Four teams will reserve their place in the semi-finals of the 2024/25 Nations League on Sunday evening when they dispute their quarter semi-final across the continent.
There were several upheavals during the first legs on Thursday evening while Croatia conquered France and Denmark triumphed over Portugal, leaving two of the European giants and the previous winners of the competition with a mountain to climb if they want to progress towards the Final Four.
Spain is reigning champions and has an important barrier to scream on Sunday themselves, while Germany and Italy will also fight for their place in the next round.
Here’s how 90 minutes think the second legs take place.
Croatia amazed their opponents of the 2018 World Cup France Thursday and were worthy of winners in Split. They have an advantage of 2-0 of the first graceful step of Ivan Perisic which dates back to years, but they will be hard to keep their advance. The Blues will be an entirely different proposal on the floor at home and will have the deepest and most talented team in international football.
Denmark also turned upside down the chances of their 1-0 victory against the inaugural champions of the League of Nations Portugal In the first stage, Rasmus Hojlund scoring the only goal of the game during a dominant performance by the Scandinavians. However, they should have a healthier cushion before the second stage, and Roberto Martinez’s team could punish the debauchery of their opponents on Sunday.
Spain appreciated a fate charged with the trophy under Luis de la Fuente, starting with the League of Nations in 2022/23 and to continue the European Championships last summer. They struck the time to dose Thursday in their 2-2 draw match in the first leg with the The Netherlands To ensure that they enter the second floor, requiring only a victory for a goal to go to the last four. The Dutchman, finalists beaten in 2018/19, will be outsiders in Valence.
Somewhat surprisingly, Germany I have never arrived at the semi-finals of the League of Nations, something they aim to rectify Sunday when they host Italy. Their return victory in Milan means that they are 2-1 from the first step and that they will be imagined to go beyond the quarter-finals. Azzurri always find their feet under Luciano Spalletti and will want to challenge Dortmund expectations this weekend.
Launch time (GMT) | Fixing | Prediction |
|---|---|---|
19:45 | France vs Croatia | 3-0 (AET) |
19:45 | Germany vs Italy | 1-1 |
19:45 | Portugal vs Denmark | 3-1 |
19:45 | Spain vs Netherlands | 2-1 |
