2-1 win against England
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Spain celebrates the European championship title in Berlin
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Spain is the new European football champion. Luis de la Fuente’s team earned a win against England at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. No other nation has now won the title more often.
Historically, Spain’s indomitable ball wizards around Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal completed a flawless run of success. Your favorite climbed into Berlin’s Olympic Stadium
With 2:1 (0:0) against England twelve years after their last victory, they again took the throne of the European Championship and crowned themselves only with the fourth title. European champions record. Although England were once again denied the trophy they so desperately sought, coach Luis de la Fuente’s team made history.
England come away empty again
Williams (47th) was in the lead after receiving a pass from the accomplished Yamal, who is now the youngest ever European champion at 17 years of age. Mikel Oyarzabal (86th) completed the really big coup: Spain celebrated as they did in 1964, 2008 and 2012.
With their seventh win in their seventh final, Spain moved ahead of Germany (three
title) to top the list of European champions and broke France’s previous European Championship record from 1984 with 15 goals Spain had brought an abrupt end to the DFB team’s summer fairytale in the quarter-finals.
At the Olympic Stadium, where de la Fuente’s team started the tournament with a 3-0 win against Croatia on June 15, captain Alvaro Morata and Co. now England’s hopes for their first European Championship title – despite Cole Palmer’s interim equalizer (73′). After the dramatic penalty shootout win in our own country against Italy three years ago
Years ago, coach Gareth Southgate’s team came away empty again in the end.
Spain too strong overall
Because of the row against England, Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand, who were suspended in the semi-final against France (2-1), returned to the starting line for Spain, while Jesus Navas and Nacho took their place on the bench. again. For England, Luke Shaw replaced Kieran Trippier in the center of the left field and had the upper hand in the first duel with the youngster Yamal.
At the beginning, many of Spain went down the left side, Williams dribbled several times towards the English penalty area, but stopped by, among others, John Stones (12th). De la Fuente’s team started with control and a lot of possession, but were unable to capitalize. However, neither team had any dangerous chances to score. England became more active, but Rodri threw himself into a shot from England captain Harry Kane shortly before half-time. Some time later, Phil Foden (45.+1) took a free kick from close range, but Spain’s keeper, Unai Simon missed his best chance of the game.
After the break, the Spanish planes took off. But Dani Olmo missed from Leipzig (49′), Williams himself sent another shot across the goal (56′), Yamal did not deny Jordan Pickford (66′). Spain did not let up and continued to press, but Palmer, who had just been substituted, brought England back into the game.
Spain then closed in on their opponents – and then Oyarzabal scored decisively after an assist from Marc Cucurella. The left-back was whistled for 90 minutes after his handball against Germany in the quarter-finals, as in the semi-finals in Munich.
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