Euro: Round of 16 - Portugal v. Slovenia - Jul. 1

[Juve]

1986 European Cup (the predecessor of Champions League) final between Steaua Bucharest and Barcelona. The Spanish keeper saved the first two penalties. The Romanian one saved the first four.

I wasn't even born in 86. That's pretty cool.

 

[robertmac43]

Mbappe is gonna utterly roll Portugal's back line on Friday

Thats what people said about todays game and he looked pedestrian outside of a few moments.

 

[The Moose]

One of my biggest disappointments, Barcelona should have won their first European/CL title then. I disliked Helmut Ducadam for rest of his career.

The first team from the Eastern Block to win the CL. It meant so much for the whole country and it was the beginning of the golden generation of Romanian football. I watched that game as a kid on a shitty black and white tv.... still gives me the goosebumps.

 

[luiginb]

The first team from the Eastern Block to win the CL. It meant so much for the whole country and it was the beginning of the golden generation of Romanian football. I watched that game as a kid on a shitty black and white tv.... still gives me the goosebumps.

A masterclass in bus parking but it made sense, Steaua was basically playing away as the game was in Seville.

 

[les Habs]

Inbefore Ronaldo hat trick because why not.

Wrong thread. Besides, Saudi league doesn’t start until August.

 

[ScottishCanuck]

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but seeing Ronaldo so mentally fragile, when the game was still being played, was weird and a bit concerning.

And I usually can’t stand the guy.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but seeing Ronaldo so mentally fragile, when the game was still being played, was weird and a bit concerning.

And I usually can’t stand the guy.

He knows this is the end of the road. The crying was him thinking he lost it forever.

 

[cgf]

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but seeing Ronaldo so mentally fragile, when the game was still being played, was weird and a bit concerning.

And I usually can’t stand the guy.

It does weirdly make me dislike him less. Is he finally realizing that he's a mortal?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Thats what people said about todays game and he looked pedestrian outside of a few moments.

Fairs but France as a whole has looked mid tbh

 

[TheShape]

Roberto Martinez really is as bad as advertised. Yikes.

 

[TheShape]

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but seeing Ronaldo so mentally fragile, when the game was still being played, was weird and a bit concerning.

And I usually can’t stand the guy.

It was definitely weird, I think it had more to do with a guy finally accepting that he's finished at this level. Not so much the potential outcome of the match.

 

[robertmac43]

Fairs but France as a whole has looked mid tbh

Agreed 100%. I wonder if they ever wake up fully

 

[Spring in Fialta]

AFCON > Euros post-24 teams expansion don't @ me

 

[Avs44]

It was definitely weird, I think it had more to do with a guy finally accepting that he's finished at this level. Not so much the potential outcome of the match.

Same feeling from him. It was the guy finally realizing that his old self would have gotten some of those headers; that he would have had a few better first touches on the ball. Basically just a man coming terms with his own age and the knowledge that it's the end of the road in real time on camera, which is always a little sad. Surprising level of self awareness from a man who shouldn't have been allowed to take a free kick in a decade.

 

[Moncherry]

Martinez is an absolute joke of a manager. He's honestly making me pine for Santos, which is unfathomable.

Ronaldo shouldn't even be on the field at this point, but the problems go far beyond that. Guy makes two substitutions (don't count the defensive changes with ET nearly over) in a game where they struggled to create anything against a vastly inferior opponent, and they were to take off Vitinha and Leão, who were the best players on the field? Wtf? Then he has the gall say they played very well?

The last two games have been atrocious. They've only really performed decently against Turkey. Needing penalties to get past Slovenia? Who were pretty awful themselves. Any decent side would have knocked Portugal out on their ass today.

Don't see how they get past France even if Ronaldo gets dropped, which he won't be. All enthusiasm has gone out of the tournament. Wasting one of the most talented Portugal squads ever with another lame duck coach.

 

[Evilo]

Latest possible MotM performance by Diogo Costa saves Portugal players asses., especially Pepe's. At least France now know they can't let their match go into penalties.

We knew before...