Saachi Baat Special
Sunday was Spain’s day in sports, loved and enjoyed by the entire world. Hours after Carlos Alcaraz won the trophy at Wimbledon defeating Novak Djokovic in the final, the football team dashed England’s hopes with a 2-1 win in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin.
This was a day which has been predicted by Alcaraz, who also was cheering for his nation’s football team. There was drama and excitement in the football final to the core.
Nico Williams, one of Spain’s standout performers at the Euro, gave La Roja the lead minutes into the second half when he smartly finished in the bottom corner from a perfectly-weighted pass from the team’s other emerging star, 17-year-old Lamine Yamal.
England, symbolised by Three Lions, equalised midway through the second half through a brilliantly placed left-footed effort from Cole Palmer from outside the box to restore parity at the Olympiastadion in the German capital of Berlin.
And with just around five minutes left in regulation time, Spain took a late lead when Mikel Oyarzabal tapped home an inch-perfect pass from Marc Cucurella to cap off a victory and a terrific tournament for La Roja.
This is Spain’s fourth Euro title. They had won it previously in 1964, 2008 and 2012. For England, this was heartbreak again, a second straight European Championship loss. They were beaten by Italy on penalties at Euro 2020.
The game began in tight fashion befitting a major final, with both teams getting to feel the turf, as the players overcame pre-match nerves. As predicted by many, Spain enjoyed majority of ball possession in the opening 30 minutes. That was without producing any real goalscoring opportunities.
While La Roja dominated the ball as it strived to create an opening, it was England which had the first shot on target on the stroke of halftime with a Phil Foden snapshot from close range, but it flew straight at Unai Simón in the Spanish goal.
Spain was dealt a major blow at halftime when one of its most important players, Manchester City midfielder Rodri, had to leave the field with an injury. He was replaced by Real Sociedad’s Martín Zubimendi.
But the Iberians were not heartbroken by the loss of their star midfielder when a sweeping move two minutes after the break was expectedly finished by Williams to give La Roja a deserved lead. At the age of 22 years and two days old, Williams became the second youngest player to score in a Euro final.
For England, the misery continues. Tears are being shed back home as their dream went bust.
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