The knockout phase of the European Championship in Germany begins on Saturday. In the first match of the round of 16, which will be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Switzerland and current champion Italy will compete. This clash will be much more than a football match, this is a battle for prestige, pride and a step closer to European glory. The group stage is over and the games now have much more importance, with no room for error. Switzerland's path to this stage was not at all easy, they made it with a lot of effort, starting with the last preparatory game before the final tournament against Austria, which ended in a 1-1 draw. That encounter marked the start of a run of four matches in which they failed to keep a clean sheet, although they did equalize twice during that period, which only shows their fighting spirit. When it comes to the competition in group A, in the first round they were better than Hungary with 3-1, after which they recorded two draws against Scotland and the hosts Germany, with an identical score of 1-1, so with five points they reached the round of 16 as the second-placed national team. For me personally, the Swiss have left an excellent impression so far in the group matches and they seem like a very well-coordinated team. That should not be surprising considering that the main players in this team have been together for more than 10 years. Xhaka, Shaqiri, Sommer, Rodriguez, Akanji, Schar are just some of the standard first team players who have been playing at a very high level for years. Although they know how to concede goals, it does not disturb them and they do not give up their style of play which does not change no matter who the opponent is. On the other hand, defending champions Italy were on the brink of early elimination until Mattia Zaccagni scored an equalizer in the 98th minute against Croatia to secure second place in Group B for his team. This team has shown that it has the necessary toughness and quality for its fifth consecutive appearance in the knockout phase of the European Championship. The only game in which they left such a good impression was the first one in the group against Albania. After the shocking goal they conceded in the opening 30 seconds, they managed to turn the score around by the end of the half, but that's all they showed in that match. In the match against Spain, they were in a completely subordinate position, and the situation was somewhat better in the match against Croatia. However, in that match they were not too dangerous in front of the opponent's goal, which should be expected in this match as well. The Italians are known as a team that doesn't take too many risks, especially not in games like this, and with the players they have at their disposal, they have to be more than careful. When a team's goalkeeper is the best player, as is the case with them, it is clear that something is missing in the game. The Swiss are a very serious and organized team and I am sure that they can threaten Italy and have a very good chance of remaining undefeated in the regular 90 minutes.

在德国举行的欧洲杯淘汰赛阶段将于周六开始。16强赛的第一场比赛将在瑞士柏林的奥林匹亚球场举行，两队将分别是现任冠军意大利队。这场冲突将不仅仅是一场足球比赛，这是一场为声望、骄傲和欧洲荣誉而战的战斗。小组赛阶段已经结束，现在的比赛更加重要，没有犯错的余地。瑞士队走到这一步并不容易，他们付出了很多努力，从最后一场预选赛对阵奥地利开始，这场比赛以1比1战平。这场比赛标志着他们连续四场比赛未能保持零封的开始，尽管他们在此期间两次扳平比分，这只能说明他们的战斗精神。在A组的比赛中，他们在第一轮以3-1的比分战胜了匈牙利，之后他们两战平了苏格兰和东道主德国，两队的比分都是1-1，所以他们以5分的成绩以第二名的身份进入了16强。就我个人而言，瑞士队在小组赛中给人留下了非常好的印象，他们看起来是一支协调良好的球队。考虑到这支球队的主要球员已经在一起超过10年，这应该不足为奇。扎卡、沙奇里、萨默、罗德里格斯、阿坎吉、沙尔都是标准的一线队球员，他们多年来一直在高水平上踢球。虽然他们知道如何失球，但这并没有打扰他们，他们没有放弃他们的比赛风格，无论对手是谁都不会改变。另一方面，卫冕冠军意大利队差点被淘汰出局，直到马蒂亚·扎卡尼在对阵克罗地亚的比赛中第98分钟进球扳平比分，确保了意大利队在B组的第二名。这支球队已经连续第五次出现在欧洲杯淘汰赛阶段，这表明他们有必要的韧性和实力。唯一一场给人留下如此好印象的比赛是小组赛首场对阵阿尔巴尼亚。在开场30秒就丢了一个令人震惊的球之后，他们设法在半场结束时扭转了比分，但这就是他们在那场比赛中的全部表现。在与西班牙的比赛中，他们完全处于从属地位，在与克罗地亚的比赛中情况有所好转。然而，在那场比赛中，他们在对手门前并没有太大的威胁，这在这场比赛中也是可以预料的。意大利人被认为是一支不会冒太多风险的球队，尤其是在这样的比赛中，他们拥有的球员，他们必须更加小心。当一支球队的守门员是最好的球员时，就像他们的情况一样，很明显比赛中缺少了一些东西。瑞士队是一支非常认真和有组织的球队，我相信他们可以威胁到意大利，并且有很大的机会在常规90分钟内保持不败。