This Sunday, Spain and England face each other in the final of Euro 2024. At the start of the match, La Roja has possession of the ball but the chances are rare. Follow the match live.
21:48 – Half time!
It’s half-time at the Olympiastadion in Berlin! François Letexier sends all the players back to the locker room in this Euro 2024 final.
21:47 – Foden stumbles on Simon
From the free-kick taken from the right, the ball is extended into the area and Phil Foden tackles. He finds Unai Simon in the path of the ball.
21:46 – Laporte hit
On the previous counter, Rodri hits Aymeric Laporte who remains on the ground for a few moments. The game finally resumes while there will be two minutes of added time.
21:44 – Carvajal taken
What a high recovery from Jude Bellingham on his club teammate, Dani Carvajal. The midfielder serves Harry Kane in front of the surface who shoots but it is blocked by Rodri. In the process, Nico Williams pushes Kyle Walker who gets a foul.
21:43 – Mainoo smarter
On the corner, Kobbie Mainoo found himself pressed at the opposite corner post by Fabian Ruiz but the young English midfielder saved a six-yarder.
21:42 – Guehi trapped
Launched into the English area, Alvaro Morata hooks Marc Guehi who wants to protect the ball but the Roja obtains a corner thanks to the tackle of its captain.
21:41 – The Norman anticipates
Kobbie Mainoo was pushed back by Bukayo Saka and tried a clever pass, but Robin Le Normand had seen it all. He intercepted and passed to Nico Williams, who ended up stalling.
21:39 – Williams taken
Served along the left touchline by Marc Cucurella, Nico Williams is taken by Kyle Walker. The English win the majority of the duels.
21:38 – The Spanish are pressing
The Spanish have the ball tonight but they are using it poorly. While the counter-pressing of La Roja is very effective thanks to superb defensive moves like Le Normand’s sliding tackle on Bellingham, there are too many offensive inaccuracies.
21:36 – Williams imprecise
The Spanish are not inspired in their attacking phases. After a sublime hook on Walker, Nico Williams crosses to the second post but there is no one. Six meters for Jordan Pickford.
21:35 – New corner
After a superb standing tackle by Luke Shaw on Lamine Yamal, the corner is extended by Marc Guehi who concedes another corner kick. Note that the Spaniards claimed a penalty for a foul by Declan Rice on Aymeric Laporte.
21:33 – Technical waste
In this first half hour of play, there were many technical inaccuracies in the passes and the positioning.
21:32 – The referee returns to the fault
Pressed by many Spaniards, Jude Bellingham keeps the ball before losing it. François Letexier finally returns to an initial fault.
21:31 – Yellow card for Olmo
In a duel with Declan Rice, Dani Olmo wants to take the ball blocked by the hand by the Englishman. The Spanish midfielder hits the right hip of the Englishman who remains on the ground. The number 10 of the Roja receives the second warning of the Euro 2024 final.
21:28 – Ruiz countered
Found in the heart of the game by Dani Carvajal, Fabian Ruiz beats Mainoo and tries his luck with his right but it is deflected. The ball ends up in Pickford’s gloves.
21:26 – Big sole, Kane warned
In the process, Harry Kane is unbalanced but he wants to recover the ball. He finally commits a sole on Fabian Ruiz, faster on the action. The captain receives the first yellow card of the match.
21:25 – Cucurella clears
Served by Kane, Luke Shaw gets the better of Carvajal and tries to find Bellingham who lets the ball slip. Cucurella clears the ball from his area.
21:24 – No cardboard
On the previous corner, Saka tried to counterattack but he was brought down by Dani Carvajal who did not take care of the ball. The right-back was not cautioned for this act of unplay.
21:23 – Yamal shows up
After a “gift” cross from Yamal for Pickford’s gloves, Rodri presses Phil Foden who loses the ball. Olmo passes to his young winger who crosses but it is deflected for a corner. The corner kick comes to nothing.
21:21 – The English are defending well!
If La Roja are occupying the English camp well, the Three Lions are defending well, as illustrated by this standing tackle from Kobbie Mainoo on Dani Olmo.
21:18 – Inaccurate pass
Jude Bellingham’s pass is imprecise for Luke Shaw. The Spaniards can restart.
21:15 – Laporte on the lookout
First offensive phase of the Three Lions and Saka finds Walker who had doubled. The full-back crosses but Laporte deflects it for a corner. The corner comes to nothing, pushed back by Rodri.
21:14 – Bellingham taken
After a good deflection from Foden, Jude Bellingham is caught by four Spanish players.
21:13 – The imprecise Norman
The corner is headed away by Rodri. The Norman tries the acrobatic recovery but it is not on target.
21:12 – Walker hit
On the previous action, Kyle Walker remains on the ground. The full-back seems to have been hit in the knee. He gets up after a few seconds.