Spain Beat England, Wins and Becomes Champion for the Fourth Time in the Euro
Players of Spain celebrate with the trophy after the team won the UEFA EURO 2024 final soccer match between Spain and England, in Berlin, Germany. Photo: EFE/EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
July 14, 2024 Hour: 6:39 pm
The Spanish football team was crowned champion of Euro 2024 by beating England with a 2-1 win at the Olympic stadium in Berlin.
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The Spanish team proposed almost twice as many attacks as their rival, 60 to 31; he gave 250 more passes, 496 to 246; he handled possession 67 percent and finished five times in goal by the three of his opponent to conquer the title.
This is described by the official UEFA statistics on the match, which also indicate that the Spanish team proposed 15 shots for the nine of their opponent, with the aforementioned five and three goals; a route of 109.1 kilometers of the Spanish players by 108,6 of the English; and two stops from Unai Simon by three from Jordan Pickford.
Defeated Harry Kane captain of the English team said after losing his second consecutive final of the Euro, that it is “difficult” to express the feelings of the team, but remarked that “it will hurt a lot of time”, while advancing that Gareth Southgate will “take a while” to decide its continuity.
On the other hand Lamine Yamal, best young player of the Euro and great protagonist of the victory of the Spanish team, acknowledged that he did not know “what is made” the Spanish team, able not only to play well, but to overcome difficult moments and end up winning.
“When they have tied us it has become difficult, they have pressed us a lot, this team does not know what it is made of, we always end up winning”, he told the Spanish television channel TVE, who assured that he was “very happy” and that he had fulfilled “a dream”.
The victory has reached the Palacio de la Moncloa, headquarters of the Spanish executive, as the president of the government Pedro Sánchez has congratulated the team saying in his X account that “Thanks to @SEFutbol for a #EURO2024 for history. You have vibrated all Spain with your game” and ends with a CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPIONS!
Autor: ACJ
Fuente: EFE