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Fernando Santos did not hide the group’s dismay after the heavy defeat suffered in Munich. Even so, the National Selector is confident in reaching the round of 16.

«After the game there was frustration and sadness. Since the game until now, I don’t even know if anyone spoke along the way. They are players who are in great teams, have won things but have also lost finals. I’m also experienced to realize that it’s time not to talk, let me reflect. The group is open, I don’t want to anticipate scenarios. We are the last to play and when we get to the game against France we will know what results might interest us.”

About the game in Bavaria, Fernando Santos acknowledged the justice of the German victory: «We are among the 10 best teams in the world, I say it with all confidence. We cannot think that playing at home to Germany we are favourites. Germany were better than us, but I believe that if there is a Portugal-Germany final, Portugal will win.”

Spain drew (1-1) with Poland, in Seville, in the second round of Group E of the European Championship. After a 0-0 in their debut against Sweden, Luis Enrique’s team has just two points coming into the last round of the group stage.

At Cartuja, the unloved Álvaro Morata, in the 26th minute, opened the scoring. In the second half, the inevitable Robert Lewandowski tied for Paulo Sousa’s team in the 54th minute and, soon after, the Spanish had a sovereign opportunity to return to the lead, but Gerard Moreno wasted a penalty, hitting the post. In the rebound, Morata did not do better and, with the goal open, shot very crooked.

In the last round, Spain (2 points) will host Slovakia (1 point), again in Seville. Sweden (4 points) and Poland (1 point) will measure forces in St. Petersburg.

Didier Deschamps already has a headache to prepare for the match against Portugal, next Wednesday, for the closing of Group F of the European Championship.

Winger Ousmane Dembélé replaced Adrien Rabiot in the 57th minute of the game against Hungary in Budapest, but it only lasted half an hour on the pitch. After a break, the Barcelona player felt a thigh problem and was immediately replaced by Thomas Lemar. Dembélé is, therefore, in doubt about the meeting with Portugal.

Present in Munich to follow Germany-Portugal live, the Prime Minister, António Costa, acknowledged the bitterness of the defeat but guarantees that he has faith in qualifying for the next phase.

«It was a result that nobody wanted, but until the last second the team struggled to win the ball and to win the game, to turn the result around. That’s the message. We have one more game ahead of us and we have to give everything for everything so that in the next game we can reach the ’round of 16′ and then it’s easy to see. I believe in this selection until the end. The team didn’t go down, conceded four goals and fought until the end… It’s a source of pride. If you’d rather have won? Of course I preferred. We have to be proud of our team and the way all the players fought right down to the last second. It didn’t,” he said.

This Saturday, Santa Clara announced that Ukra, Diogo Salomão, João Lucas and Lucas Marques are leaving and will not be part of the squad for the 2021/2022 season.

The biggest highlight is Ukra, 33, who in the last three seasons has played in 75 official games for Santa Clara, having scored four goals. João Lucas, 25, also ends a three-year spell at the club, as does Lucas Marques, a 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder who has already made a move to Mafra. Diogo Salomão, 32, has represented the club for the last year and a half.

Ivan Perisic keeps Croatia’s hopes of reaching the round of 16 alive, having scored the equalizer against the Czech Republic (1-1) in the second round of group D. Still, the striker said he was unhappy with the current situation of the team, which has only one point.

“We’re not playing well, it’s simple. I don’t know why. We started the game badly, we scored later, but we have to show more against Scotland», he began by saying.

“Everyone in the team has to give more than this, otherwise we’re going home after this group stage. We still have a chance, but we will have to be better», he warned.

Croatia goalscorer: “Everyone in the team has to give more that this, otherwise we will go home after the group stage. We have a chance, we can go through, but we need to be better.”

elder: “We are not playing well, simply not. I don’t know the reason. We had a bad start to the match, we scored that goal later, but we have to show much more against Scotland.”

Milan would be interested in securing the signing of Sergio Ramos (ex-Real Madrid), but that possibility quickly vanished.

According to Tuttomercatoweb and Calciomercato, Milan are in tight wages and the central defender’s demands put him out of their reach.

The player was looking for €15 million per season, on a two-year contract and €20 million for a signing bonus, as he is contract-free.

After confirming the dismissal of Gennaro Gattuso from Fiorentina, Sérgio Oliveira’s transfer to the Italian club fell apart.

The coach demanded that the direction accelerate the agreement with FC Porto for the acquisition of the Portuguese international, but the viola they soon decided that they would not pay the 20 million euros requested by the dragons.

Despite this setback, Sérgio Oliveira still has a lot of market and clubs interested in his competition, namely in England.

And it is already said that Gattuso is a strong name for Tottenham…

Jan Vertonghen, Benfica centre-back, was once again the starting lineup in Belgium’s defense and assumed, in statements reproduced by UEFA, that the team was far below what it could do during the first part of the match in Copenhagen, with the Denmark. At half-time, the Belgians trailed by 0-1 but turned the score around in the second half.

“We were surprised by the Danish game system and we were unrecognizable in the first half. It seemed like we were always a step behind them. Then, with the entries of De Bruyne, Witsel and Hazard, the game changed completely. They brought extra quality», said the player with the eagles.