In the passionate Europa League group stage first round, Danielson's mistake let the Spanish striker Morata have the opportunity to single-handedly, fortunately Morata chose to be modest. And Danielsson's outstanding performance in the game, many key blocking, for the Swedish team to keep the goal, the contribution can not be underestimated.
In the early morning of June 15, Dalian Ren's "Chinese Super League star" Danielsson became the focus of attention in the UEFA Europa League group stage match between Sweden and Spain. Although the Swedish team's possession rate of less than 20%, most of the time in the defense, but Danielson as the team's defense line of the backbone, frequently appeared in the camera, so that stay up late to watch the game of the Dalian people's fans feel satisfied.
As the first round of the Euro 2020 group stage came to a close, the performances of current Chinese Super League (CSL) foreigners varied. Dalian People defender Danielson started the match, Guangzhou City foreigner Svensson failed to get a chance to play, and Shanghai Seaport striker Arnautovic sparked an investigation over controversial comments after scoring a goal.
The link between Chinese players and the Europa League goes far beyond these three current Chinese Super League foreigners. Many old Chinese Super League players have featured in this year's Europa League, playing key roles in their respective national teams, such as former Dalian Ren foreigner Hamsik.
Hamsik returned to Slovakia in the fall of 2020 to prepare for the Euro qualifiers. Although his contract with Dalian Ren does not expire until the end of 2021, Dalian Ren officials withdrew his registration for the Chinese Super League. In March, Dalianjin officials announced that Hamsik had terminated his contract with the team and signed a short contract with Swedish side Gothenburg in preparation for the Europa League.
Paulo Sousa, in the Polish coaching chair, has coached Tianjin Tianhai and is now in charge of the Polish national team. Despite relentless efforts, the team failed to reap the rewards of the opening match. In addition, Beijing Guoan's old player Yilmaz, Dalian People's old player Fonte, Carrasco, Tianjin Tianhai's old player Witsel and Changchun Yatai's old player Olsic also traveled to this year's European Cup with their respective national teams.
A goal from senior winger Kieffer Moore helped Wales equalize against Switzerland. Muir was close to joining the Chinese Super League but failed to do so for various reasons. Czech striker Higuain Hick also has a history with the Chinese Super League, having traveled to China with the Czech national team for the China Cup in 2018.
Belgian midfielder Fellaini and Croatian marquee player, Bilic, have also played in the Euro. Fellaini helped Belgium reach the last eight at Euro 2012, while Bilic led Croatia into the knockout stages of Euro 2008.
Fellaini and Bilic now stay up late to watch matches, like Chinese fans, to cheer for their country and to remember the glory days.
