At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow morning, the first round of the Europa League group stage Group F matches will be contested.
Czech Republic (from 1993)
The team will face the
Portugal
Team. Before the match, Czech manager Hasek attended a press conference to talk about how to defend against Crowe and expressed his expectations and confidence in the match.
Portugal have players playing for the best clubs in the world and they are definitely one of the biggest favorites for the Euros, we are well aware of that," Hashek told a press conference. But we want to win tomorrow's game, we don't want to give Crowe a great performance in this game, he's one of the best players in the history of soccer and every game we play against him will be remembered for the rest of our lives, I want to be able to say after the game tomorrow that we played against Crowe and we beat him."
Hasek's words showed his respect for Crowe and also revealed his confidence in the Czechs' defensive abilities. He said the Czechs will go all out and won't make it easy for Crowe to display his offensive talents.
Hashek also mentioned, "The last game of the group stage is the most important, the result of the first game never decides anything. I'm glad that all 26 players are fit today, the game starts tomorrow, we've been waiting for a long time, we're looking forward to it, the pitch is great and the turf is in good condition. Portugal's strikers and defenders are very good, we won't underestimate them, we know how strong they are, but we want to focus on our team's work."
This shows that the Czech team has prepared well before the tournament and the whole team is in good competitive condition. Hasek emphasized the importance of teamwork and said that he will focus on the team's work with a view to achieving good results in the tournament.
This match will be the first meeting between the Czech Republic and Portugal in the group stage of the Europa League. Portugal is one of the favorites to win the tournament as they have a number of world-class players such as Crowe, B Faye and Dias. While the Czechs are slightly inferior in overall strength, their defensive toughness and teamwork should not be underestimated.
Fans are looking forward to this match to see if the Czechs can create a surprise in their first match and succeed in stopping Portugal's powerful offense. Regardless of the result, this game will be a great matchup for all fans to look forward to.
The match is about to start, let's wait and see if the Czechs can beat the mighty Portugal in the first round of the tournament as they wish to lay a solid foundation for the group to get out of the tournament.
