For that Spanish national team There are no inconsequential matches. Even if it is true that before Swiss They had nothing at stake in qualifying, they were looking for a victory out of pure responsibility. This victory came in stoppage time and from the penalty spot, but no matter, the team had already won before, even if the scoreboard said otherwise.
And that’s it, Luis de la Fuente He turned the whole team against Switzerland. Even at halftime he changed goalkeepers, leaving Remiro on the bench and bring Robert Sanchez. He also debuted with Paredes, Samu and Pablo Barrios, while Married In his second match he played 90 minutes playing an excellent match. In short, Spain didn’t win, but that was the least they could do.
However, at the party Pedri Those who played the most catchy music were the Brian. First of all, Gil made it 2-1 and later Zaragoza gave the national team the victory with a penalty in stoppage time. Neither of them started, but they came out to shake things up. And it is also another demonstration of what this Spain is. Here, everyone adds up. They all count. They are all important.
Pedri, prophet in his country
Heliodoro Rodríguez López delivered to Pedri in the first minute of the match. They chanted his name over and over again, to the point of asking him to take a penalty which Morata gave him and which the Canarian missed. But it didn’t matter, his people continued to support him at every turn and his football was more than remarkable. He filtered out the passes that only he sees and touched the ball with superlative quality. At the time of the change, the whole stadium stood up to say goodbye to a player who never played in Tenerife, he played in Las Palmas, but they love him the same.
A perfect Spain
Spain beat Switzerland in a match where only reputation, honor and the responsibility of defending the European champion’s shield were at stake, but this victory also puts the finishing touches to a spectacular 2024 for the national team. The year in which the fourth European Championship in its history was won, but also in which it was won. Play brilliant football and without losing a single official match. Awesome.
The new generations are arriving
Paredes, Mingueza, Sumu and Pablo Barrios made their debuts for Spain against Switzerland in Tenerife. In addition, Casadó, who had already done so last Friday in Copenhagen, started against the Swiss team. Casadó and Mingueza had two great matches, while Paredes was able to do more in the Swiss goal.
Captain Morata
After half an hour of play, Ricardo Rodriguez touch Morata Inside the area, the Spanish captain fell to the ground and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty. It seemed pretty obvious. The striker collected the ball and headed towards the penalty spot, but hearing how the Tenerife fans started chanting the name of Pedri, who was playing on their island, he did not hesitate to give the blow to the Canary.
The Barcelona player failed and, ultimately, another islander, like Yérémy Pinoended up scoring after two denials, but Morata’s captain’s gesture was visible to all. And we must not forget that if he had scored this penalty, he would have equaled Fernando Torres as the third top scorer for the Spanish team.
Notes from Spain
- Alex Remiro: 7
- Mingueza: 7
- Cubarsi: 7
- Peredès: 5
- Grimaldo: 7
- Married: 8
- Fabian: 7
- Pedri: 7
- Yérémy Pino: 8
- Nico Williams: 7
- Morata: 7
- Robert Sanchez: 5
- Samou: 5
- Bryan Gil: 7
- Bryan Zaragoza: 7
- Pablo Barrios: 6
- From the Source: 6
