda. This move immediately triggered a heated discussion on the Internet. There were people who supported his healthy life philosophy, and some people questioned his disrespect for the sponsors of the tournament. Afterwards, the boycott of “Cola” still occurred, until UEFA officials informed and asked players not to remove sponsor drinks. After that, some players did the opposite and publicly praised Coke for endorsements. After Italy won the championship, Leonardo Bonucci, who scored a key goal, also picked up Coke for a drink. It can be said that Coke is the biggest in this year’s European Cup. “Celebrity”.
All of the dead group knockout rounds are “dead”
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Before the start of this European Cup, Group F, which brought together the last two World Cup champions Germany and France, and the defending European Cup champion Portugal, was known as the “death group.” After three rounds of fierce group matchups, three teams The champions all broke through and successfully broke into the top 16. However, in the subsequent 1/8 knockouts, Germany lost 0:2 to England at home, Portugal lost 0:1 to Belgium, the world‘s number one, and France, the favorite to win, was upset and lost in a penalty shootout. In Switzerland, all three teams after escaping from the “death group” fell outside the quarterfinals.
Bukayo Saka missed a penalty and the football failed to “go home”
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England, the birthplace of modern football, has never won the final victory of the European Cup, and this young “Three Lions” that has passed through this year has finally created the team’s best record in the history of the European Cup. Consider By the time the final was held at Wembley Stadium, the momentum for “Football Home” reached unprecedented heights. In the final, England had a fantastic start. Luke Shaw’s goal in 2 minutes made it all look so fantastic. However, the tenacious Italian eventually evened the score in the second half. In the final penalty shootout, the goalkeepers of both teams played well. All the pressure fell on England’s Oe Bukayo Saka. At the age of 19, he finally missed a penalty and his mission of “Football Home” failed again. The three black players who missed the penalty after the game were attacked by cyber violence. The famous football players have come forward to encourage Saka to step out of the gloom, and the team coach Gareth Southgate said that all the responsibilities should be borne by him.
Through this tournament, it is not difficult to see that Italy, which failed to enter the 2018 World Cup finals, once again stood on the top of Europe in just three years; England, which has a blowout of talents, still has a bright future; France, Germany , Spain, Portugal and other traditional strong teams will also try their best to fight for the championship in the World Cup next year. From the perspective of fans, as the first major football event in the post-epidemic era, this European Cup is like a cathartic outlet for football fans, helping us to release our passion again and feel the endless charm of football itself.