Portugal reached the third and final day of the group stage having secured the lead in sector F, so Roberto Martínez decided to make some changes to his starting eleven to give the others a rest. Cristiano Ronaldo and Diogo Costa led the Portuguese, but they came up against a Georgia that, Led by Kvaratskhelia and Mikautadze, they managed to win 2-0 to reach the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
With the duel between Turkey and the Czech Republic, Georgia came into the match against Portugal knowing that they had to win no matter what, so they knew how to motivate themselves and, from the 2nd minute, they took the advantage that they would not relinquish. Now they will fight in the round of 16 of this Euro Cup, starting as one of the best third places in the competition.
Willy Sagnol will have the tough task of facing a Spain that knew what it was like to win its three matches in the group stage with a perfect pace, so it sounds complicated for Georgiawho will now be looking to hold on to the fact that they have the competition’s top scorer, Georges Mikautadze.
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Defeat against Turkey 3-1, draw against Czech Republic 1-1 and the first victory in its history in the Euro Cup came against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal by a solid score of 2-0. In all these matches, Georges Mikautadze contributed to the score with 3 goals and one assist. The 23-year-old striker has established himself at the top of the list as the top scorer at Euro 2023 with his 3 goals.
After finishing the group stage, Georges Mikautadze became the first footballer to score or assist during each of his first three Euro Cup matches. Since Gareth Bale with Wales in the 2016 edition (he scored against Slovakia, England and Russia), no one had done itso the Georgian striker is writing his name in gold letters in the European championship.
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