Chapter 778 The European Cup ends

On July 4th, with France's 5-2 victory over Iceland to enter the semi-finals, the quarter-finals of the European Cup also came to an end.

Finally, Portugal, Wales, Germany and France entered the semi-finals of the European Cup.

In France's game against Iceland, Giroud's double shot and one pass became the most critical player for the French team to enter the semi-finals of the European Cup.

And Giroud's performance has also been recognized by quite a few professionals.

Belgium, on the other hand, failed in the quarter-finals. They were defeated by the Welsh Legion led by Bale and eventually missed the semi-finals of the European Cup.

The Premier League Golden Boot winner Lukaku only scored one goal in this European Cup.

One goal in five games, this total goal conversion rate is really unacceptable, not to mention that the opponent is holding the crown of the Premier League Golden Boot.

Belgian fans are about to explode. They don't understand why Lukaku played so well at Arsenal, why he can't do it when he comes to the national team.

Is there no one in the national team who can pass the ball?

De Bruyne! Hazard is very strong, they can pass the ball.

But why Lukaku just can't show efficiency.

Coupled with some rumors of internal strife, the entire Belgian national team has fallen into an extremely bad public opinion environment.

Many players didn't even return home, but left for vacation.

Obviously, they didn't want to face angry fans.

The Belgian national team only apologized to the outside world, saying that they had failed the expectations of the fans.

But this coping response made the fans even more angry, and they condemned the overwhelming attack for a while.

Belgium is a mess.

The European Red Devils should have ushered in the strongest period, but they always failed the expectations of the fans.

At the same time, the European Cup is still in full swing.

The semi-final will be a strong dialogue between Germany VS France.

The German chariot led by Loew was the champion of the last Brazil World Cup. Their performance and ability are obvious to all.

Before they were eliminated in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup, Germany was still very strong and had good luck.

And this time, they ushered in a powerful France.

Both sides are carefully studying each other's tactics.

Many people are more optimistic that Germany can win the game.

But both Mourinho and Lucky are more optimistic about France.

The current tactics of the German team are in a nondescript situation. After undergoing Guardiola's transformation, Loew also started to play pass control.

It is not an easy task for German players with a tough style of play to do the job of threading needles.

Although they have survived until now, they still haven't experienced the test of a strong team. Being able to reach the semi-finals is considered very lucky.

With the French team's defensive counterattack, can Germany continue to play pass control?

As long as the French team can stabilize the defense, can Germany resist the French counterattack?

As the host, the French team performed extremely well before, which undoubtedly put great pressure on Loew and the German team.

On the day of the game, the game format of both sides was as expected by Lucky and Mourinho.

Facing the German team's pass-and-control tactics, the French team played steadily, with solid defense and sharp counterattacks, and every attack was close to the point.

Griezmann even scored twice, a penalty kick and a strong shot to help the French team beat the German team and advance to the final of the European Cup.

They will join up with Portugal led by Ronaldo on the stage of the final.

July 11, 2017, 5:30pm.

The European Cup has officially come to an end. In this European Cup final, Portugal and France fought fiercely for 90 minutes.

The game was ups and downs. Ronaldo, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, retired due to injury in 25 minutes. After that, Portugal's pressing became more fierce.

In the 79th minute, the Portuguese player Ed, who came off the bench, scored the only goal of the game, helping Portugal win the European Cup.

This is also the first championship of Ronaldo's national team career, and it is also Portugal's first European Cup championship.

At this moment, Ronaldo's reputation has reached its peak.

Last season's Champions League champion plus the European Cup champion, excellent insurance, almost booked the Golden Globe Award.

The young French team fell on the final stage.

The French players felt extremely unwilling about this, but there was nothing they could do.

After the game, the French locker room was quiet.

Although they reached the final, the failure to win the championship made these young French lads feel extremely unwilling.

Especially players such as Griezmann and Giroud, their performance has been wonderful enough, but they still lost the most important trophy.

Although Griezmann won the European Cup Golden Boot, without the foil of the championship, he always felt that something was missing.

Among them, Giroud is undoubtedly the most unwilling.

Whether it is club, national team or even personal honor, he has no obvious and worthy awards.

His insatiable hunger for the championship.

And this time should have been the best opportunity, but they failed to grasp it.

In the return bus, everyone was extremely silent.

Losing is always demoralizing.

So did Giroud.

At the training base, Deschamps made a brief summary and let the players leave.

The European Cup is over, and so is his mission.

The result can't be considered too bad, but it's a pity that they didn't win the championship.

However, France has already played with sufficient strength, and in the future it only needs to continue to fill in and run in.

For the future, coach Deschamps is still very confident.

Girouel picked up the package, silently came to the parking lot and got into the car.

He didn't leave immediately, but closed his eyes and tried to empty his head.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, the scene of the final appeared in front of my eyes.

Those missed opportunities, those missed shots made him feel extremely angry and unwilling.

Giroud slammed into the steering wheel!

Drip! !

The sharp sound of cars resounded throughout the parking lot.

Giroud took a few deep breaths, and when he put on his seat belt and was about to drive, the car window was knocked suddenly.

Boom boom boom!

Giroud turned his head and looked, he saw the national team teammate Kanter standing outside the car.

Giroud was a little puzzled.

The relationship between him and Kanter is not particularly good. At most, he just said a few words, and he is just a teammate of the national team.

Why did this guy come to him?

"N'Golo, what's the matter?"

Girou lowered the window and asked.

His tone was a little impatient.

Kanter's expression was also disappointed, he looked at Giroud and said, "Someone asked me to ask you, do you want to join Arsenal?"

Hearing this, Jirou's eyes suddenly widened.

Joining Arsenal?

That's too much to think about!

He is currently in Dortmund, but to be honest, after leaving Klopp, Dortmund will not be able to dominate the league, let alone the Champions League.

Dortmund is Giroud's springboard, and he wants a higher stage.

He wants to go to a club that can compete for the title.

And Arsenal is undoubtedly one of them.

Even the best handful!

Although Arsenal only won the Europa League last season, the ability they have shown is obvious to all.

And Arsenal has a lot of strong players.

These players are all recognized and longed for by Giroud. If these guys become his teammates, then the league championship or even the Champions League is not a dream.

Giroud stared at Kanter and said, "Will you make an offer?"

Kanter asked; "Do you want to come? I need an affirmative reply!"

Giroud said decisively; "I want to!"

In the hotel in Paris, Mourinho said to the phone; "Okay! I see."

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone, nodded to Arteta who was waiting aside; "Giroud has the willingness to transfer, we can start preparing!"

Now that it is determined that Giroud has a willingness to transfer, Mourinho has also begun to prepare for the transfer issue.

It is not easy to take Giroud away from Dortmund, but for Dortmund, as long as there is enough price, this is a negotiable matter.

After finishing speaking, Mourinho said to Le Kai who was leaning against the door, "You can go back tomorrow!"

"Let me go?"

Lucy said in a little surprise.

After being forced to rest for a month, Le Kai felt so bored that he always wanted to move and play football.

Especially watching other teams play in full swing in the European Cup, Le Kai couldn't bear it even more.

And after a month of training, Le Kai's physical fitness and body have recovered a lot.

Mourinho nodded and said, "After you go back, some heavy training is prohibited, and most of them are basic training. I will notify the club and find someone to watch you."

Le Kai said awkwardly; "That's not necessary!"

After finishing speaking, Le Kai turned his head and walked out of the room, preparing to leave Paris directly at night.

He really couldn't stay for a moment.

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