Spain U21 will take on Ukraine U21 at Stadionul Steaua in a Semifinals match of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship on Wednesday night. With a place in Sunday's final up for grabs, a tense but still entertaining match is expected between two nations that remain unbeaten at these finals. Both nations have impressed at these Euro2023 U21 Finals and come into this fixture with their recent unbeaten runs still intact. Spain won their quarter-final against Switzerland after extra time. Sergio Gómez broke the deadlock midway through the second half before Switzerland forced the additional half-hour in added time as Zeki Amdouni converted from close range. However, a deflected strike from Juan Miranda sealed Spain’s passage into the final four. Meanwhile, Georgiy Sudakov scored twice as Ukraine came from behind to stun France, their second competitive victory against Les Bleuets at U21 level, and set up a semi-final date with Spain. Rayan Cherki had fired France into an early lead, but Mykhailo Mudryk, making his first appearance of the tournament, was brought down in the area by Pierre Kalulu, with Sudakov dispatching the subsequent penalty. The pair combined again for Ukraine’s second and captain Artem Bondarenko then chipped in a third late on to seal the win. I am expecting a win or a draw for the Ukrainians for the following reasons:

Firstly. By recording an upset victory against France in the quarter-finals, Ukraine U21 have now gone six games without defeat, while they have lost just one of their last 11 games. Winning three of four games at these finals, the Ukranians have scored two goals or more in five of their six most recent unbeaten matches. Ukraine are in search of their first title and seem as motivated as ever to make it happen following their defeat in the 2006 final. Their campaign so far has somewhat underlined their title credentials. They also boast the tournament’s top scorer thus far. Heorhiy Sudakov has netted three times, including a brace against France. Ukraine have mostly found success in disrupting and imposing their play.

Secondly. Spain U21 have enjoyed an excellent competition, and while they needed extra time to see off Switzerland in the quarter-finals, La Roja continues to boast an outstanding 18-game unbeaten run while they have also scored two goals or more in five of their last seven Euro U21 finals games since 2021. They are yet to lose a match and have eased past most of their opponents in their run to the semi-finals. Interestingly, their most difficult game was against Ukraine (2-2) in Group B’s wrap-up.

Both teams finished atop the group, level on seven points, with the Spain team claiming the top spot thanks to a better goal difference. Spain had to fight from behind twice to level the scoreline when both teams met in the group stage. Ukraine would have probably won the clash if they had not conceded an own goal. Judging by Ukraine’s performances in this tournament and against Spain when they last met, I am expecting a win, if they can hold their nerves better this time around, or a draw from them.

周三晚上，西班牙U21将在斯托瓦球场与乌克兰U21进行欧洲U21锦标赛半决赛。随着周日决赛席位的争夺，这两个在决赛中保持不败的国家之间的比赛预计将紧张但仍然有趣。这两个国家在2023年欧洲杯U21决赛中都给人留下了深刻的印象，并且他们最近的不败纪录仍然完好无损。西班牙队在加时赛中战胜了瑞士队。塞尔吉奥Gómez在下半场中途打破僵局，随后瑞士队在补时阶段凭借安多尼的近距离射门将比分扳平。然而，胡安·米兰达的一记偏射锁定了西班牙队进入四强的大门。与此同时，格鲁吉亚·苏达科夫梅开二度，帮助乌克兰后来居上击败法国队，这是他们在U21比赛中第二次战胜蓝衣军团，并将与西班牙进入半决赛。切尔基(Rayan Cherki)一开始就帮助法国队取得领先，但首次亮相的米哈伊洛·穆德里克(Mykhailo Mudryk)在禁区内被皮埃尔·卡鲁卢(Pierre Kalulu)撞倒，随后苏达科夫罚进了点球。这对搭档再次联手为乌克兰打进第二球，队长阿尔乔姆·邦达连科随后又打进第三球，锁定了胜利。我预计乌克兰人会赢或平局，原因如下:

首先。在1 / 4决赛中，乌克兰U21出人意料地战胜了法国。至此，乌克兰U21已经有6场比赛没有失利，而他们在过去的11场比赛中只输了一场。在这些决赛中，乌克兰队赢得了四场比赛中的三场，在最近的六场不败比赛中，有五场打进了两个或更多的进球。乌克兰正在寻找他们的第一个冠军，在2006年决赛失利后，他们似乎和以往一样有动力去实现这一目标。到目前为止，他们的竞选活动在某种程度上强调了他们的头衔。到目前为止，他们还拥有本届杯赛的最佳射手。苏达科夫三次进球，其中包括对法国的进球。乌克兰在扰乱和强加他们的游戏方面取得了很大的成功。

其次。西班牙队U21参加了一场精彩的比赛，虽然他们需要加时赛才能在1 / 4决赛中击败瑞士队，但西班牙队继续保持着18场不败的战绩，自2021年以来，他们在最近7场U21欧洲杯决赛中有5场打进2球或更多。他们还没有输过一场比赛，并且在进入半决赛的过程中轻松击败了大多数对手。有趣的是，他们最困难的比赛是在B组的最后一场对阵乌克兰(2-2)。

两支球队都以7分的积分排名小组第一，西班牙队凭借净胜球优势排名第一。两队在小组赛相遇时，西班牙不得不两次后来居上以扳平比分。如果乌克兰没有丢一个乌龙球，他们很可能会赢得这场比赛。从乌克兰在本届比赛中的表现以及他们上次对阵西班牙的表现来看，我希望他们能赢，如果他们这次能更好地控制自己的神经，或者和他们打成平局。