On January 15, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup will be held successfully in 2021. The Italian team will reach the final with a 1:1 draw with England, and will have a life and death battle with Spain. This was a scene staged at Wembley Stadium in London last night, which made countless fans crazy. Euro 2021
On January 15, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup will be held successfully in 2021. The Italian team will reach the final with a 1:1 draw with England, and will have a life and death battle with Spain. This was a scene staged at Wembley Stadium in London last night, which made countless fans crazy.
The 2021 European Cup is a great event of European football. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the game originally scheduled to be held in 2020 was postponed for one year, but the enthusiasm of fans did not decrease, but increased. A total of 24 teams participated in this European Cup, which was divided into six groups. The first two teams and the fourth best team in each group entered the knockout phase and finally won the championship.
Italy and England are the two hottest teams in this European Cup. They have won three consecutive matches in the group matches, ranking first in Group A and Group D respectively. They also showed strong strength in the knockout match. Italy beat Austria 2-1, Belgium 2-1, Spain 4-2 on penalties, England beat Germany 2-0, Ukraine 4-0, Denmark 2-1. Neither team met too much obstacles and reached the final successfully.
The first game of the final was played at Wembley Stadium, the home of England. It was a fierce match. Both teams showed a high level of attack and defense. The score was always tight, and neither side could open the gap. The England team relied on the excellent performance of Kane, Sterling and Greelish, and the Italian team relied on the stable performance of Imobile, Chiessa and Ziller. Both teams frequently made threats in the restricted area. They shot 26 times in total, 11 of which were on target.
In the last quarter, the match between the two sides became more intense, and the score rose alternately. The fans of both sides held their breath and dared not relax. With 10 minutes left in the game, England took a 1-0 lead and Italy controlled the ball. After Chiessa made a breakthrough, he passed to Insinia on the left. Without hesitation, Insinia directly passed the ball and the ball flew to the front of the England team. Bonucci of Italy grabbed the front of Pickford of England and poked the ball into the goal. The Italian team equalized the score 1:1 with only 8 minutes left.
England asked for the last timeout. They need to complete a counterattack at the last time, or they will enter overtime. At the end of the suspension, Cain was responsible for serving the England team. He passed the ball to Sterling on the right. Sterling had no way to break through under the attack of two defenders of the Italian team. Instead, he passed the ball to Grilish in the middle. Grilish had no way to take off under the siege of three defenders of the Italian team, The ball could only be passed to Phillips on the left. Phillips, surrounded by four defenders of the Italian team, had no way to pass the ball and had to choose a long shot.
Phillips is a big surprise for the English team in this European Cup. He is a talented but inexperienced player. His role in the English team is as an organizer at the back. His long-range shooting percentage is only 18.2%. He is not the preferred scorer of the English team. But at this critical moment, he has become the hope of the English team.
Phillips did not hesitate. He took off directly and made a long shot. Donaruma of the Italian team also jumped with him and extended his hand to try to save Phillips's long shot. However, Phillips's long-range shot did not score. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out. The time was up and the whistle sounded. The game entered overtime. England and Italy had not yet won.
In overtime, the opposing attack between the two sides continued, and the score was still tight. No one could take advantage. With 10 minutes left in extra time, England and Italy were still at a 1-1 draw. The Italian team controlled the ball. Ziller broke through and passed it to Bernardeski on the right. Bernardeski did not hesitate to pass directly, and the ball flew to the front of the English team. Kiessa of the Italian team grabbed the front of Stones of the English team and headed the ball into the goal, However, the ball was saved by Pikford of England, and fell at the foot of Imobile of Italy. Imobile did not hesitate to take a direct step and hit the ball into an empty goal. The Italian team led 2-1 with only 8 minutes left.
The fans of the Italian team cheered. They felt that they had won the game. They began to sing the national anthem. They began to celebrate. They began to embrace. However, they forgot that the England team has not given up, they still have the last chance, they still have the last hope, they still have the last fighting spirit.
The England team has no time to ask for a pause. They can only serve quickly at the last time to try to find a chance to score. However, the Italian team's defense is very tight and does not give England any space. The English team's right to serve is executed by Sterling. He passes the ball to Cain in the middle. Cain is under the attack of two defenders of the Italian team, There was no way to turn around, only to pass the ball to Grilish on the right. Grilish, surrounded by three defenders of the Italian team, had no way to break through and could only pass the ball to Felix on the left.
