ROME – With the round of 16 of the European Championship concluded in Germany, with the surprise Turkey reaching the quarter-finals, thanks to Demiral’s brace against Austria, the scoreboard of the best eight national teams on the continent has been outlined.< /strong> Vincello Montella’s team will face the Netherlands on Saturday at 9pm, in an attempt to equal the best placing in the competition achieved in 2008, when the Turkish national team was defeated by Germany in the semi-final. Inter player Calhanoglu, who has served his suspension, will return to attempt the feat. On the other hand, coach Ronald Koeman will rely on Gakpo, the tournament’s best scorer, together with Musiala (Germany), Mikautadze (Georgia) and Schranz (Slovakia), with 3 goals to his credit.
Friday at 6pm, < strong>to open the round of quarterfinals will be the match between Spain and Germany, two national teams that have impressed the most with their play and speed. In the Iberians, captain Alvaro Morata will have Lamine Yamal and the revelation of these European Championships, Nico Williams, as his attack partner. On the other hand, Nagelsmann knows he cannot disappoint his fans and will rely on the ‘kids’ Musiala and Wirtz.
At 9pm, again on Friday, another match between two teams who were among the winners at the start of the tournament. France-Portugal is Mbappé against Ronaldo, the best defense against an attack without goals in regular time for two consecutive games. This is why the Portuguese are waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo to unblock himself. Saturday at 6pm, before Holland-Turkey, the team that was the favorite for the final victory will take to the field, England, now reduced by a series of disappointing performances, the last one with against Slovakia, one step away from sending home the controversial Southgate’s team. Opposite him will be Switzerland, Italy’s executioner in the round of 16, ready for another feat with their driving force Granit Xhaka.