This Is How The Eurocup Table Was: When And How The Quarterfinals Will Be Played

The Eurocup trophy, turning 61 (REUTERS / Michaela Rehle)

With a day where England achieved a great victory against Germany and eliminated them from the tournament, and in which Ukraine made history by shutting out Sweden in the supplementary, the round of 16 of the Eurocup, therefore, the quarter finals. The games will be played between Friday and Saturday and there the pass to the semifinals will be disputed.

This instance of the contest that ended on Tuesday, left out the world champions, France, the current tournament champion, Portugal, the Netherlands and the aforementioned Germany, among the strongest teams in the competition.

On Friday the action of the second instance of direct elimination will start with the clash between the surprising Switzerland that left France on the road (3-3, definition by penalties), and Spain, which won a great game against Croatia (5-3) , the current runner-up in the world.

In second turn will be the strongest match of the series where they will be measured Belgium and Italy. The Red Devilss continue with their successful path started in the World Cup in Russia where they completed the podium and in the quarterfinals they beat Portugal, who will not be able to revalidate their crown despite having to Cristiano Ronaldo.

While the Scuadra Azzurra, which beat Austria (2-1), is led by Roberto Mancini that he was unbeaten in 31 games and will seek to continue to reach the final, which he played for the last time in the 2012 edition where he lost to Spain.

On Saturday the action will continue with the other two matches. In the first instance, Denmark will meet the Czech Republic. The Czechs gave one of the blows of the tournament and eliminated one of the candidates like the Netherlands (2-0). While the Danes started the phase with a win (4-0) against Wales.

Finally England, which is enlarged after beating the Germans (2-0), will face the prolific Ukraine that in the additional time (2-1) closed its meeting with Sweden, which has already packed their suitcases.

The Eurocup fulfilled 61 years old and holds its 16th edition. So far the contest was dynamic and delivered a good level of play where some candidates have already gone home. Everyone stands on an equal footing beyond the rival in front of them and a favorite in the previous one is not a fixed one to be able to advance to the next instance. Although a priori the comparison between the Belgians and the Italian seems the most open in terms of a result or winner. The same is the encounter between the Czechs and the Danes.

In principle, Spain and England by history and performances appear as possible semifinalists, but nothing is said in this European Championship where the predictions may be in vain. In 72 hours the action will return and the truth will begin to be known.

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