Slovenia are eyeing a big upset against Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates when they clash at the Frankfurt Arena pitch in their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash tonight at 9pm.
And captain Jan Oblak and his teammates believe they have the perfect plan to do so.
Despite finishing top of Group F with six points, Portugal stumbled to an unexpected defeat against lowly Georgia that raised many questions.
Georgia played locked down with a deep back five, a defensive style that has been causing headaches for Portugal manager Roberto Martinez.
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It is also similar to the approach Slovenia are expected to take tonight - a disciplined, deep back five who offer little space, and explosive counter-attacks from long balls.
In March, Portugal struggled against Slovenia who gave Martinez his first defeat after 12 games in charge.
Slovenia won 2-0 in a friendly which saw Portugal have almost 75 percent of possession but appear clueless on how to beat their rivals’ back five.
Can they unlock them tonight?