Coming off an surprising 2-0 defeat towards Georgia within the final match of the group that interrupted the streak of 12 consecutive victories between the {qualifications} and the ultimate part of the European Championship, the Portugal will attempt to redeem himself within the eighth finals towards Slovenia. As defined by the defender Danilo: “The Slovenia might be defensive and can attempt to hit us on the counterattack. Georgia was an instance of this and we should do precisely the alternative of what we did“.
For the primary time within the knockout stage, Slovenia enters the spherical of 16 with nothing to lose. After the historic draw towardsEngland, Matjaž Kek he stated: “We had a tough group, however we’ve got a staff of nice high quality“, defined the coach, whose staff beat Portugal within the first assembly between the 2 nations final March (2-0 victory in a pleasant in Ljubljana, with objectives from Adam Gnezda Čerin e Timi Elšnik).
Possible lineups
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes; Rafael Leao, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva Disqualified: No person In mistrust: Ronaldo, Francisco Conceição, João Palhinha, Pedro Neto, Ruben Neves