The first ticket for the final of Euro 2024 was checked by Spainwhich prevailed 2-1 her of France and indeed with overthrow within five minutes!
“Furia Roja” confirmed the characterization of the best team of the tournament, as it showed a more than convincing reaction when in 9′ fell behind in the score from his goal Muani (assist Mbappe, who played without the mask).
And that’s because he quickly turned the match around, with two goals in the match 21′ and to 25′from the Yamal and Olmo respectively.
The first one, not from… another planet, with Barcelona’s splash to write history being the youngest player to compete in a semi-final of a major national team competition and also to score (regardless of the stage of the tournament), overtaking the great Pele (held both respective records since the 1958 World Cup in Sweden). A player who already had three assists in the tournament and who on Saturday (13/7), one day before the final, will turn 17!
A game with a terrible pace in the first part, to then fall in the second, where the “blues” could not find a reaction.
Thus, Spain qualified for the 5th time in its history in the final (and first after 2012), where she will claim the 4th relevant trophy, which will raise her all alone to the top of the relevant list (Germany also has three conquests at the moment). Her opponent of course, his winner Holland-England (10/7, 22:00).
In… the minds of the coaches:
Spain lined up with a 4-3-3 system Luis de la Fuente, with Simeone in goal and Navas, Nacho, Laporte and Koukoreja making up the defensive four from right to left. Midfield trio Rodri, Fabian Ruith, Olmo, while Yamal and Nico Williams flanked Morata in attack.
Approximately the same arrangement from Didier Deschamps for France. Beneath the rafters is Menian. On the right end of the defense was Cude, on the left was Teo Hernandez, while in the center of it Upamecano and Saliba were in the center. Three in midfield: Kante, Tswameni, Rabiot, Mbappe on the left in attack, Dembele on the right and Kolo Mwani at the top.
With “Furia Roja” three absences which did not have at her disposal the injured Pedri and the suspended Carvajal and Le Norman. No problems for the “blues”for which Rabiot examined and returned.
The match:
The tempo was very good from the start of the match, with the pace increasing even more as the minutes ticked by.
First chance for Spain, with Yamal in the 5th minute taking quick-quick action filling towards Ruith.
Of course, “Furia Roja” may have come in relatively stronger, but France started to give her back issues. From there, the “blue” found the way to the net first, at 9′: Dembele broke left into the area on Mbappehe lofted superbly towards the far post, with Kolo Muani to score with a nailed header!
Didier Deschamps’ team continued to create their moments, having a new phase in the 19th minute with a nice energy and shot from Mbappe.
However, Spain showed their great quality, producing a great response and turning the score around with two goals within five minutes!
In the 21′ the terrible Yamal since was released great from him Rabio (with a change of direction he sent him the other way), caught terrible… remote-controlled flail shooter outside the area, with the ball pinned on the opposite side of the hearth at a speed of 102 kilometers per hour!
Within five minutes, at 25′, the 2-1 also came! In the duration phase, the Olmo performed fantastic emptying on Tswamenihe also caught a diagonal shot, with the ball – which was headed towards the goal – going against the Kude to end up in the net! A goal that was initially billed as an own goal, but was later rightly credited to the Spanish midfielder.
The momentum now clearly belonged to “Furia Roja”, who had their moments for a third goal before the end of the first half (and to a lesser extent France), which finished 2-1.
The two teams started the second half without changes. Spain was the first to begin again the… threats, only for France to take action afterwards. Didier Deschamps made a triple change in the 62nd minute, with Griezmann, Barcola and Kamavinga replacing Rabiot, Kante and Kolo Muani. A little earlier, Vivian had replaced Navas for the Spaniards.
Lower tempo, in any case, compared to the first half.
In the 76th minute, France threatened with a shot on the move that Theo Hernandez caught from the height of the area with his bad foot, his right, while in the 81st minute Yamal, after the new shot he unleashed, saw the ball go just over from the horizontal beam.
Luis de la Fuente then switched on both Merino and Oyarthambal instead of Olmo and Morata, wanting to shield his team even more defensively.
France missed a big chance in the 86th minute when Mbappe cut into the area from the left, sent Vivian the other way, but then missed the target. Nothing changed until the final, with “Furia Roja” getting the big qualification for the final.
Watch the match live here.
MVP: The distinction could go to both Yamal and Olmos and not just for their goals. In yet another Spain game, they contributed the most to its offensive function. He will go to the first because he is doing all this while he is turning 17 in a few days!
The compositions of the two teams:
Spain (Luis de la Fuente): Simon – Navas (57′ Vivian), Nacho, Laporte, Cucoureya – Rodri, Fabian Ruith, Olmo (76′ Merino) – Yamal (90’+4′ Ferran Torres), Morata (76′ Oyarthambal), N. Williams (90 ‘+3’ Thubimendi).
France (Didier Deschamps): Menian – Kouté, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernandez – Kante (62′ Griezmann), Tswameni, Rabiot (62′ Kamavinga) – Dembele (79′ Giroud), Kolo Muani (62′ Barcola), Mbappe.
The referee of the match was the Slovenian Slavko Vincic.
Source: Sport Fm
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