seestyle: Euro 2012 Spain vs Portugal- Pre Match A
Euro 2012 Spain vs Portugal- Pre Match A
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Portugal survived in the group of death and managed to reach semi finals of Euro 2012 by edging out Czech Republic in quarter-finals with the only goal from Ronaldo in the 78th minute of the game. Spain was drawn in Group C with Italy and the defending Europe and world champions topped the group with 2 wins and a draw. Spain entered the semis by beating France 2-0 in the quarter-finals as Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso scored a brace.Road to semi-finals:Group StagesPortugal SpainGermany 0-1 Match 1 Italy 1-1Denmark 3-2 Match 2 Ireland 4-0Holland 2-1 Match 3 Croatia 1-0
Quarter-finalsCzech Republic 1-0 France 2-0Del Bosques Spain will be most probably going with the same line-up, which was started against France in quarter-finals https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/khris-middleton-jersey with Cesc Fabregas playing in the centre portion of the attack along side, David Silva and Andres Iniesta; whereas Bentos Portugal will be replacing the injured Zaragoza striker Postiga (the only survivor from Portugals Euro 2012 squad along with Ronaldo) with Besiktass Almeida in its starting XI.Spain Defense vs Portugal Attack:In World Cup 2010, Sergio Ramos played as right back; Puyol and Pique as centre backs and Capdevilla in the left back. Due to the injury to Puyol, Ramos who played almost all the matches https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/kareem-abdul-jabbar-jersey in CB last season for Real Madrid, has pulled to play in the heart of the defense by Del Bosque and thereby letting the way for Arbeloa to play as right back. Might be considering the ageing factor, Del Bosque opted influential Valencias left back Jodi Alba ahead of Capdevilla to play in the left part of the defense.As Ronaldo has been playing in the left flank in the tournament, an uphill task waits for Arbeloa to stop his Real Madrid team-mate, as the Portuguese forward can cause severe damage to the opponents with his pace. On the right flank, Nanis pace is considered as a real threat and Alba should provide his best to stop him. Almeida is likely to replace the injured Postiga. Almeida had enjoyed a great last season with Beiktas and he should come up with a clever display to go through the spaces of centre defense, with the a sistance of Veloso, who will be playing behind him.Postiga is the only man who survived from portuguese Euro 2004 squad along with Ronaldo. Postiga was the man who scored the equalizer against England in Euro 2004 quarter-finals to send the game to extra-time, where Portuguese had beaten Engalnd in penalties.Portuguese Defense vs Spain Attack:The absence of injured David Villa provided the opportunity for his former Valencia team mate, David Silva to start the games https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/oscar-robertson-jersey in Euros. Fabregas started the opening game of Spain against Italy in the heart of Spain attack, which made everyone to look at surprise. But, Torres was given two consecutive opportunities to start the next two games-against Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Despite of Torres putting up a influential performance, Fabregas was opted to start the quarter-finals as a sole centre forward against France.Real Madrid pair in the Portuguese defense-Coentrao and Pepe-has been looking good so far in the tournament. As Silva has been playing in the right flank, he will be experiencing some signs of trouble from the influential left back Coentrao. But on the other side of winging position, it is expected that Iniesta and Alba can easily pa s behind the Valencia right back, Joao Pareira. Pepe and Bruno Alves should do the job well in stopping Fabregas and Xavi.Midfield Analysis:In all the matches in which Spain played in the tournament so far, https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/michael-beasley-jersey they had the ball po se sion of more than 50 percent; but it seems like Spain are the worst team when it comes to counter-attack as they lack pace to carry the ball through. Mid-field has been serving as the power house for Spain in the recent years-with the likes of Xavi Hernandez Andres Iniesta Xabi Alonso etc. Sergio Busquets, who came in for Margo Sena for the last WC has been constantly proving his worth. The no. of pa ses completed Spaniards is more than any other team in the tournament so far with midfield holding the key.Speaking about the other side, Raul Meireles who had won the last https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/chris-copeland-jersey season Champions league with Chelsea has looking good. Moutinho, who has been playing behind Nani in the right flank provided a remarkable a sist to Ronaldo in scoring the only goal against Czech Republic to send his team to the semis. The co-ordination between the Portos Moutinho and Genoas Veloso is good. To look at how Veloso be cro sing Busquets will be interesting.As being beaten by Spain in the round of 16 stage of World Cup 2010, Portuguese will look for a revenge and it is quite sure that both the teams will come up with an attacking display which will make the game more interesting.
