EURO 2016 - One has the experience but a lot of pressure, the other is a novice but no shortage of arguments. The quarter-final between Poland and Portugal on Thursday night in Marseille (19h GMT)The Portuguese know: history retains only the winners. Sluggish throughout the first stage with three draws in as many games, the Lusitano are logically passed in block mode when the knockout team to escape the clutches of a Croatian team who are promised a golden future. It was therefore not until the last moments of extra time at the end of boredom, to see the Portugal poking a savior against (0-1) and thus move to Marseille where Poland is waiting. A nation whose popularity soared in recent years on the international scene. Unbeaten in a complicated group C (Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Germany), the White Eagles have long asked them their paw on the match against Switzerland in eighth, before declining to finally concede a goal also came (1-1) Shaqiri. Qualified after penalties, Poles collectively shine and remain no less serious customers. Silent since the start of the Euro, Robert Lewandowski is he awake at the best time to deny Portugal a fourth semi-final of the European Championship in five editions.
With 3 draws in its group (Iceland, Austria, Hungary) and a qualification
after extra time against the Croats, Portugal has not won in this Euro.
The Poles, who have two wins (Northern Ireland, Ukraine) and two draws (Germany, Switzerland) are undefeated them.
The White Eagles have lost only two of their last 24 games and continue to ramp up together for two years.
Poland has conceded just one goal in this Euro, against Switzerland, on an unreal acrobatics Shaqiri. In place since the start of the competition, Glik-Pazdan hinge provides guarantees.
Krychowiak, Blaszczykowski, Maczynski, Grosicky: Poland is at least as well armed as the Portugal midfield.The Portuguese have shown selflessness against Croatia but showed nothing offensively. Faced with Polish newcomers to this level of competition but welded together and at least as strong in all the lines on the paper, it is difficult to understand why Portugal is widely acclaimed by the bookmakers. Poland or double odds No one is interesting.
