The evening promises to be hot on Sunday in Lisbon for Murat Yakin and Granit Xhaka. The coach and the captain of the Swiss team will play part of their credit once morest Portugal (live from 8:10 p.m. on RTS 2).
Murat Yakin must get a result once morest Portugal to finally start the year for the Swiss team. As for the captain, he must extinguish the controversy aroused by his remarks on the merits of his position on the ground in Prague.
The 2 men also know that the expected rebound will be extremely perilous. In a José Alvalade stadium – that of Sporting – which will be packed, the Swiss team is preparing for a very difficult evening.
A quality opponent
Spared in Seville during the draw (1-1) once morest Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo naturally intends to shine in the enclosure which saw him grow. The Manchester United player does not forget that he scored a hat-trick the last time he crossed paths with the Swiss team, on June 5, 2019 in Porto during the 1st edition of the Final Four.
Portugal can, on paper, impress. There is Cristiano Ronaldo of course, but he is by far not the only star of the team. We can for example think of Bruno Frenandes, also a former Sporting, Bernardo Silva, Diogo Jota, André Silva or even Rafael Leao.
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