Spain beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals
STUTTGART ARENA — Never write off… oh, the Spanish actually. A knockout tie that ended in abject chaos, with supporters of both teams left yelping and gasping in turn, and seemed to be heading for penalties, was won by opportunism to take advantage of wretched marking.fight on, because and despite themselves and because of Mikel Merino’s majestic header. This may make them stronger. They were plenty strong already.
The combination of explicit physicality and at least one player every four minutes insisting that everyone around him calm down half did the trick. The key with Spain is not to limit their possession or their threat; these are pipe dreams. Instead, you limit the shots to outside the penalty area. If you really must allow them to be taken closer to goal, make sure it’s Morata that attempts them.
So it’s with some irony that Spain made exactly the same mistake. Much gets talked of England’s weakness at sitting back on a narrow lead and inviting pressure, but it’s entirely natural in high-profile matches because teams train to play in this one-dimensional format so often.
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