Spain needed extra time to defeat Germany 2-1 in the Euro Cup, which marked the first time that ‘Die Mannschaft’ fell in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The ‘Red’ started with high pressure, just as Georgia did against them, seeking to suffocate the Teutons and achieved it during the first minutes of the match.
At 8′ Toni Kroos tried to stop Pedri and managed to do so, although with a strong tackle that ended up injuring the midfielder.
Neither team wanted to risk too much and they had very timid arrivals, especially from the forwards. In contrast, the full-backs were very active, with Joshua Kimmich and Dani Carvajal shining above the rest.
Kai Havertz and Álvaro Morata were unable to create any dangerous opportunities and the match turned into a fierce fight in midfield, but there was nothing for anyone.
In the complement, Julian Nagelsmann He made adjustments in attack, bringing in Florian Wirtz; while Luis de la Fuente preferred to move the defense, bringing out Robin Le Normand for Nacho.
Spain pressed again and the effort paid off in the 51st minute, when Lamine Yamal passed to Dani Olmo so that he could break it from the right and make it 1-0.
The Germans did not give up and searched incessantly for an equalizer, meanwhile, de la Fuente decided to replace Williams and Yamal.
Germany was constantly searching for an equalizer, especially on the flanks, and it was through that channel that they achieved the tie, in the 89th minute.
Kimmich served as a header to Wirtz, who without thinking took a right cross that ended up in the back of the net and, with this, managed to extend the match.
Florian Wirtz forces extra time
In the first extra time, the locals had more opportunities to score the second goal, but Unai Simón managed to neutralize each of them.
In the second, the tone of the match did not change, in fact the Germans asked for a penalty after the ball crashed into Cucurella’s boat, but the VAR considered that it was attached to the body.
The penalties to define the match were beginning to appear, but Olmo appeared again, this time with a perfect cross that Mikel Merino headed perfectly to beat Manuel Neuer and put Spain ahead again in the 119th minute.
‘Die Mannschaft’ did not give up and tried to equalize the score again, but without success.
Dani Carvajal was sent off at 120+5′ after cutting off an advance by Jamal Musiala; In any case, the center back already knew that he would miss the semifinal due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Now, Spain will face the winner of the duel between France and Portugal.
Mikel Merino reached higher than ever and gave the pass to Spain
