While the fans are still feeling a little sick to their stomachs over England's embarrassing and even a little ugly extra-time comeback. Spain used a 4-1 hearty reversal to defeat the big dark horse Georgia and advance to the quarterfinals strongly, finally not letting the fans who stayed up late stay up in vain.
In this European Cup, there are really few games that can be called pleasing to the eye, and in the case of the third place in the four groups, many strong teams have begun to play hard after ensuring the promotion situation, so that the excitement is not as good as the Copa America next door. But Spain were different, abandoning the ineffective passing style of the Qatar World Cup and instead setting off a storm of youth and restarting the winger era, with Nico and Yamal shining on the pitch. With three group games plus a knockout match, each of Spain's games has a refreshing feel that no other team has.
Against Georgia, even though Spain fell behind early in the 18th minute with an own goal, it felt like Spain was not panicking at all because their arsenal was too rich. Spain shot 35 shots on goal throughout the game, and the scoring methods included long-range shots, headers, single knives, and excellent transitions after high pressing. After four games, Spain's attacking talent, ability and creativity are unique. After the game, Spain set 6 records:
First, this is the first time in history that Spain has won the first four games in the history of the World Cup and the European Cup, and De la Fuente has become the first coach in the history of the Spanish team;
Second, the three-goal goal difference in the knockout round is the second largest margin for Spain since they entered the tournament, and the last two four-goal wins were 4-0 Italy in the 2012 Euro Championship final, and 5-1 victory over Denmark in the 1/8 final of the 1986 World Cup;
Thirdly, in the presence of Fabian Ruiz, Spain is unbeaten in 26 consecutive matches, with a record of 17 wins and 9 draws;
Fourth, Niko, who started the game and made a successful pass, made all 46 passes, and the 100% pass success rate became the first person in history since the technical statistics of the 1980 European Championship;
Fifth, the score of 4-1 created the largest margin of victory in the history of the European Cup;
Sixth, this is the sixth time Spain have reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship, and they are tied with Portugal for the most in history.
In addition, compared to England, who are also the favourites and quarter-finalists, Spain had 35 shots and 13 shots on target in this game, which is as many shots on target as England's four games combined.
In the next quarter-finals, Spain and old rivals Germany met in a narrow way. This match is regarded as an early final, after all, Spain has already shown its champions, and Germany as the host country has the right time and place. In the next West German war, Spain still has two historical records to break. First of all, Spain has never beaten the hosts in the World Cup and the European Championship in its history. Secondly, Spain have not beaten Germany away from home since 1935, can the 89-year-old shackle be broken by the younger generation of Spaniards? We'll see.