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The Spanish as favourites for the overall triumph? They are playing awfully well, fans agree
Georgia ends and all of Europe applauds. The debutant of the European Championships has fallen out with Spain, which is playing great in the tournament. They scored for the first time in the eighth round, but the public is still delighted with their performance.
Georgia ends and all of Europe applauds. The debutant of the European Championships has fallen out with Spain, which is playing great in the tournament. They scored for the first time in the eighth round, but the public is thrilled with their performance.
The world media was already writing about the little final in the quarter-final between Germany and Spain when the Spanish scored an own goal in the 18th minute out of nowhere. Everything could have been different, but unlike the English against Slovakia, no one doubted that the Spanish would turn the tide.
They even took on the best goalkeeper of the tournament
A turnaround in normal time was to be expected given the performance so far. The Spaniards were the only team to get through the group stage without losing a point, and they didn’t even score once. And they looked the best of all in terms of performance.
“The Spaniards are playing very well. Respect to the Georgian team, especially Mamardashvili, ” wrote Turkish fan Koray in a liked comment on the Eura Instagram post .
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili held the lead, or later the tie, for more than half-time. He confirmed his status as the best goalkeeper of the tournament so far. As he is a Valencia player, he knows most of the Spanish roster well.
The miraculous Yamal did not set the record
As in the first two group matches, Lamine Yamal started from the first minute. He notched his second assist of the tournament and is tied for first place in the passing chart. He is also the youngest player in the history of the European Championship play-offs.
“It’s hard to believe that Yamal is only 16 years old,” Claudiu said in response to the fact that the Barcelona winger will be 17 years old on 13 July.
Yamal could have been the youngest scorer in Euro history, but several of his shots went wide. He took on too much action at the end, as if he wanted to take a shot on the powerplay. He failed to do so, and in any case he still has the quarter-finals and possible semi-finals to go before his birthday celebrations.
Source: EURO 2024, Instagram
