• Eurocup 2020. Results and classifications

Any team / team would pay for the absence of a player like Eden Hazard, considered world top-5. Real Madrid has done it at this start of the season (one win and two draws in three league games), but not Belgium. The combined Roberto Martínez, third in the last World Cup in Russia, maintains his sweet state of form despite the injury of his star and captain. Instead, both as leader and captain, the figure of Kevin De Bruyne has exploded. Yesterday, before Scotland, he decorated his particular show with a hat-trick of assists. And that, only in the first part. Because in the second, when the end appeared, he defined as the angels a Lukaku shipment.

The Belgian team, full of victories in this qualifying phase - six out of six - squashed Scotland in Hampden Park. The match (0-4) was decided in just thirty minutes. Lukaku, Vermaelen and Alderweireld took advantage of the gifts of his companion De Bruyne, generous every time the ball passed through his boots.

Holland, with morale through the clouds after its conquest of Hamburg last Saturday, defeated the weak Estonia with solvency. Ryan Babel, Galatasaray striker who also got wet in the match against Germany, signed a double. Both goals, pure battering: finishes at the first touch in the rival area. Ten minutes from the end, Memphis Depay made the third with a cross shot to the second post and Wijnaldum put the lace to the duel in a master header.

Germany's troubles

De Jong returned to act as a defensive midfielder and his performance, as in the last clash, was outstanding. For its part, the newly released best player of the year according to UEFA, Virgil Van Dijk, prowled the goal up to twice. He sent a stub to the side of the net and in an intrepid attempt from his own field fired off, warning Lepmets, always living too early. The central continues to make merits to hold the Golden Ball, which is delivered next January.

For its part, the doubtful Germany sweated beautifully to bend to Northern Ireland, until last night leader of Group C. The violent volleyball of Halstenberg deflated the initial thrust of the Northern Irish team and Gnabry scored in the discount. Low's boys score three vital points after their painful stumble last Saturday. Although with a party more than Holland, the Bavarian team is placed at the head of its group with twelve points, the same as Northern Ireland.

Croatia prick

About mid-afternoon, the 34th birthday of the last Golden Ball, Luka Modric, ended in disgust. Croatia did not pass the draw against Azerbaijan, the weakest team in Group E, which still did not add any points. Now, after the sixth day, the current runner-up in the world is only one point ahead of his immediate pursuers, Slovakia and Hungary. Gareth Bale's Wales stands at four points, although with a duel yet to be played.

The Real Madrid midfielder ahead of the Croatian penalties. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan continued with its initial script of not breaking down its iron defense and found a way to dream against it. Nazarov and Emreli were left in mid-celebration when the referee canceled their goals. But, finally, the selection of Nikola Jurcevic found the prize in a Maradonian play by Khalizade. This time, the goal did raise the score. A goal that meant the first point of Azerbaijan in the qualifying phase. You can imagine how the celebration went.

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