Who to watch in the Euro 8 finals? Five inconspicuous stars worth your attention

Romelu Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo, Georginio Wijnaldum and Patrik Schick are the stars of the group stage of the Euros. But there are also players who have a big part in their national team’s progress, yet they are not talked about or written about. Who are they?

He rather struggled at Juventus, but he returned to his Arsenal form at the Euros. Especially in the game against Turkey , Aaron Ramsey showed that he still has something to offer. Excellent passing, reading the game and especially the symbiosis with Gareth Bale. The two of them can pass the ball dozens of yards. Against Denmark, definitely keep an eye on him.

In the same group, Leandro Spinazzola shone. To be honest, before the tournament, I had been condemning Italy’s fullbacks, but Spinazzola burned my pond. Offensive support second to none, accurate centres and predatory, the AS Roma full-back also worked the full ninety minutes and sprinted back to win the ball several times late in the game. A skilful worker!

Spinazzola will play Austria in the eighth round, where he will face Stefan Lainer. Already an experienced right back, he operates reliably on the right side, a bit like Vladimir Coufal. He is not afraid to pull the ball, to go into a speed duel, he even scored an important first goal against Macedonia.

Thanks to the last game against the Scots, the Croats are also in the top 16. Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic were the main contributors, but Joska Guardiola is a bit forgotten. The 2002 international, who transferred to Leipzig and showed at the Euros that it was definitely no accident. He’s quick, properly cheeky and in partnership with Perisic, the Spanish defence has a lot to look forward to.

Finally, Jamal Musiala. He may have only played around twenty minutes so far in the tournament, but after his performance against Hungary, I have no doubt that he will still get a chance.

At eighteen he was on the scoresheet at 2:2, the activity and desire oozing out of him. On the positive side, indirect competitor Leroy Sané has struggled so far in the tournament and Wednesday’s performance may well have finished him off.

Source: Euro 2020