Team updated.
Match details:
Portugal vs Germany
Euro 2020
Allianz Arena
19th June, 9:30 PM
Preview:
Germany will be hoping to keep their hopes of a top 2 finish alive when they face Portugal at the Allianz Arena tonight.
Following a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of France, Germany are under massive pressure to secure a win tonight. They weren’t at their best against the reigning world champions, struggling to create clear-cut opportunities.
Portugal, on the other hand, were in for an even worse start to the tournament than Germany, as their game against Hungary had 0-0 written all over it. However, crucial changes late on meant that Portugal were able to score 3 goals in the last 10 minutes to secure those vital 3 points.
Both teams looked far from their best last time around. There aren’t any favourites for this game.
Match prediction: Portugal 1-1 Germany
Unavailable: No injuries for both teams
Probable starting XI:
Portugal: Patricio, Semedo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro, Danilo, Neves, Jota, Fernandes, Silva, Ronaldo
Germany: Neuer, Hummels, Ginter, Rudiger, Gosens, Gundogan, Kroos, Kimmich, Gnabry, Muller, Sane
Top picks:
Ronaldo: Ronaldo’s brace against Hungary meant that he is now the top scorer at the European Championships with 11 goals.
Kroos: Kroos was the best player on the pitch for Germany, taking the most shots (2) and having the highest passing accuracy (94%)
Guerreiro: The left-back moved centrally for the last 10 minutes, and it paid off as he opened the scoring for Portugal in a game that looked destined to end in a 0-0 draw.
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