The knockout rounds of the European Championship continue, and the tournament favourites Spain face the challenge of the dark horse Georgia. After conceding a goal first, the Spanish team did not panic at all, and with a crazy counterattack in the second half, they defeated the Georgian team 4-1 and successfully got a ticket to the top 8!
As the only team to win all of their games in the group stage, Spain have only one goal in this European Cup, which is to regain the long-lost Delaunay Cup and bring the team back to the top! The opponent of the Spanish team in the 1/8 finals is the Georgian team that advanced to the upset.
Despite playing in the European Championship for the first time, Georgia surprised fans around the world by beating Portugal in the final round of the group stage to reach the round of 16 with the best four finishes in their group. Many German fans are also waiting to see if Georgia can pull off another miracle to keep Spain out of the last eight. And the trend of the game once made everyone see the hope of the Georgian team's upset.
In the 18th minute, Georgia played a sharp counterattack, Kakabadze sent a precise cross from the right, and Spanish central defender Lenormand made a mistake under the pressure of Kovaratskhelia, accidentally touched the ball into his own goal, and Georgia was lucky to take a 1-0 lead! This goal was also the only highlight moment of the Georgian team's game, and the subsequent game was completely reduced to the Spanish team's half-court offensive and defensive drills.
Before the end of the half, Nico returned to the top of the arc on the left side, and the follow-up Rodri directly chose a long shot after winning the ball, and the ball flew into the dead corner of the goal against the turf, 1-1! Spain managed to equalize!
In the 50th minute, Yamal assisted Fabian to complete the goal and help the Spanish team reverse the score. Then, in the 75th minute, the goal-scorer Fabian sent a penetrating and accurate long pass in the backfield, and Nico broke through to the penalty area and blasted the goal at a small angle after winning the ball, 3-1! Spain sealed the win! In the last moments of the game, substitute striker Olmo scored the icing on the cake, and in the end, the Spanish team defeated Georgia 4-1 and easily advanced to the top 8!
According to the schedule, in the next 1/4 finals, the Spanish team and the German team will meet in advance. These two teams are the favorites to win this European Cup, so this game is also praised by many fans as the final in advance. In this regard, Dong Lu, a well-known football commentator, said in his live broadcast that the German team has a natural restraint attribute for the Spanish team, so he believes that the host German team will eliminate the Spanish team and march into the semi-finals!
Looking back at the head-to-head records of the two teams in recent years, the Spanish team actually has an absolute advantage, I don't know if Dong Lu's prediction will be slapped in the face?