Spain have been hit by a major injury blow ahead of the second half of their Euro 2024 final against England.
, widely regarded among the best midfielders in the world, was deemed not fit enough to feature in the second period.did not seem deterred by the substitution of their talisman however, scoring the game's opener minutes into the second half, courtesy of Nico Williams.
He said: “The heartbeat of this Spanish team is Rodri. He is similar to one of the very, very best players I played against in my career, Sergio Busquets. Except Rodri is probably better going forward.and he gets Spain playing. England can’t give him that time on the ball, because if he gets it he can hurt you and dictate the game.”Nevertheless their was fighting talk from Kyle Walker before the game, who claimed he knew weaknesses in Rodri's game that could be exploited.
"He's a great player, and he controls the game and dictates the game at his own pace as I know at club level," Walker told"But we've seen video clips , I know him first and foremost, there's weaknesses in everyone's game. No one's the perfect article. "But we need to try and exploit those weaknesses as best as we can and get the players that we have in dangerous areas to go and make sure that they can go score.
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