Here is the second day of 31 constituting Euro 2021, resulting in a duel in the third and final game between Belgium e Russia… In this duel, the golden generation of the Belgians is slightly lacking, meets the Russian team, which does not have the same stability, but came from the World Cup, where it went against all expectations, in a game that uses two opposing styles.
There is a clear favorite between the two. Group Bbut that doesn’t mean anything when the ball starts rolling, not to mention that the duel will take place in St. Petersburg, and homemade screams might come in handy …
The favorite is missing
First in rating Belgium has yet to crown its dominance in the qualifying rounds with a real trophy. He comes to this European Championship as one of the favorites for his victory, but there are seven more games before the glory.
Also, seven games are the history of duels between the Belgians and Russia, with an extremely favorable result for Belgian red devils… Two draws and five wins for the Belgians, two of which appear in the standings. tab stage for the same tournament. Thus, the data is clear on the side of the trench where the pressure drops.
Aside from this heavy responsibility of favoritism, something else could put pressure on Roberto Martinez and his team: injury. Belgium is arriving for this opening match with a total loss of their starting midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and Witsel.
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If the first misses this first duel, then the second was called, although there is a possibility that he will only be able to play in later rounds, such is its importance. To top it all, Eden Hazard is also doubtful and will probably see very short minutes.
“Home” has already borne fruit
There is an extremely high level enemy ahead, but Cherchesov has a plan that can bypass this. Russia will never win because of their talent, but they are quite capable of excelling in duels and other physical aspects of the game using a counterattack style that often brings fans smiles.
Much of this happiness and big smiles came at the 2018 World Cup, when Russia surprised everyone and everything by reaching the quarterfinals, losing to Croatia only on penalties.
An important fact of this world championship is that it was played in Russia to the shouts of enthusiastic compatriots, and this time it will be no exception. St. Petersburg is one of the host cities for these competitions and will host the first two matches of the Russian national team, and in the final there will be a home factor on its side again.
