Spain wins the Euro Cup! ‘La Roja’ beat England 2-1 in the final

Spain wins the Euro Cup! ‘La Roja’ beat England 2-1 in the final

Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal will go down in history as the scorers of the goals that gave Spain its fourth European Championship

Sports.- Spain was the best team in the Euro Cup and confirmed it in the final, where he managed to overcome his nerves, the approach of England and the doubts generated by a talented but perhaps very young team. But the brilliance of its players allowed it to achieve a deserved victory, 2-1, to get your fourth crown.

Luis de la Fuente’s men are deservedly celebrating. There are players for the present and for the future, such as Lamine Yamal, who appeared to set up the action that unblocked a very tough match.

The first half was tense. This was very noticeable, especially in the young Spanish team, which seemed to feel the pressure of the final from the start. It did not play with the same solvency as it did during the rest of the campaign, in which it reached the final with six consecutive victories.

In those first 45 minutes, Luis de la Fuente’s team only They approached once with dangerwith a shot from Fabián Ruiz that became the only challenge for goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

England gambled on protecting themselves and trying to surprise Spain with quick counterattacks, but in reality They only created one chance in the first halfand it was in added time, with a shot from Phil Foden that Unaí Simón controlled.

The second-half comeback gave Spain the title

It was not an easy scenario for Spain, and even less so following losing due to a muscle injury Rodrigo Hernández, who left the field complaining of pain in the back of his left thigh. Martín Zubimendi took his place.

However, the second half seemed to give Spain a new lease of life, which began to flirt with scoring until finally got it: the freshness of Lamine Yamal allowed him to move diagonally towards the centre and shift the game to the left, where Nico Williams hit a cross shot to beat Pickford in the 47th minute.

The 1-0 scoreline put Spain once morest England. He had three clear chances in 15 minutes: Dani Olmo missed one a minute following the first goal, when he tried to put the ball close to the post: he shot it wide.

Williams looked to make it two with a shot from distance, but the effort was off target. Lamine Yamal then made a stop to get past the defender and finish low. Pickford’s saving hand prevented the second.

Gareth Southgate attempted to regain control of the game with two changes, first bringing on Ollie Watkins for Karry Kane, then Cole Palmer for Kobbie Mainoo. The second change took effect almost immediately.

A Bukayo Saka run found Jude Bellingham in the heart of the area. The Real Madrid player played back and Palmer hit it from outside, at ground level, to equalize the game at 72a couple of minutes following entering.

A player who came off the bench also scored the goal that gave Spain the lead once more. Mikel Oyarzabal, who replaced Alvaro Morata in the 67th minute, scored the 2-1 in the 85th minute, by joining up with Marc Cuccurella to open the play and then getting into the area to receive a one-two and finish at goal.

England did not give up. He had the equalizer in the 90th minutein a double chance for Declan Rice. The first was cleared off the line, and on the rebound, he headed the ball over the goal. It ended with a scare, but Spain won a more than deserved title.