Spain beat fan favourites 2-1 to go through to the finals of the 2024 Euros, the sinselating match came as a shock to many since France looked as the better team especially after Spain lost some of their key players in Dani Cavarjal who is suspended after getting to yellow cards earning him a straight red and Pedri having to seat down his last games due to an injury inflicted on him during the quarter finals against Germany, and to top it all of considering the fact that they eliminated Germany who are the host of the 2024 Euros therefore creating a tense environment for the Spanyards i.e they jeered at Marc Cucurella as they felt he prevented one of Jamal Musiala’s goal from finding the net due to his ‘handball’ which was ruled of as it was declared to be in an unnatural position therefore denying the German’s a penalty which could have probably been a chance for them to win the game and posibly even win the Euros at their own backyard which could’ve been the most ideal outcome to the hosts.
The game started of in the Frenchmens favour with Kolo Muani sliding in the first goal of the tournament through a beautiful header through Kylian Mbappe’s sumptuous cross just 9 minutes from kick off. But just 21 minutes into the competition the young sensation Lamine Yamal shifted the tide by creating a beautiful solo goal by driblling past two defenders and curving in his first goal for his country in a major european competition, rewriting history as the youngest person to score in men’s major tournament i.e beating the brazilian legend Pele who held the previous record during the 1958 World cup at just 17 years and 239days, the youngster also broke the record as the youngest scorer in a European Championship a record previously held by Swiss national Johan Vonlanthen.
This reignited the fire in the Los Rojos squad and they doubled their minutes later Dani Olmo delivered a beautiful low strike securing the lead on ‘les blues’ who failed to equalize. The Spanyards are now set to face either Denmark or England who are set to face each other later on today.
If Lamine Yamal and his team manage to win the 2024 Euros he might not only be on the cusp of breaking another record as the youngest player to win the cup but also regain Spains former glory as they are yet to win another major trophy since their remarkable campaign in the 2010 world cup. Moreover, winning the finals will secure ‘Los Rojos’ their second Euros since 2016 where they won their first trophy in the said competition.
As Lamine gradually fills the boots of his hero football legend Lionel Messi’s while Kylian Mbappe continues to shutter records as those of his mentor Christiano Ronaldo will these two prodigys spark the next greatest football rivalry every fanatic has been waiting for?