Portugal s ranking in European football is just like Qatar s ranking in Asian football

If you give this European League final a loud name, it would be four words - a blow to the head. Yes, Spain has been so smooth in recent years. Last season, the European League champion and the last European Cup, I can't even remember when they lost the last time. Look at Yamal, Nick Williams's definite and confident expressions on his faces, you can say that this is a sense of youth and fearlessness, but from another perspective, it can also be said that they have not been beaten by reality and have not been baptized by enough setbacks.

And now, setbacks are coming.

With a blow, he beat Yamal's arrogant attitude that was not consistent with his age; at the same time, he played Spain as the strongest team in Europe (it can be said that, if you don't work, just look at the whole of the last European Cup).

However, perhaps many people did not expect that Portugal was the one who gave Spain a blow.

It is not surprising that Portugal reached the final, but looking at the past results of the battle, there are very few cases of Portugal defeating Spain. There are many examples of Spain winning Portugal. In this game, Spain still has the advantage in overall strength. But Portugal is that it can keep up with Spain's rhythm, and its counterattack is also very accurate and powerful. With some luck, it can be said that Portugal won a very three-dimensional sense.

After watching this European League final, I want to set the position for Portugal's strength. As mentioned above, the old strong teams such as Germany, France, and England should have made Spain lower their proud heads that have not been lowered for a long time? And it was Portugal that did this. In a horizontal comparison, the positioning of Asian football is like Spain, Germany, England, France, Italy (although it seems that it has fallen out of the top ranks now), including the Netherlands. The status of these teams in European football is just like the status of Japan, South Korea, Ishamo in Asian football. The status here is a positioning that is comprehensively derived from the consideration of real-time strength and historical background.

So, the foundation is relatively shallower than the old-fashioned teams, and their strength may not be as strong as the top European team in Portugal. Which team is equivalent to in Asian football?

In terms of playing style, West Asian teams generally have excellent skills, but except for Iran, physical confrontation among other teams is a relative shortcoming. Isn’t this the characteristic of Portugal’s play? The key is, you say that Qatar is not first-class in Asia, but he has won the Asian Cup twice and won the same. Although Portugal's foundation is not as good as Spain, France, Germany and Italy, they have won two European League championships and one European Cup championship. In other words, Portugal also has the ability to win the competition in Europe. This is very similar to Qatar.

The first thing that reminds me of this UEFA Nations League final is the 2019 Asian Cup final, Qatar 3:1 Japan. As a disadvantaged player, Qatar has the ability to defeat the strongest team in Asia. Just like Portugal, they are not as powerful as Spain, but they are equally capable of ending Spain.

Of course, this horizontal comparison actually implies an element of ridicule. Although Qatar won the Asian Cup twice in a row, for the real Asian team, what they care more about is the World Cup, or more accurately, the World Cup qualifiers. Look at this quarter-finals, Japan, South Korea and Iran have steadily won the direct access rights, and Australia is almost the same. Although Saudi Arabia may play in the play-offs, it is not difficult for them to be shortlisted. But look at Qatar, it's difficult to walk and has no Asian champion style at all.

In fact, the Asian Cup is a bit like the European League. Although each team must also pay attention to it, the level of attention is definitely not as good as the World Cup qualifiers. In other words, the combat effectiveness shown by Japan in the World Cup and Japan in the Asian Cup is definitely different.

Actually, I don't want to match Portugal and Qatar. But the problem is that Portugal really urgently needs a champion from a top competition to justify itself. The European Cup has been won, and now it's just a World Cup.