On July 1, Beijing time, the knockout round of the European Cup continued, and Georgia, ranked 74th in the world, challenged Spain, ranked 8th, in the 1/8 finals. Lenormand set himself up for an own goal, Spain scored four goals in a row to achieve a big reversal after falling behind 0-1, and the dark horse Georgia was out, so far four places have been determined in the quarterfinals, namely Spain VS Germany and England PK Switzerland.
Spain had complete control of the ball in the opening stages, and Pedri's shot was confiscated and Laporte's header was deflected. The Georgian defence was particularly solid, with goalkeeper Mamardashvili making a series of saves, and they withstood the onslaught to seize the transition, and in the 18th minute, a cross from the side found Kvaratskhelia to steal the spot, and Lenormand cleared it and it was an own goal in his own goal.
Spain, which was behind, adjusted its state and reorganized its attack, Ruiz's volley was firmly held by the goalkeeper, but its own defense was not very stable when it encountered the opponent's sharp counterattack, but fortunately it was in time and did not repeat the mistakes of the past. In the 39th minute of the game, Williams returned the ball and Rodri's trademark volley from the top of the arc scored to the ground, so that the two teams drew 1-1 at half-time.
In the 51st minute, the 16-year-old Yamal accurately picked the pass and guided, and Ruiz, who was in front of him, understood the header and scored the goal, and Spain achieved the score overtake, and then the manager made personnel changes, and Olmo came off the bench to replace Pedri.
Now the pressure is on Georgia, the once defensiveness is no longer effective, they must attack, of course, such a choice is both risk and benefit, Siteshvili counterattack good opportunity unfortunately deflected. Spain continued to deploy their players, and the team played more patiently, Yamal's attack from a tight angle created an own goal but was blown offside, and Williams scored hard in the 75th minute to basically seal the victory.
In the 83rd minute of the final stage, the substitute players connected to completely end the suspense, Oyarzabal sent an assist, and Olmo moved at the top of the arc to dodge the angle and push the ball in, and Spain defeated Georgia 4-1 to enter the quarterfinals.