Lukaku, Jorginho, Dumfries … Our typical team in the group stage

The goalkeeper

They were numerous to illustrate themselves during this first part of Euro 2020. We could have mentioned Martin Dubravka (Slovakia), very good on his first two meetings but failing against Spain, Stole Dimitrievski (North Macedonia), Georgiy Bushchan (Ukraine), Lukas Hradecky (Finland), authors of several decisive saves during this group stage, even Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) and Jordan Pickford (England), who each achieved three clean sheets (matches without conceding a goal ). We could have. However, our choice fell on Robin Olsen, decisive element in the qualification of Sweden for the round of 16. The goalkeeper loaned to Everton in 2020-21 by AS Roma among others distinguished himself against La Roja, as his side spent most of the time undergoing the Spanish onslaught. He is one of the most decisive goalkeepers at the start of the competition.

Defense

For the central hinge, we decided to align Leonardo Bonucci and John Stones. The two players have the particularity of not having conceded any goal during the three matches they played. The experienced Italian has made a clean copy on each of his meetings, showing himself to be both solid in the duels, good in anticipation and important in the recovery. The injury of his friend Giorgio Chiellini, victim of a muscular glitch against Switzerland, did not destabilize him in any way. In the absence of his teammate at Juventus Turin, the 34-year-old has acted as a good defense boss and took on the role of captain. The Briton was also effective. If the Three Lions came out of the group stage by keeping their clean sheet, it has a lot to do with it. His interventions have often been good for the training of Gareth Southgate. The Manchester City defender also made his offensive contribution, not hesitating to use his good passing quality to find shifts or players placed between the lines. Dedryck Boyata (Belgium), Ben Davies (Wales), good on all their outings, or David Alaba, feverish defensively but decisive with two offerings, were mentioned.

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On the right side, there was no debate. Denzel Dumfries was acclaimed by the editorial staff. It must be said that the side of PSV Eindhoven, who plays at the right piston position with the Netherlands, is one of the revelations of this start of Euro 2020 with two goals and an assist. Its counterpart on the left is the German Robin Gosens, whose performance against Portugal – one achievement and two offerings – was particularly noted. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) and Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) could also have been in our typical team.

Midfielder

Within Squadra Azzura, this is not the one we talk about the most. We more readily evoke his young teammate Manuel Locatelli, author of a double against Switzerland, but Jorginho has established himself as one of the best midfielders in this group stage. The recent Champions League winner balances his squad. Primarily defensively due to his science of placement and his ability to press, he acts as a metronome on the offensive side, organizing the Italian game in a back position. In front of him, we decided to integrate Paul pogba and Georginio Wijnaldum. In difficulty against Hungary, the Frenchman flew over the match against Germany and was at ease in the confrontation with Portugal by distilling a wonderful assist to Karim Benzema. He was the main creator of the Blues at the start of Euro 2020. The neo-Parisian, captain of the Netherlands, also shone, standing out in all areas of the game: in impact, in pressing, in the conservation of the ball, the organization of the game … and the finish with no less than three achievements! Frenkie De Jong (Netherlands), Manuel Locatelli (Italy), Renato Sanches (Portugal) and Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) could also have claimed a place in our eleven.

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The attack

Up front, the choice was also difficult. This is Raheem Sterling which occupies the right side of our attack. The British winger has admittedly been a bit rough and clumsy in his first three matches, but he was still decisive with two goals that gave the Three Lions two wins. The Citizens striker was also distinguished by his calls and his faculty of percussion. On the other wing, we find Cristiano Ronaldo. With no less than five goals, the Portuguese is the top scorer in the competition. In addition to having largely contributed to the qualification of his selection, CR7 wrote new pages of his legend by becoming the player having scored the most goals in the history of the European Championships (14), dethroning at the passing Michel Platini (9th), and by equaling the record for the number of goals scored with his national team held by the Iranian Ali Daei (109th).

At the forefront, our editorial staff chose Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian center forward has entered the competition perfectly with already three goals to his account. Other names are worth mentioning: Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine), Emil Forsberg (Sweden), Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland), Kai Havertz (Germany), Patrik Schick (Czech Republic), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Ciro Immobile ( Italy) or Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).

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