Belgium vs Portugal - Sunday 27th June, 8pm

[davieG]

14 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Not trying to make excuses just because it's Youri ( ) but the pitch has come in for a lot of criticism, even from the start of the group stage. It doesn't look in the best condition.

I guess we all view things differently that's why there is so much debate and they'll never be universal agreement on any aspect of football. That's what makes it so interesting.

[sm1]

Unfortunately for Youri, he came across two monster CMs in Renato Sanchez and Paulinho. They completely dominated the midfield over him and Witsel. That run at the end demonstrated he still had plenty of gas in the tank, but generally during the game, he couldn't match the physicality and energy of the Portuguese duo.