Belgium coach: It's a pity Lukaku didn't score a goal at Euro 2024!

FRANCE - BELGIUM: 85th minute goal leaves "Red Devils" devastated

Despite being outclassed by France in terms of ball possession and shots, Belgium's defense remained solid for more than 80 minutes of play. Coach Domenico Tedesco's team could have even advanced to Euro 2024 if striker Romelu Lukaku had not been "unlucky" in front of goalkeeper Maignan.

In the situation of blocking Randal Kolo Muani's shot in the final minutes of the match, center back Jan Vertonghen accidentally changed the trajectory of the ball and sent it flying straight into his own net. Losing by a narrow score, Belgium became the second candidate to be eliminated in the Euro championship race taking place in Germany this time, after Croatia.

Striker Lukaku leaves Euro 2024 and has no goals for Belgium

After the match, Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco said: "We made it difficult for France for most of the match. Belgium blocked most of France's attacks and also knew how to dig holes in the opponent's defense. However, football is always full of surprises. The thought of Lukaku going home without scoring a goal in this tournament is a pity."

Lukaku appeared in all four matches of the Belgian team at this Euro but only contributed 1 assist in a total of 359 minutes on the field.

The 31-year-old striker had 11 shots and 3 times put the ball into the opponent's net, but all goals were denied by VAR due to offside, handball...

Kevin de Bruyne was energetic but could not help Belgium overcome France

Playing energetically and contributing 1 goal for Belgium at Euro 2024, midfielder Kevin de Bruyne could not help his team defeat France. "It's a pity that Belgium had a reasonable plan to face France and implemented the plan quite well but did not bring good results. France is a strong team and we could only play defensive counter-attack against them. But the unexpected loss in the last minutes did not give Belgium enough time to correct the mistake" - the superstar currently playing for Man City commented.

In the quarter-finals, France will face Portugal at 2:00 a.m. on July 6 (VTV). The winner of this match will face one of the two Euro 2024 championship candidates, host Germany or Spain, in the semi-finals.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hlv-tuyen-bi-tiec-vi-lukaku-khong-co-ban-thang-o-euro-2024-19624070212282994.htm