In the early hours of Sunday morning (18th), there will be a number of UEFA Europa League qualifying matches. The highlights will of course be Portugal's match against Bosnia, led by Cron, and Norway's tough match against Scotland, which will be led by Eoin Hylandt. The two strikers have been on a roll lately, with Cron proving his mettle is still intact by winning his first two matches under new boss Martinis, while Eoin Hylandt, who has just accomplished his goal of winning the Triple Crown, has returned to the team, boosting the Norwegian side's strength considerably.
Portugal's Groundhog Takes Bosnia Quickly
Portugal hosts Bosnia in Group J of the Europa League. Portugal since the World Cup exit, changed to the coaching of Martinis, the team to implement the main attacking style of play, the first two rounds of the group stage won and scored 10 goals, a new generation of strikers in order to grab the position of the main selection, will certainly show all their strengths. Portugal's home field has always been a dominant force, and the strong attack is a powerful half-game home win. (Kickoff 2:45 a.m. Sunday)
The Portuguese army is full of talent, position competition is quite fierce, the front line still has the veteran C Ronaldo in command, he was in the Ma Tianis leading the army in the first two battles are opened twice, proving that his sword is not old, plus dry Carlo Ramos, Rafael Llao, Diago Zuda and other new generation on the position, no matter how the side of the positive have to fight for the best performance, or else the position of the regular at any time will not be guaranteed.
Martinez, who coached Belgium before, is a big fan of offense. Portugal has a lot of talented attackers, so of course, they will further adopt high-pressure attacking tactics, especially at home. Portugal's last seven home matches, six of them were able to take the lead in the first half, the attacking tactics are not bad, this game will do the cooking bowl.
Bosnia's youthful strength is not enough, although there are star veterans such as Disko in the lineup, but the team's overall strength continues to decline, and they are winless in their last 6 matches on the road, and 3 of their last 4 matches on the road were already behind in the first half.
Not enough classes in Norway to get up to Scotland.
In Group A, Norway will host Scotland. Scotland's performance in recent years has taken off, and last round even beat Spain 2-0, the team's morale and confidence is very high, this battle is expected to top the Norwegian offense, their last 7 games, with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, this game to be favored to let the guest. (Kickoff Sunday at 00:00)
Scotland topped the group with two wins and scored five goals without conceding a goal, a strong performance. Their good results did not come overnight, two years ago they played in the final week of the UEFA Europa League, and although they only had a draw and two defeats in three matches, they gained quite a lot of experience and then finished second in their group outside of the World Cup, but unfortunately, lost in the play-offs and went out of the tournament.
Many of their key players are in the EPL, and some of them are Big6 players, including captain Andrew Robinson, midfielder Michael McDonald, and Kieran Triani, so it's not easy to beat them.
