PS1: This is today's first update, 271,000 recommended plus more will be sent again in the evening, well, that's it.

PS2: I asked for a recommendation vote here, saying that free books don't need everyone to spend money, so it should be okay to give more recommendation votes, right? Thank you here~

PS3: Let's talk about the book friend group here, the group number is three, seven, zero, five, four, nine, nine, one, nine, nine, verify that the answer is NTR knight, well, that's it.

PS4: I would like to thank the book friend for the reward of "{Tongtian Sect Master is a good person}".

This is the end of the group stage of Euro 2000. After a total of 16 teams in four groups, the eight teams that managed to qualify for the quarter-finals were Portugal and Romania in Group A, Italy and Turkey in Group B, Spain and Yugoslavia in Group C, and the Netherlands and France in Group D.

According to the previously announced matchup rules, these eight teams that emerged from the group stage will face off in the next quarter-finals! (i.e. the first in Group A vs. the second in Group B, the second in Group A vs. the first in Group B, and so on)

As the first place in Group B, Italy's opponent in the quarter-finals was naturally the one who completed a heart-wrenching reversal on the English, and the Romanian national team qualified as the second in Group A!

For Romania, the always cautious old Maldini did not have the slightest intention of underestimating the enemy. After all, Romania had already proven their abilities, and if Italy were to take England as lightly, it would only be a matter of time before they were taught to behave by the Romanian side with Haji at its core.

After a three-day truce, the European Championship has been rekindled in the knockout stage, and princes from all over Europe are gearing up to compete for the final championship trophy in the next knockout stage!

On June 24 at 8:45 p.m. at the Amsterdam Arena, Italy will play Romania in the quarter-finals of the European Championship!

However, this match between Italy and Romania was not the first performance between the quarter-finals of the European Championship. This follows a tight battle between Portugal and Turkey for a place in the last four of the European Championships. Despite the Turk's best in the game, it was the Portuguese who had a golden generation that came out on top, with Nuno Gomez continuing his group stage highlights with the 24-year-old young striker sending the Stars and Moon back home with two goals in the game, helping Portugal become the first team to qualify for the last four of the tournament.

Nuno Gomez's highlight at the European Championship not only brought a smile to the faces of Portuguese fans who have always been troubled by the lack of national team strikers, but also made him, along with his team-mate Conceicao, a key target for major European clubs in the transfer market!

After all, Nuno Gomes now plays for Benfica FC can't compare to the big four league powerhouses in terms of overall strength or popularity, so it's almost a sure thing that the Portuguese giants will lose their big-name striker this summer.

You know, a good young striker is always quite in demand at any given time. Therefore, whether it is a team like Manchester United and Arsenal that intends to renew the forward line, or a giant club with a forward collecting habit like Inter Milan, it will not refuse to bring in a striker player who is excellent in an international competition such as the European Cup!

Incidentally, with a brace against Turkey, Nuno Gomez took his tally to three goals at the tournament, tied with the likes of Konsikao, Zakhovic and Inzaghi, and narrowly finished second in the scoring charts with Yugoslav striker Slobodan Milosevic by one goal.

Seeing that even an unknown player like Gomez is on par with him in the scorer charts, and Milosevic has overtaken him with his goal in the final group game, Inzaghi has not complained to the old Maldini, but he still feels a little depressed in his heart.

As an experienced manager, Maldini Sr. certainly can't ignore Inzaghi's desire to score goals. The old marshal clearly knows that Inzaghi's character can be used as a weapon to attack the city, but if it is not handled properly, it will also stab his own people in turn.

In the previous life, the big Inzaghi and Pierrot, the once inseparable forward partners, finally turned against each other, among which there was certainly the fault of the Zebra Prince, but how could the big Inzaghi not be at fault? Inzaghi's tireless passion for goalscoring can certainly be a shock and aesthetic, but it often makes him look a little "alone" when it comes to shooting, invisibly causing damage to teammates who occupy better shooting positions, thus causing disharmony in the team atmosphere.

Therefore, in this quarter-final against Romania, the old coach decisively put Inzaghi, who has an extremely strong desire to score, into the starting list, so that he can vent all the grievances and desire for goals accumulated over the past few days on the opponent, so as not to burn the people on his side.

In the selection of Inzaghi's forward partner, the elder Maldini chose Vieri, who also had a strong desire to fight. After all, the two who have been partners in Fiorentina for many years and are also close friends are also very familiar with each other's personalities, so the probability of conflicts on the field is naturally greatly reduced.

Behind Vieri and Inzaghi is a midfield made up of Totti, Albertini, Antonio Conte and Stefano Fiore. Although the duo is much worse than the one in France at the World Cup two years ago in terms of fame and overall strength, it is a good offensive and defensive combination, with no obvious weaknesses in all four players, and all have excellent midfield coverage and a good long-range shot, which can be a necessary help for the team at both ends of the pitch.

At the back, Paolo Maldini was on the left, Zambrotta on the right, Nesta and Cannavaro in the middle, and Toldo continued to start the goal, pressing his rival Peruzzi to the bench.

It can be seen from Italy's starting lineup that with the decline and aging of a group of key players such as Dino Baggio and Roberto Baggio, the quality of Italy's personnel in the midfield has declined to a certain extent. Whether it is Di Biagio and Tacinadi of the Mesozoic Era, or Gattuso and Zanetti of the new generation, they are a little worse than their predecessors in terms of ability and comprehensiveness. Pierrot, who is already showing signs of a shooting star, does not think about it, and although Totti and Pirlo have excellent talent and talent, they still need time to hone when they are still young.

It can be said that although the current Italian football is not like the copper-headed iron feet and tofu waist that the fans of the Celestial Empire ridiculed, it has indeed become the weakest link of the Apennine Army in the midfield. And this will also become the Achilles heel of the World Cup winner!