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Cristiano Ronaldo
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After two games, Germany is about to make it into the round of 16 at the
European Football Championship
: Coach
Joachim Löw's team
defeated the European champions 4-2.
This is how the international press reacts:
GREAT BRITAIN
Telegraph:
"Germany is rampaging: Germany destroys defending champion Portugal with four goals."
Daily Mail:
»Germany brings Portugal to its knees: It was THE game this Euro - Havertz and Gosens meet, plus two own goals.
For Ronaldo and Co. it is now in death group F against France. "
Mirror:
"Havertz shines, Ronaldo is seething: a thriller with six goals, Germany embarrasses Portugal."
PORTUGAL
A Bola:
"The German tanks destroy the fragile Portuguese defenses."
Publico:
"The European champion is afraid of Germany."
Record:
"Ronaldo has to practice humility."
FRANCE
L'Equipe:
»In a crazy game, Germany shines despite being behind against Portugal.
The tension in group F is maintained.
The Germans have shown a high level of performance.
There has never been two own goals in a single EURO game. "
Ouest France:
»A big feast in Munich!
“The Team” gave Portugal a lesson in a high-class game.
She has to be expected. "
Le Figaro:
»Portugal on the ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo, although the scorer of the first goal, and his partners have been hard on the face.
It was a crazy game. "
NETHERLANDS
AD:
»Germany destroys Portugal in an incomparable EM duel, a brilliant role for Robin Gosens. On the hand of half a Dutchman, Germany has taken its lot back into its own hands. The heavily criticized team played away all frustrations in a wonderful game against Portugal. With two assists and a precise header, left winger Robin Gosens experienced the evening of his football life. "
Voetbal International:
»Unleashed Germany mercilessly puts Portugal on the torture bench.
Robin Gosens played a major role on the German show.
After the wrong start of the European Championship, Germany was keen to win against Portugal.
The team had to be resurrected against the defending champion in order to prevent the hunt for the European title from failing in advance. "
SPAIN
Marca:
»Germany will get the club out of the best game in the European Championship.
Portugal and Cristiano dream at the beginning, but then let up against the enormous game of Löw's men.
Germany dedicated an ode to football, it showed that it can achieve anything. "
AS:
»Germany is still such a beast.
The beast was Gosens.
Insane spectacle from the left defender of the German national team with two assists and one goal. "
El Mundo Deportivo:
»Germany is reacting on a large scale with a peat festival against Portugal.
With such achievements, Germany is back among the favorites.
ITALY
Gazzetta dello Sport:
"A German symphony: after the unsuccessful European Championship debut against France, Löw's team confirmed that the Germans never die in football."
Corriere dello Sport:
»Gosens' show inspires the Germans.
Ronaldo is not enough to keep the Portuguese afloat. "
La Repubblica:
»Gosens will save Germany.
He is the German hero, although until a few months ago he was a stranger in his homeland, as he never played in a German championship and emigrated at the age of 18. «
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