Portugal is expected to win a small victory over Croatia's Cristiano Ronaldo or score a milestone[weirushui]
2024-09-04
The opening of the new season of the European Nations League, the first round of Group A1 ushered in the focus of the showdown, Portugal will be at home against Croatia. Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric, two veteran players are still continuing their legendary stories on the pitch. The odds were set at 1.48 (Portugal), 3.80 (draw) and 5.25 (Croatia), with Portugal, playing at home, in the lead.
Portugal, who won their first UEFA Champions League title, were eliminated from the semifinals last season. In this summer's European Cup, they lost to France on penalties and fell to the last eight, and Ronaldo failed to score a goal in five games, drawing countless fans to sigh. The list of the current European United Nations General Assembly, C Luo still obtained the coach Martinez call-up, B fee, B seat, Leo and other main forces are also selected. It is worth mentioning that C Luo previously attended the pre-match press conference of the group stage, expressed the hope of continuing to fight for the national team, and stressed that he is always the main force, but will respect the coach's decision. So far, Ronaldo has scored 899 goals in his career, just 1 goal shy of reaching the 900 goal milestone, and Ronaldo's goal odds in this game are 3.75 to 1, leading all players.
Croatia, the runners-up in the last UEFA Nations League, lost to Spain on penalties in the final, while the subsequent European Cup Tartan Legionaries only won two draws and one loss, and failed to qualify for the group. Croatia is rich in experience, but affected by the aging of the core lineup, its strength is not as good as before. This European League, it is widely believed that Modric will withdraw from the national team after the European Cup once again selected, the list there are 35 years old Perisic, 33 years old Kramaric, Butimir, etc., aging is an indisputable fact. It should be noted that Croatia has only one clean sheet in the last six games, and the decline in midfield intensity seems to have amplified the team's defensive problems.
From the historical record, Portugal has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1 in 7 encounters between the two sides, and the only loss is in the warm-up match before the European Cup, when Portugal lost 1-2 to Croatia, C Luo in this game standby but did not appear.
