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July 06 2016

Euro 2016, semifinale: oggi Portogallo-Galles

Giovanni Capuano

Vale un posto nella finale di Parigi del 10 luglio, ma vale anche per il Pallone d'Oro e per la sfida tutta madrilena tra Bale e Ronaldo. A fine maggio hanno alzato insieme la Champions League al cielo di Milano e chi dei due dovesse ripetersi allo Stade de France avrebbe la strada spianata verso il premio più ambito. Oltre che un posto nella leggenda di due pesi che non hanno mai vinto nulla e che sono sulla soglia della storia.

Portogallo-Galles è la semifinale 'debole' dell'Europeo, quella meno attesa e che in tanti considerano di riserva. Non è così e non solo per il valore delle due squadre, arrivate fino a Lione con molti alti e qualche basso. Basta dare un'occhiata al calendario per notare quelle 24 ore di riposo in più che la vincitrice avrà prima della finale (96 contro 72) per capire che sarà un vantaggio non da poco. Chiedere a Prandelli e alla sua Italia arrivata cotta a Kiev nel 2012.

IL TABELLONE DELLE SEMIFINALI: DATE, ORARI E TV PER NON PERDERE NULLA

<> at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale celebrates the team's 3-0 win in the Euro 2016 group B football match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on June 20, 2016. / AFP / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale celebrates the team's 3-0 win in the Euro 2016 group B football match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on June 20, 2016. / AFP / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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<> at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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<> at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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LILLE, FRANCE - JULY 01: Wales player Gareth Bale celebrates after the UEFA Euro 2016 Quarter Final match between Wales and Belguim at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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LILLE, FRANCE - JULY 01: Wales player Gareth Bale celebrates after the UEFA Euro 2016 Quarter Final match between Wales and Belguim at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale celebrates after the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Wales and Belgium at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, on July 1, 2016. Wales won the match 3-1. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale celebrates after the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Wales and Belgium at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, on July 1, 2016. Wales won the match 3-1. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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TOPSHOT - Wales' forward Hal Robson-Kanu (L) celebrates after scoring a goal with Wales' forward Gareth Bale (R) during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Wales and Belgium at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, on July 1, 2016. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Wales' forward Hal Robson-Kanu (L) celebrates after scoring a goal with Wales' forward Gareth Bale (R) during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Wales and Belgium at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, on July 1, 2016. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Belgium at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on July 1, 2016 in Lille, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale takes part in a training session in Dinard, France on June 30, 2016 during the Euro 2016 football tournament. Wales take on Belgium in Lille on July 01. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale takes part in a training session in Dinard, France on June 30, 2016 during the Euro 2016 football tournament. Wales take on Belgium in Lille on July 01. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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<> on June 28, 2016 in Dinard, France.
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<> on June 28, 2016 in Dinard, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale (R) and his daughter Alba Viola are pictured following the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale (R) and his daughter Alba Viola are pictured following the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Gareth Bale ha vinto la Champions League 2015-2016 con il Real Madrid
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Gareth Bale ha vinto la Champions League 2015-2016 con il Real Madrid
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale gestures as he plays during the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale gestures as he plays during the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale runs during the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale runs during the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16 match between Wales and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes on June 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale gives a press conference in Dinard, on July 4, 2016, two days ahead of the team's Euro 2016 semi-final football match against Portugal. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale gives a press conference in Dinard, on July 4, 2016, two days ahead of the team's Euro 2016 semi-final football match against Portugal. / AFP / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bale contro Ronaldo: sfida tra record

Bale e Ronaldo a Madrid convivono (e bene) dividendosi spazi e record. Arrivati entrambi per cifre astronomiche, ufficialmente CR7 resta il più pagato di sempre anche se i 101 versati dal Real Madrid per il gallese sono il segreto di Pulcinella. Ronaldo batte Bale nello stipendio (20 a 12), nei numeri da star degli introiti commerciali (35 a 10) e nei gol segnati (547 a 141). Però Bale ha cinque anni in meno e sta scalando in fretta le gerarchie.

Non si ricordano gesti d'amicizia particolari tra i due, ma nemmeno clamorosi attriti se non un po' di difficoltà all'inizio a trovare le giuste spaziature per lasciare Cristiano al centro dell'universo madridista e dare a Gareth metri per esplodere nella sua velocità. A proposito di record: Ronaldo è a un passo dal raggiungere i 9 gol di Platini negli Europei, Bale lotta per il titolo da capocannoniere in Francia.

