In the fourth game of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, Lenormand owned, Rodri, Ruiz, Williams and Olmo scored, Spain defeated Georgia 4:1 and became the fourth team to enter the quarterfinals of this European Cup. Georgia, ranked 74th in the world, is the biggest dark horse in this European Championship so far, and if it can lead the Spanish team for a while, it can be regarded as leaving with its head held high.
In the group stage, Spain won three consecutive victories in the group of death and advanced to the round of 16, while Georgia defeated Portugal 2-0 in the final round to secure a thrilling place in the round of 16. In terms of the history of the two teams, in the last seven meetings, Spain has a 6-1 advantage, and in last season's European Championship qualifiers, Spain defeated Georgia twice, and even played a 7:1 victory away.
In the first half of the game, the Spanish team occupied an absolute advantage in possession, continuously creating corner kick opportunities to head the goal, when Spain was besieging, in the 18th minute, Georgia made a quick counterattack, Kakabadze crossed from the right, Kvaratskhelia grabbed a point in the middle to cause Lenormand to score an own goal, Georgia led 1:0.
Falling behind, Spain launched a frantic attack to try to equalise before half-time, Ruiz fired a powerful shot from inside the box, the ball was saved by Mamardashvili, Georgia counter-attacked, Mikataze rushed down in the box, the referee did not think it was a penalty. Williams' volley from the left side of the box was again saved by Mamardashvili. In the 39th minute, the Spanish team continued to attack, and Rodri scored with a long shot from the top of the arc of the penalty area, and Spain equalized 1:1.
In the second half of the game, in the 51st minute, Yamal's set-piece was saved, and then two offensive opportunities, Yamal sent another cross from the left, Ruiz scored with a header from the back point, Spain overtook the score 2:1, and the 16-year-old Yamal sent another assist, and his performance in this European Cup amazed the fans.
Georgia still had a chance to equalize, Siteshvili burst into the box on the left, but unfortunately a shot was missed, and Yamal made an own goal, which was blown invalid because of the offside position first! Then Williams ran long with the ball, burst into the box on the left and burst into the goal, Spain extended their lead 3-1, which was more reassuring. Substitute Olmo scored with a low shot from inside the penalty area, and Spain sealed the win 4-1.
At full-time, Spain played like crazy, with 77% possession, 31 shots on goal and 12 on target, with Mamardashvili making eight good saves. For Spain, Fabian Ruiz and Williams were the brightest players on the pitch with both passers.