Spain won a thrilling battle between class and adolescence and secured a ticket to the Euro final. Spain reached the Euro final by beating France 2-1 in the first semi-final of the Euro, which saw 90 minutes of beautiful football with a magical feast of leftover moves.
The game woke up with the Spanish advance. Lamin Yamal, who was one step ahead in moves and ball possession, reached the left wing and smelled an extended pass, but his teammate headed his head over the crossbar. Again, the Spanish lineup was in the picture. However, it was France who first shook the net against the course of the game.
In the ninth minute, Mbappe received Dembele’s pass on the left wing of the box and lifted one or two touches to the other side as if it were on a platter, while Colo Muani put his head into the net with ease. In the 18th minute, Mbappe’s golden touch was again seen. He went past the defense beautifully and fired a bullet shot in front of the penalty spot but hit the Spaniard’s leg and returned.
The stadium was full of Spanish forwards who took over the game. Yamal scored the equalizer in the 21st minute of the game, as he was at the forefront of the Spanish attacks on the wing throughout the previous games. With the French players in front, the goalkeeper jumped in an unmatched shot from an unexpected touch to the top of the left corner, but hit the post and shook the net. Yamal, who has added countless records to his name this time at the Euro, also holds the record of the youngest player to score a goal.
The Spanish Armada took the lead in five minutes. Olma’s brilliant shot was deflected off the line by The Frenchman Kounte to avoid danger, but he turned away slightly and kissed the net eyeballs. This is his third goal of the season. In the 37th minute, Yamal once again came up with the ball on his magic spot and rang the alarm bell. Instead of hitting it straight away, the ball passed to Fabian Ruiz went out of the way.
France, who arrived after the break, showed more aggression on the field. The Spanish style was to constantly change the wings and give pace to the moves and lead the game safely when the Dembele-Mbappe partnership was scary and rarely ran away. In the 76th minute, Theo Hernandez flew into the gallery with only the goalkeeper in front. Yamal scored in the 81st minute and similarly rested in the gallery. The French tried their best to score a goal, but they ended up hitting the Spanish wall without Carvajal. Despite being behind in the last World Cup final several times, the French finally returned without a fight as they failed to bring out the prowess they had against Argentina this time around.