U21 European Cup: Portugal is in a stable state, and Poland has no hope of grabbing points? Portugal U21 VS Poland U21

U21 European Cup: Portugal U21VS Poland U21

Match time: 2025-06-15 03:00 Sunday

Team recent situation analysis:

Portugal was assigned to Group C together with France, Poland and Georgia. Since there is not only the French team, the strength of Georgia and Poland cannot be underestimated, so the Portuguese team has indeed felt a lot of pressure to advance. Moreover, Portugal failed to defeat its direct competitor France in the first round. Even though it had a certain advantage in the field, the players of the Grapes team did not find a good opportunity to score when facing the stable mid- and backcourt defense of France. Since the first round of the group stage failed to score all three points, the second game against Poland is particularly critical for Portugal. I believe that the team will definitely give its all and will not easily miss the opportunity to grab points from the opponent.

It is worth mentioning that in recent years, outstanding young players of the Portuguese team have been emerging. Players such as Giovanni, Fernandez, Fernandez and Thiago have long made their mark in the five major European leagues, and some young players have even attracted the attention of the national team coach. It can be said that these young players are the future of the Portuguese national team. In the just-concluded UEFA Nations League, the Portuguese team withstood the pressure and defeated the stronger Spanish team through a penalty shootout. Veteran Ronaldo contributed key goals to the team in the finals and semi-finals. Middle-aged and young players such as Fernandez and Leo also showed excellent competitive standards in the game. Obviously, in the next few years, the Portuguese team will not have to worry about the transition from old to old, and even too many young players will put the national team coach in an embarrassing situation of difficulty in choosing.

Of course, in theory, Group C is the French and Portugal. Even if Georgia takes the lead in grabbing three-pointers from Poland and occupies the first place in the group, Georgia's opponent in the second round of the group is the strong team of France, and Portugal will play against Poland, which is slightly weaker in the same group. As long as the team can defeat the opponent and compete for more goal difference advantages, Portugal will have a chance to overtake Georgia and temporarily take the first place in the group. In order to ensure the team can advance smoothly, I believe that Portugal players will definitely take this key battle seriously.

The overall strength of the Polish team is relatively limited. Although the growth rate of young players in the Polish team has not been slow in recent years, and the youth team has also provided some available players to the national team, compared with the French and Portugal teams, the growth space of young players is still relatively limited. After all, most of the Polish team players can only train and grow in the local league, while the young players in the competitors have embarked on the journey of the top league early, which means that the physical confrontation ability and experience of the Polish team players are inferior to their opponents. If the Polish team players cannot show super-level performance in the subsequent two rounds of group stages, it is probably difficult for the team to grab the promotion quota.

Personally, for the Polish team in Group C, the strength of competitors such as Georgia, Portugal and France is indeed too strong. Even if the head coach of the Polish team repeatedly emphasized that the team will not give up the points to the opponent, and at the same time, they are confident that they can win the promotion place on three strong opponents. However, after the first round of group stage, I believe that fans and friends should have a rough judgment on the strength of the Polish team. Although this team's midfield confrontation ability is not weak, the players' skills are still lacking. The average height of the main lineup is still relatively average, and it is difficult to gain an advantage in the competition for high-altitude balls. This means that the Polish team cannot find opportunities to score through set pieces and corner kick tactics. Since this team has average ground offensive ability and limited ability to compete for high-altitude balls, how should the Polish team compete for promotion under the surrounding of three stronger competitors?

Event analysis: The last time Portugal met with Poland was traced back to the 2018 U21 European Cup qualifiers. At that time, the Polish team eliminated Portugal and entered the U21 European Cup with a total score of 3-2 in two rounds. However, due to the long time and the embarrassing years of the Portuguese team, outstanding young players have been around for a long time, so the overall strength of the two sides has also widened a big gap. Considering that the Portuguese team is not only stronger, but also has a great pressure to score points. What's more, the Polish team is now more conservative in tactical play but not aggressive, I believe that the Portuguese team can still easily grab a valuable three-pointer from the Polish team with its stronger offensive and defensive capabilities in this game.