Romelu Lukaku had a terrible EURO 2024 campaign with Belgium, with the statistics really revealing his difficulties in front of goal.

After 3 matches in the EURO 2024 group stage, Lukaku has yet to score a single goal. The 31-year-old striker has had many good chances, but sometimes he has been too unlucky, and sometimes he has been denied by VAR.

In the encounter with Ukraine , Lukaku continued to show his ungainliness. The striker currently on Chelsea’s payroll had at least two dangerous situations in front of Ukraine’s goal but could not score.

Lukaku continued to miss many good opportunities in the match against Ukraine

In the 7th minute, Kevin de Bruyne smartly passed the ball to Lukaku to escape into the middle armpit. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old striker’s shot could not beat goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. In the 65th minute, Lukaku had a shot in the Ukrainian penalty area, but Trubin grabbed the ball.

Lukaku is currently the unluckiest player in the tournament as his goals were denied by VAR 3 times. The moments where Lukaku held grudges because of VAR were all narrowly missed, and people have the right to say that the 31-year-old striker has no luck.

And the fact is that even without being hindered by VAR, he still played inexplicably ungainly at EURO 2024. According to statistics, this striker missed up to 6 clear opportunities in 3 matches in the group stage.

Lukaku’s continuous missed opportunities was part of the reason why the Belgian team drew 0-0 with Ukraine in the final match of Group E on the evening of June 26, thereby having to meet the French team in the 1/8 round.

Notably, just a few hours before taking the field against Ukraine, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Lukaku had agreed to join AC Milan. Last season, he played on loan from Chelsea to AS Roma, scoring 21 goals and providing 4 assists in 47 appearances in all competitions.