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Euro 2024: Scotland prepare for Switzerland and reaction to Portugal’s late win – live
Key events
Portugal dominated possession and their pressure eventually paid off with Conceição’s goal. The Czech Republic manager Ivan Hasek spoke to the press after his side’s defeat.
“Obviously we are disappointed to concede a goal this late in the game but we need to keep our heads high. We need to get better because this was not a perfect game for us … We wanted to be much higher on the pitch but they dominated and pushed us very deep in our half. When we got the ball we wanted to go forward and attack but some bad passes made it possible for them to dominate again. Losing the balls was our biggest mistake” Reuters reports.
Portugal’s last minute substitutes, Pedro and Neto Francisco Conceição, linked up in stoppage time to clinch victory over a tough Czech Republic team.
Player of the match Vitinha spoke to the press after Portugal’s victory.
“Fortunately, we equalised and we believed until the end we could turn the match around … We need to do better but this was the first game. Everybody was enthusiastic but sometimes we were a bit hasty” Reuters reports.
Portugal got off to a winning start in the evening’s other game with a hard fought 2-1 win over Czech Republic. Check out Jonathan Liew’s report from the Leipzig Stadium.
While everyone is rightly raving about Guler, I think Mert Mulder had the pick of the bunch in yesterday evening’s game. As a fullback, he has no right hitting a ball like that!
Sid Lowe
“Arda has a gift,” Ancelotti said, but it was only seen in glimpses. Now the European Championship may be the introduction everyone else needs too, a chance to enjoy more of Guler, an opportunity for him to announce the arrival he imagined coming sooner.
Arda Guler a.k.a the Turkish Messi broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s record to become the the youngest player to score on their European Championship debut with an absolute peach. Take look at his goal in all its glory.
In case you missed the game of the tournament yesterday or need a recap, we’ve got you covered with Sid Lowe’s match report from the BVB Stadion Dortmund.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to today’s Euro 2024 live blog!
As each team has only played one game so far, it’s probably too early for a review. But that’s not going to stop me providing you with one anyway.
So far Germany have looked the side to beat, thumping Scotland 5-1, while the other usual suspects, with the exception of Spain in their 3-0 win over Croatia, have made harder work of their opening fixtures. There have been some absolute screamers since last Friday – thank you Nicolae Stanciu. Yet the goals of the tournament came yesterday as Turkey beat Georgia 3-1 in the game of the tournament so far.
If the first round of fixtures are anything to go by, we’re in for a treat today. There are three games: Croatia v Albania at 2pm, Germany v Hungary at 5pm and Scotland v Switzerland at 8pm. Each team will have something to prove with Steve Clarke’s Scotland side especially keen to bounce back from a disappointing first game.
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