After the golden age of tiki-taka, European football is set for another Spanish spring. The young team of Spain, who were not ready to change their football strategy with the times, won the final entry by defeating the strong France in the semi-finals. Despite the absence of young midfield magician Pedri, Lamin Yamal and Nico Williams were seen as dangerous horses in front of the French goal at the Allianz Arena stadium.

The French could not have foreseen the impending danger as they celebrated their first goal in the 9th minute. After taking the lead, Spain gave two goals in four minutes to France, who switched to defensive football. After falling behind, the entire French line shook Spain, but everything was wasted due to the defense. Spain’s goal scorers are Lamine Yamal in the 21st minute and Dani Olmo in the 25th minute. 16-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score a goal in the history of the Euro Cup.

Hit back

In the fifth minute of the match, Spanish player Fabian Ruiz’s goal attempt headed over Lamine Yamal’s cross went over the bar. Immediately after, Mbappe’s goal was removed from Kolo Muani’s pass. But Spanish defender Navas cleared this. Before Spain got into the heat of the match, France had netted. France’s goal came from a pass given by French captain Mbappe from outside the box. Goalie Unai Simon could only look on when Muani headed the ball into the Spanish net.

In the 18th minute, Kylian Mbappé’s rapid progress in front of the Spanish goal was stopped by the defense. But Spain’s 16-year-old Lamin Yamal shook France in the 21st minute. Yamal’s wonder kick from outside the box over the French defenders. French goalie Mick Magnan jumped high, but the ball hit France’s post and found the back of the net. After scoring the equalizing goal, more powerful attacks were unleashed by the Spanish forward line.

Spain took the lead in the 25th minute before the shock of the first goal went to France. Dani Olmo’s kick from the France box hit the foot of French player Jules Conte and went into his own net. This is Olmo’s third goal in the Euro Cup. Spanish fans rocked the gallery. The chest-beating French players accelerated their attacks. But the rough defense of Spain was knocked out. In the 40th minute, Spanish star Nico Williams made a pass to Lamin Yamal after a counter attack. The star’s shot missed the target. The French goalie Mick Magnan caught the ball in the ensuing corner. With this, Spain is ahead in the first half. Score 2–1.

Goalless second half

At the beginning of the second half, the counter attack by the Spanish player Nico Williams with the ball was saved by the French goalie. The goal opportunity was lost when Williams did not get the ball again. In the 52nd minute, Mbappe’s pass aimed at Ousmane Dembele was caught by the Spanish goalie. But at the beginning of the second half, the French forward line managed to constantly shake Spain. In the 54th minute, French player Chomeini headed the ball from the corner, but it went straight into the hands of goalie Unai Simon.

In the second half, Jesus Navas was withdrawn and Spain brought on Vivian. France made three changes to the team with the aim of scoring a goal. Kamavinka, Antoine Griezmann and Bradley Barkola came on in the second half. In the 61st minute, Mbappe’s goal attempt from Dembele’s cross was defeated by the Spanish goalie. Later, the Spanish players focused on playing with the ball rather than advancing. France continued to press forward in an attempt to equalize.

In the 82nd minute, a smashing shot by Lamine Yamal did not threaten France Post by a slight difference. In the 76th minute, the French player Hernandez’s goal attempt went over the bar. In the second half, the game was stopped for a few minutes when the Spanish player Laporte got injured and fell on the ground. In the 86th minute, Mbappe’s powerful kick, which rushed to the Spanish box with the ball, did not reach the target. In the 88th minute, Eduardo Kamavinka received a yellow card for a foul on the Spaniard Curcurela. Five minutes of extra time were allowed for the second half. This time, France tried to exert pressure, but to no avail. Spain finally made it to the final with a 2–1 victory.