“We don’t want to wake up.” The Atlas Lions are in the middle of a dream after their new achievement

“We don’t want to wake up.” The Atlas Lions are in the middle of a dream after their new achievement

For the first time in World Cup history, an African team will play in the semi-finals. Morocco defeated Portugal (1-0) on Saturday in the quarter-finals, after defeating Spain in the eighth round (0-0, 3-0 on penalties). Morocco expects to face its opponent – France or England – on Wednesday at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor city, Qatar.

“It's crazy,” Sofiane Boufal reacted on TF1. We are living a dream and do not want to wake up. I felt goosebumps. “And now?” There remains the semi-final and, God willing, the final. I wish the French team success and hope to find them in the semi-finals. »

Central front Youssef Al-Nusairi The Spanish team took advantage of the loss of the opportunity to leave Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa to score the only goal of the match in the quarter-finals (42nd) with a beautiful header. But the Atlas Lions' victory was not at all deserved against a generally disappointing team, who faced Yassine Bounou who was still in style in their cages, as in this strike from Bruno Fernandes that headed towards the top corner (83rd minute). .

Walid Regragui, from firefighter to hero

Coach Walid Regragui commented on beIN Sports about his team’s defensive style: “I don’t even understand how anyone can criticize us.” We play with our values, we play with our hearts. Football is like that. We lost a lot of good players before the World Cup, and some during it. We fight with our weapons and I think this is good for football. We have a unique combination that, if we are in our tactical position, we can move mountains. This is what we did today. »

See also  Eurovision 2022: Where to track the semi-finals starting Tuesday 10 May?

actually Private Naif Aqrd In this quarter, Morocco lost another centre-back on Saturday, captain Romain Saiss, who departed shortly before the hour mark, but it would have taken a lot to break the dynamism of a team supported 90% of the Thumama Stadium by a whole country and a whole diaspora from Doha.

Click on” I agree “You accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will therefore have access to the content of our partners.

To pay 20 minutes better, feel free to accept all cookies, even just for one day, via our button“I agree for today” In the banner below.

More information on our Cookie Management Policy page

“It was impossible to dream of that,” said Regragui, who was appointed at the beginning of September to replace Vahid Halilhodzic, in a conflict with several players. I arrived three months ago as a firefighter, traveled a lot and worked a lot with the players. We even clashed sometimes with some, but they understood where I wanted to go. » At present, the final station has not been reached.

You May Also Like

About the Author: Aldina Antunes

"Praticante de tv incurável. Estudioso da cultura pop. Pioneiro de viagens dedicado. Viciado em álcool. Jogador."

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *