Spain maintains the inertia that made it champion of Europe and is already in another final. With too many shocks For what was the game. He forgot to finish off France when he already took it and the goal of Kolo Muani in the added time made a victory staggered that seemed safe half an hour before, when Lamine Yamal scored the fifth goal.
The red had managed to overcome a Good beginning of the French. A pair of notices were enough for Unai Simon With a Mbappé pass to Doué, who caught the Spanish goalkeeper, and a shot to Theo’s crossbar so that the source would realize that a change was needed. Pedri, who had begun in the midfield and Merino advanced his position to occupy the center of the line of three that he played behind Oyarzabal.
It all started working then. France, who dominated the first twenty minutes, became small and Spain began to find the cracks in a French defense with many casualties and is not used to playing together. Not even the screams of German fans against Cucurella – they still remember that hand of the Eurocup – they discouraged Spain and In just three minutes the first two goals of La Roja arrived.
De la Fuente trusted the center of center forward to Oyarzabal. He is one of his sub’21 boys, he has taken him everywhereto the European of that category, to the Olympic Games and the Eurocup. The striker returned that confidence scoring the goal he gave to Spain the Eurocup, although he was not at his best. Against France did not need to mark to be decisive. Endured the ball in the area as if it were 9 of those before and then, with a touch, He left Nico Williams in the area to push the first goal in Spain. And three minutes later He saw the arrival of Mikel Merino to put the second In a hand to hand with Maignan. The Arsenal player recalled why Arteta has used him as a center forward this season and scored with the right.
But Nothing would have been possible if Unai Simón had not endured Spain with its stops When France squeezed more. AND If Lamine had not been determined to show that Dembélé cannot compete with him for the Golden Ball. He sees the play before anyone else the Spanish end, although he lacked precision in some actions. Until Nico Williams kept the ball while the VAR decided whether it was or not to throw the penalty that Rabiot had made to Lamine. Five minutes from the second part of Spain compensated the goal that had annulled Huijsen by advanced position in the last section of the first.
Spain just wanted to have fun and that made in the play that generated the fourth goal, from Pedri, which was off the area to finish off Nico Williams. Mbappé approached France with a penalty and Lamine marked the fifth with the toe because it seemed that Spain did not want to trust.
The Red seemed already in the final and that was in charge of Unai Simon and the post against which a Dembélé shot, which left the discouragement and defeated field.
France found faith in a cherki goal from the edge of the area. He controlled the ball and hit without dropping it. Unai Simon did not arrive and the French fans celebrated as if it were the draw. Vivian marked in his goal the third in France and the illusion grew between the French team, which touched The extension when Kolo Muani marked the room In the added time. Spain seemed to crumble for a moment, but on Sunday he will fight for a new title.