First, the record of the number of goals scored by different players was broken. It took 13 matches and 34 different scorers (own goals excluded) to finally get a player who will stand out in the first place of the EURO top scorers list. Jamal Musiala did it, scoring against Hungary, and then Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz joined him with a goal against Ukraine.Three Lions!? At the moment they look more like three domestic house catsHowever, including the own goals totally changes the situation. Namely, as many as five own goals have been scored at the European Championship so far, and there are 17 games left to play, solely in the group stage! For instance, at the EURO 2020, we saw “only” 11 own goals, and at the last AFCON, just four in 54 games.Top scorers at #EURO2024 so far:◎ 5 – Own goal ◎ 2 – Jamal Musiala 🇩🇪◎ 1 – 40 playersGolden boot charge for OG? 🤪 pic.twitter.com/Ch0tyWr7OP— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) June 21, 2024 Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger started a streak already on the tournament’s opening night against Scotland. Then, a lull lasted eight games until Austria’s Maximilian Wöber brought a victory to France and continued the vicious circle. In the next two days, there were two more own goals: Czech Republic’s Robin Hranáč against Portugal and the Albanian Klaus Gjasula, who first put the ball in his own net against Croatia but then redeemed himself and scored an equalizer in the 95th minute. Finally, the Azzurri’s Riccardo Calafiori unfortunately deflected the ball behind Gianluigi Donnarumma and, as it turned out, was the only scorer in the clash against Spain, although the Spaniards could have scored at least two more goals.##NAJAVA_MECA_8173378##Truth be said, some of the own goals we’ve seen so far came due to a lack of luck, but some, on the other hand, came as an obvious sign of a lack of concentration, and both managers and players will have to find a way to deal with this unexpected anomaly. Should this unpleasant trend continue, it could cast a shadow over the overall quality of this year’s EURO.
