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Spain beat England 2-1 to win Euro 2024 with goals from young players like Nico Williams and Oyarzabal, while the Indomitable Lions reached the final of the European Championship twice in a row but everyone was sad.
July 15, 2024 Website bbtv Live online from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The finals of the European Football Regional Championship “Euro 2024” (2024) will be held between the Spanish national team and the Three Lions. England national team The results showed that during 90 minutes Spain managed to beat England with a score of 2-1, as the Spanish national team scored the first goals through Nico Williams (minute 47) and Miguel Oyarzabal (minute 86), while England got a goal. Cole Palmer (minute 73).
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Spain come in a 4-2-3-1 with players to watch out for like Lamine Yamal, the 17-year-old right winger from Barcelona. He just scored a beautiful goal in the semi-final clash with France, ending the dream of talented striker Kylian Mbappé. And the captain of the French team
Meanwhile, England use a 3-4-2-1 formation with several interesting players, such as Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, Spanish league and Champions League winner Phil Foden, Manchester City midfielder, the latest Premier League champion. There are several familiar faces from the Premier League.
In the first half, Spain and England were unable to do anything, 0 goals to 0, but the second half did not start long, in the 47th minute, Neco Williams, 22 years old, a talented left winger from the Spanish league club. Atlantic Bilbao managed to score the first goal for Spain, to put England ahead 1-0.
The Spanish team continued to attack England. They had several chances to score, but in the 73rd minute, the English “Roaring Lions” equalized 1:1 with substitute Cole Palmer, the 22-year-old young winger from Chelsea. A left-footed kick from outside the penalty area. The ball flew off the ground past a Spanish defender and into the hands of Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon to score.
However, England were unable to build on their attacking momentum after scoring the equaliser. Spain continued to attack. It wasn't until the 86th minute that Spain managed to score a second goal, which again eluded England, through Marc Cucurella, Chelsea's left-back. Open the ball and slide in from the left and you find Miguel Oyarzabal, a striker from the club's team. Real Sociedad, the substitute who replaced captain Alvaro Morata, managed to beat England's centre-back Marc Guehi. Enter Horse, use your right foot to sink the ball before it reaches Jordan Pickford, England's goalkeeper, and score.
With 4 minutes to go, England tried to attack and had some exciting moments before the end of the match. Because in the 89th minute, England opened the scoring from a corner kick from the right side and England midfielder Dicken Rice from Arsenal had the chance to head the ball into the penalty area to score the equalizer. But the ball did not escape the hands of the Spanish goalkeeper. It can be disposed of
However, the ball was passed not far from the goal and Marc Guehi headed it repeatedly, and it should have been scored, but Dani Oumou, the young midfielder of the Spanish national team. He was able to head the ball and clear the ball from the goal line narrowly. Unfortunately, England did not score the equalizer.
In the end, neither team could score more goals, and with 90 minutes gone, plus 4 minutes of stoppage time, Spain had won Euro 2024, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament. By winning the title for the fourth time, Spain “The Fierce Bull” became the team with the most Euro titles, followed by Germany who have won the Euro only 3 times.
Meanwhile, England reached the European Championship finals twice in a row. And both times they were bound to be disappointed. The first time, the Lions lost the final to Italy. On penalties.
As for the statistics in the final competition, it is Spain. Who were able to do better than England both in possession of the ball, percentage of successful passes and creating moments to score goals. The Man of the Match award went to the Spanish player Nico Williams.