EURO 2016 Quarter Final 1

Portugal vs Poland 20:00 (GMT+1). Ronaldo and Co. seek semifinal spot against Lewandowski and Co.

Portugal will battle Poland today in the first EURO 2016 quarter final match at the Stade Velodrome, France.

Both teams have not had it all good since the competition began, Portugal qualified as the best loser and needed a 117th minute goal from substitute Ricardo Quaresma to get past Croatia in the round of 16. Their star attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo also has so far not really performed to the high standards expected of him in the tournament, despite his two-goal salvo to get them into the knockout rounds.

Poland despite having a decent group qualification have not really performed to their abilities especially with star man Robert Lewandowski still not having picked off where he left off last season where he scored 48 goals across all competitions. They also needed extra time and penalties to get past Switzerland.

Today at the Stade Velodrome, both players will have a lot to prove to their countries as we can expect an exciting counter attacking goal laden match. 

Poland will be looking to contain the likes of Luis Nani, Quaresma and Renato Sanchez who have put up some convincing displays for Portugal. Portugal on the other hand will be wary of the threat posed by Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski who could punish them if left with space and time to shoot.

See you at the Velodrome!!