We arrived at the last round of 16 when Portugal and Switzerland settle for advancement to the quarter-finals. These are two teams that have faced each other numerous times in recent years, on five occasions since 2016. Three times Portugal has left the field as winners, while Switzerland has won two matches. Most recently, it was Switzerland who won, 1-0 after a goal from Haris Seferovic, when the teams met in the Nations League. It should be noted that Portugal won the game before that even 4-0. Both teams have some injury breaks to take into account. Danilo Pereira, Nuno Mendes, and Ottavio miss the match for Portugal, while Switzerland has two questionable players, these are center-back Nico Elvedi and goalkeeper star Yann Sommer. Before the match, the Portuguese newspaper had a readers' vote on whether Cristiano Ronaldo should start against Switzerland or not. A full 70 percent voted no. Whether national team captain Fernando Santos contributed to the vote is unclear, but at least we think he will continue to start with his superstar. If we compare Portugal's squad with Switzerland, the Portuguese have a clear advantage. Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao, Joao Cancelo, just thinking about the players in this team makes your mouth water. With Switzerland, the biggest stars are Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo, and Remo Freuler, who are certainly not bad players, but it is not at the level of Portugal. I have no doubts that the Swiss will defend as in the previous three games, that is the style of play imposed by Murat Yakin since his arrival on the bench. However, we have seen in this championship that teams do not do very well if they decide to play this style. The Swiss have a good team, they play compactly, but I think that the Portuguese are currently a much better team and they should triumph today in the regular part of the match. I expect a tough first half where the teams will examine the weak points of the opponents but also the dominance of Portugal from the second half.
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当葡萄牙和瑞士进入1 / 4决赛时,我们进入了最后一轮16强。这是两支球队近年来多次交手,自2016年以来共五次交手。葡萄牙队三次以胜利者的身份离场,而瑞士队则赢了两场比赛。最近,两队在国际联赛(Nations League)交锋时,瑞士凭借哈里斯·塞费罗维奇(Haris Seferovic)的进球,以1-0获胜。值得注意的是,在那之前,葡萄牙甚至以4-0的比分赢得了比赛。两支球队都有一些伤病需要考虑。佩雷拉、门德斯和奥塔维奥将无缘葡萄牙队的比赛,而瑞士队有两名球员存在问题,他们是中后卫尼科·埃尔维迪和门将明星扬·索默。赛前,葡萄牙报纸就c罗是否应该在对阵瑞士的比赛中首发进行了读者投票。70%的人投了反对票。国家队队长费尔南多·桑托斯是否在投票中起了作用还不清楚,但至少我们认为他会继续带着他的超级巨星首发。如果我们把葡萄牙的阵容和瑞士进行比较,葡萄牙人有明显的优势。c罗,布鲁诺·费尔南德斯,若昂·菲利克斯,贝尔纳多·席尔瓦,拉斐尔·利奥,若昂·坎塞洛,想想这支球队里的球员就会让你流口水。在瑞士,最大的球星是Granit Xhaka, Breel Embolo和Remo Freuler,他们当然是不差的球员,但还没有达到葡萄牙的水平。我毫不怀疑瑞士人会像前三场比赛一样防守,这是穆拉特·亚金坐上替补席后推行的打法。然而,我们在这个锦标赛中看到,如果球队决定打这种风格,他们不会做得很好。瑞士人是一支优秀的球队,他们踢得紧凑,但我认为葡萄牙人目前是一支更好的球队,他们应该在今天的常规比赛中获胜。我预计这是一个艰难的上半场,球队将审视对手的弱点,但也从下半场开始葡萄牙的统治。