Spain 2-1 France: Euro 2024 semi-final – as it happened
Randal Kolo Muani put France ahead, but fantastic goals from Dani Olmo and 16-year-old Lamine Yamal sent Spain into a final against England or Netherlands
So where is the game? Spain will look to pick holes in the france back four, looking to feed balls in behind for Olmo, Morata and the wingers. But they’ll also be looking to move it side to side, quickly, to get those wingers one-on-one with their full-backs. And from there, they’ll look to zip balls across the box for Morata, or go for goal themselves.
“Dinner over, coffee at hand, TV on, bring it on....” says Krishnamoorthy V. “Am supporting Spain today as I did in 2010 simply because Didier insulted the whole watching world with the statement ‘if it is boring go watch something else’. Hubris comes before the fall and I shall celebrate the fall tonight.”
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