Germany 4. Portugal 2.
The Group of Death came to life. Cristiano doing what Cristiano does. Headed clearance in his own 18 and scores the opener 15 seconds later. Make that 53 goals in his last 54 international games. 36-years-old, if you hadn’t heard. Call him the 3rd OG in this game, after Rúben Dias and Raphaël Guerreiro decided to self-sabotage. Portugal become the first European nation to ever concede two own-goals in a major tournament match. Germany become the first side to score and benefit from an own-goal in the same major tournament. Is this futbol ‘eritage? But then came Havertz with the winner, and Gosens with the dagger. Liquid Fußball. Robin Gosens definitely graduated from the same school as Marcos Alonso and Denzel Dumfries. Full-backs turned Bagsmen. More assists than your favourite 8. More goals than your favourite 9. Serious levels. Too many Portugal players need to take notes. Nelson Semedo getting cooked on the flanks. They’re saying Money Heist season 5 is just an in-depth analysis on how Barcelona finessed £30 million from Wolves for the Portuguese fullback. This man hasn’t been the same since he received the Alphonso treatment live and direct. That type of cooking gives you PTSD. Bruno Fernandes without set-peices is moving like 2012 Jay Spearing. Pepe trying to go toe-to-toe with Gnabry at aged 49? You’re not that guy pal. Idris Elba in the pivot giving no protection. And if France manage a comfortable win on Wednesday, who knows where this Portuguese side will stand. One thing is for certain though, Matchday 3 in Group F is set to be a classic. Keep watching.
