Portugal's opponents in Group F of the Europa League are not bad, with an average ranking of 35th in the world, yet Portugal is at the bottom of this group. However, they have shown strong dominance in the outing with 10 wins and 2 losses, scoring 36 goals and conceding 2. Georgia, due to their lack of experience, and the Czech Republic, who are green and yellow, and Turkey are seen as strong contenders.
Portugal won the Euro 2016, a year in which they won only one extra time game in seven matches, including three consecutive wins in the group stage, and ended up advancing to third place in the group. But this year, the situation is very different, whether Portugal can replicate the glory is expected.
Portugal's squad is full of stars, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, while other positions such as Zhong, Benedetto Schwarz and Nandis can all play a key role. Rafael Llao, Rubin Dias and Zuao Janslu are not to be underestimated in terms of their ability to assist, and the fighting strength of the Portuguese team is not to be underestimated.
Portugal's new manager, Martinez, has steadily improved his team's performance since taking over. Although he trusts Crow, he also knows that stabilizing the lineup is the best strategy to deal with Portugal's all-star lineup. Portugal will first face another group winner after successfully advancing, and the dream of reliving the 2016 title may no longer be out of reach.
At one point in his time in charge of Belgium, Martinez pushed the team to the top of the world rankings, but was unfortunate to miss out on the title. Since becoming Portugal's coach in 2023, his tactics have been effective and he is expected to dominate the attack in the final week.
The Czechs have not missed a Euro final week since 1996, and the team's newest players, Budryszczuk and Thomas Szucik, are expected to be the key to the team's advancement. The Czechs have not performed well in the final rounds of the competition and will have to look at the results of their match against Turkey to see if they can qualify.
Former Czech FA president Xaši took over as leader of the Czech national team in January this year, having served as president of the Czech FA in 2009, and announced that he would be taking over as leader. After five games in charge, in which the team won three and lost two, Xaši then left for the Middle East.
Turkey failed to advance to the knockout stage in the last two Euro finals weeks, but this year they scored 12 goals as they beat Croatia and Wales in the outings. Turkey are expected to go far this year.
Turkish leader Mondina, who has coached at Ferrantina, Sundial, AC Milan and Sivir, led Adana Rail to European qualification in the 2021-2023 season and took over as Turkish leader in October 2023.
Georgia, a newcomer to this year's UEFA Europa League final week, secured its first ever final week berth with a 12-yard victory over Greece in the play-offs. Georgia is situated between Europe and Asia, and after eight failed attempts to qualify for the finals, it is finally realizing its dream. The team's goal should be to avoid becoming the "Three Zeros".
France's Major Shallow spent many years at Bayern Munich and later served as coach of the French Juniors and Bordeaux.In February 2021, Shallow suddenly took over as leader of the Georgian national team.
