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Cited among the favorites of the Euro, Belgium finally left the tournament at the quarter-final stage after a defeat against Italy (1-2) on Friday. Asked to react after the meeting, Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (30 years old, 81 caps and 21 goals) believes that physical problems have weakened the Red Devils during this tournament.
“We are of course disappointed but we have to be clear-headed: we knew it would be a difficult tournament because there were a lot of elements and parameters that played against us. Eden’s injury (Hazard), Timothy’s forfeit (Castagne) from the first match … We had too many problems to be at 100%. Personally, I was not at 100% “, he confessed at the microphone of the RTBF.
“I thank the medical staff who did an incredible job so that I can play tonight despite a tear in a ligament, continued the Manchester City player, who had been hit in the ankle against Portugal (1-0) in Round of 16 I fought … We all fought until the end (…) People will be disappointed, will criticize us but I think the supporters saw that we gave everything. “