Quarter-finalsCzech Republic 1-0 France 2-0Del Bosques Spain will be most probably going with the same line-up, which was started against France in quarter-finals https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/khris-middleton-jersey with Cesc Fabregas playing in the centre portion of the attack along side, David Silva and Andres Iniesta; whereas Bentos Portugal will be replacing the injured Zaragoza striker Postiga (the only survivor from Portugals Euro 2012 squad along with Ronaldo) with Besiktass Almeida in its starting XI.Spain Defense vs Portugal Attack:In World Cup 2010, Sergio Ramos played as right back; Puyol and Pique as centre backs and Capdevilla in the left back. Due to the injury to Puyol, Ramos who played almost all the matches https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/kareem-abdul-jabbar-jersey in CB last season for Real Madrid, has pulled to play in the heart of the defense by Del Bosque and thereby letting the way for Arbeloa to play as right back. Might be considering the ageing factor, Del Bosque opted influential Valencias left back Jodi Alba ahead of Capdevilla to play in the left part of the defense.As Ronaldo has been playing in the left flank in the tournament, an uphill task waits for Arbeloa to stop his Real Madrid team-mate, as the Portuguese forward can cause severe damage to the opponents with his pace. On the right flank, Nanis pace is considered as a real threat and Alba should provide his best to stop him. Almeida is likely to replace the injured Postiga. Almeida had enjoyed a great last season with Beiktas and he should come up with a clever display to go through the spaces of centre defense, with the a sistance of Veloso, who will be playing behind him.Postiga is the only man who survived from portuguese Euro 2004 squad along with Ronaldo. Postiga was the man who scored the equalizer against England in Euro 2004 quarter-finals to send the game to extra-time, where Portuguese had beaten Engalnd in penalties.Portuguese Defense vs Spain Attack:The absence of injured David Villa provided the opportunity for his former Valencia team mate, David Silva to start the games https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/oscar-robertson-jersey in Euros. Fabregas started the opening game of Spain against Italy in the heart of Spain attack, which made everyone to look at surprise. But, Torres was given two consecutive opportunities to start the next two games-against Republic of Ireland and Croatia. Despite of Torres putting up a influential performance, Fabregas was opted to start the quarter-finals as a sole centre forward against France.Real Madrid pair in the Portuguese defense-Coentrao and Pepe-has been looking good so far in the tournament. As Silva has been playing in the right flank, he will be experiencing some signs of trouble from the influential left back Coentrao. But on the other side of winging position, it is expected that Iniesta and Alba can easily pa s behind the Valencia right back, Joao Pareira. Pepe and Bruno Alves should do the job well in stopping Fabregas and Xavi.Midfield Analysis:In all the matches in which Spain played in the tournament so far, https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/michael-beasley-jersey they had the ball po se sion of more than 50 percent; but it seems like Spain are the worst team when it comes to counter-attack as they lack pace to carry the ball through. Mid-field has been serving as the power house for Spain in the recent years-with the likes of Xavi Hernandez Andres Iniesta Xabi Alonso etc. Sergio Busquets, who came in for Margo Sena for the last WC has been constantly proving his worth. The no. of pa ses completed Spaniards is more than any other team in the tournament so far with midfield holding the key.Speaking about the other side, Raul Meireles who had won the last https://www.bucksjerseyssale.com/chris-copeland-jersey season Champions league with Chelsea has looking good. Moutinho, who has been playing behind Nani in the right flank provided a remarkable a sist to Ronaldo in scoring the only goal against Czech Republic to send his team to the semis. The co-ordination between the Portos Moutinho and Genoas Veloso is good. To look at how Veloso be cro sing Busquets will be interesting.As being beaten by Spain in the round of 16 stage of World Cup 2010, Portuguese will look for a revenge and it is quite sure that both the teams will come up with an attacking display which will make the game more interesting.
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