Luis de la Fuente spoke to OKDIARIO in the Las Rozas Football City and he did not hesitate to reveal what was the most special moment he experienced between the months of June and July in Germany. Spain won the European Cup brilliantly and left a great number of moments in history, but the most special for the captain of the national team was the goal of Mikel Merinos against Germany in the quarter-finals.
“I will stick to the goal of Mikel Merinos. We beat history. At another time it would have been the other way around, but we showed a winning mentality. “I think it was the most important moment of the tournament,” he said. Luis de la Fuente in exclusive statements for OKDIARIO.
The goal of Mikel Merinos It was a before and after for Spain. After taking the lead at the start of the second half thanks to a goal from Daniel Olmoin the final stretch of the match Germany He managed to equalize to force an extra time where everything was against the Spanish team.
Luis de la Fuente had taken the risky position of deleting Lamine Yamal And Nicolas Williamswhich had left the Spanish attack very diminished. At the same time, Germany advanced with the support of a packed stadium and an entire country that dreamed of winning the European Championship on their home turf. But then, when it seemed that qualification for the semi-final would be decided on penalties, Dani Olmo delivered a perfect cross and Mikel Merinos He got up to head a ball that ended up kissing the nets defended by New.
This moment, for what it meant Spain, Reaching the semi-finals and, for the first time, beating a host in the final phase of a major tournament was the most special moment for Luis de la Fuente in the European Cup.
