When Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne wake it hurts: Belgium has validated his ticket to the quarterfinals of Euro crushing Hungary (4-0) after a thrilling Sunday night game in Toulouse.
The Devils will face Wales, Friday at Lille. And Gareth Bale and his crew will do well to be wary because the game played in the Pink City rang true entry into the tournament Belgian artists.
Hazard (68 caps) has signed his best game in the national team, signing technically impressive ball lifts, as on the 3rd, where he spent the defense in a style that would not deny Lionel Messi. The Belgian captain led his selection to the biggest win of his story in a major tournament.
De Bruyne has he created a multitude of opportunities (four possibilities framed in the first period!) In addition to being decisive on the first goal.
Hungary had passed within two weeks of tournament revelation for propitiation by finishing unbeaten and top of Group F ahead of Iceland, Portugal and Austria.
What is put to dream. But the Red Devils were quickly brought back to reality with a start up match to the floor.
Despite the defeat, the coach of the Hungarian Bernd Storck has paid tribute to his players after the game. "We leave the Euro heads high," said he said soberly.
By the 10th minute, the defender Toby Alderweireld opened the scoring with a header in the reception of a surgical kick of De Bruyne.
The Devils were launched. The opportunities were raining, but Gabor Kiraly was long resistance and De Bruyne, confident after difficult first three matches, was the bar from a free kick (36th).
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Result, Belgium was not immune and Hungarians, although qu'empruntés, remained threatening to Thibaut Courtois.
The Belgian keeper had a scare by sliding when he wanted to clear the ball that spun ridiculously corner (16th) before releasing a class save on a shot of Pinter (66th).
Belgium player left in the second period and, in the 78th, Hazard, untenable, offered on a tray 2-0 to Mitchy Batshuayi, just entered the game, before the Chelsea winger will sign his masterpiece two minutes later.
At its output (81) Stadium gave him a standing ovation before exploding one last time on the signed Yannick Carrasco 4-0 in the final seconds.
"We deserved this victory. We should have scored more goals but we will not be choosy, "blurted Hazard satisfied after the game. "We're in the quarter, we're going to Lille and we still hope to dream a little further," he then added confident.
And it is not the only one to believe in his chances. "Given the performance today, Germany and Belgium seem strong enough to win the Euro-2016," tweeted Peter Schmeichel, former goalkeeper of Denmark, at the end of the match.
The Devils will now have to fight the Welshman to achieve the stated objective of the semifinals. A task complicated a priori if we refer to the recent past between the two teams that were in the same qualifying group.
Bale and his family had taken four points out of six after a success in Cardiff and a draw in Brussels. But that was before the Euro.
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