30 giugno 2016. Polonia - Portogallo : 1 - 1 > 3 : 5 ai rigori (Quarti). Cristiano Ronaldo applaude prima dell'inizio della partita allo stadio Stade Velodrome di Marsiglia.
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30 giugno 2016. Polonia - Portogallo : 1 - 1 > 3 : 5 ai rigori (Quarti). Cristiano Ronaldo applaude prima dell'inizio della partita allo stadio Stade Velodrome di Marsiglia.
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Cristiano Ronaldo ha raccolto applausi per aver permesso ad un tifoso di fare un selfie ritardando l'intervento degli steward.
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Cristiano Ronaldo ha raccolto applausi per aver permesso ad un tifoso di fare un selfie ritardando l'intervento degli steward.
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18 giugno 2016. Portogallo - Austria : 0 - 0 (Gruppo F). Cristiano Ronaldo chiede una punizione all'arbitro, dopo un'azione di Robert Almer, allo stadio Parc des Princes di Parigi.
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18 giugno 2016. Portogallo - Austria : 0 - 0 (Gruppo F). Cristiano Ronaldo chiede una punizione all'arbitro, dopo un'azione di Robert Almer, allo stadio Parc des Princes di Parigi.
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18 giugno 2016. Portogallo - Austria : 0 - 0 (Gruppo F). Una caduta di Cristiano Ronaldo allo stadio Parc des Princes di Parigi.
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18 giugno 2016. Portogallo - Austria : 0 - 0 (Gruppo F). Una caduta di Cristiano Ronaldo allo stadio Parc des Princes di Parigi.
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Cristiano Ronaldo - La doppietta contro l'Ungheria non basta per non parlare di delusione. Inesistente nelle prime due partite ha segnato una doppietta che potrebbe non bastare al suo Portogallo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo - La doppietta contro l'Ungheria non basta per non parlare di delusione. Inesistente nelle prime due partite ha segnato una doppietta che potrebbe non bastare al suo Portogallo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Ronaldo dopo l'errore dal dischetto contro l'Austria
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Ronaldo dopo l'errore dal dischetto contro l'Austria
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Ronaldo non ha inciso nel pareggio deludente del Portogallo contro l'Islanda
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Ronaldo non ha inciso nel pareggio deludente del Portogallo contro l'Islanda
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Ronaldo deluso per il pareggio contro l'Islanda
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Ronaldo deluso per il pareggio contro l'Islanda
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after winning the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures in pain during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures in pain during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Poland and Portugal at Stade Velodrome on June 30, 2016 in Marseille, France.
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during the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter final match between Poland and Portugal at Stade Velodrome on June 30, 2016 in Marseille, France.
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Portugal's forward Ricardo Quaresma (L) celebrates with Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring the winning goal in a penalty shoot-out during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Ricardo Quaresma (L) celebrates with Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring the winning goal in a penalty shoot-out during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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4. Cristiano Ronaldo, 88 milioni di euro
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4. Cristiano Ronaldo, 88 milioni di euro
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) reacts after scoring the first in a penalty shoot-out during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) reacts after scoring the first in a penalty shoot-out during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo heads the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) kicks the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) kicks the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Poland's defender Kamil Glik (L) vies with Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Poland's defender Kamil Glik (L) vies with Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between Poland and Portugal at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on June 30, 2016. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Il Portogallo contro la maledizione

Per il Portogallo si tratta di battere la maledizione che lo vuole incapace di vincere anche quando si trova a un passo dal successo. E' accaduto nel 2004 (sconfitta in casa contro la sorprendente Grecia), ma anche nelle precedenti tre semifinali la beffa era stata servita nel modo più amaro possibile: supplementari contro la Spagna nel 1984, golden goal contro la Francia nel 2000 e rigori contro la Spagna nel 2012. Atroce.

Il Galles è dove non era mai stato nella sua storia, reduce da due lontanissimi quarti finale nel Mondiale (1958) e nell'Europeo (1976). Roba da tv in bianco e nero che il gruppo ereditato da Coleman dopo la tragica fine di Gary Speed ha cancellato a suon di sorprese. Vittoria nel girone con l'Inghilterra e la Russia messe alle spalle, sofferenza contro l'Irlanda del Nord e trionfo con il Belgio che partiva strafavorito.

Sanches, Ramsey e la sfida degli altri

Portogallo-Galles non è, ovviamente, solo Ronaldo contro Bale. I due top rubano le locandine, gli altri fanno legna e gol. Vale soprattutto per i portoghesi di Santos che hanno riscoperto in terra di Francia i vecchietti terribili Nani e Quaresma, veri eroi nazionali da quasi dimenticati che erano. Poi c'è la gioventù di RenatoSanches, altro recordman del mercato con i 35 più 45 milioni di euro versati dal Bayern Monaco per assicurarsi il classe '97 che assomiglia a Davids e calcia come Seedorf. Sempre che sia davvero del '97 e non del '92 o '93 come insinua Guy Roux, uno dei santoni del football mondiale.

Anche il Galles è squadra oltre che Bale. Ramsey è il più celebrato degli umani, ma le prodezze di Robson-Kanu contro il Belgio hanno fatto il giro del mondo: lui che in carriera aveva segnato la miseria di 3 gol in 33 presenze con la maglia della nazionale, proveniente dalla serie B inglese. E poi Allen del Liverpool, Davies del Tottenham e una marea di comprimari cui l'Europeo sta regalando un sogno. Arrivassero in finale sarebbe già leggenda.

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