In the 4th 1/4 finals of the European Championship that ended in the early morning of July 1, Beijing time, Spain, the favorite to win the championship, defeated the dark horse Georgia 4-1, successfully advanced to the top 8, and successfully met with the German team.
In the group stage, Spain won 3 games and 3 wins, and was the only team of 24 teams to win all of them and conceded 0 goals. In the 1/8 finals, Spain met Georgia, a newcomer to the European Championship. The latter miraculously qualified with a shock 2-0 victory over Portugal in the final round of the group stage. And in this game, they also brought a lot of impact to Spain.
Just 18 minutes into the game, Georgia unexpectedly took the lead with an own goal from Lenormand. This is also the first goal conceded by Spain in this European Cup. In the critical moment, Manchester City's iron Rodri stepped up for Spain, and he blasted a close ball to help the team equalize the score.
In the 51st minute, Spain successfully overtook the team, Barcelona genius Yamal sent an assist, and Fabian Luiz, who is in hot form in this European Cup, scored with a header. In the 75th minute, the 21-year-old genius Nico Williams blasted and finally scored his first goal in the European Championship to help Spain extend its advantage. Subsequently, substitute Olmo also contributed to the world wave to seal the victory. In the end, Spain successfully reversed 4-1 to advance to the round of 8.
According to statistics, Spain shot 35 shots and 13 shots on target in this campaign, while Georgia had 4 shots and 0 shots on target, and Spain's promotion was well deserved. This is also the second consecutive European Championship in which Spain has reached the last eight, and four of the last five European Championships have achieved this achievement. Spain remains one of the most consistent teams in the European Championships.
After reaching the last eight, Spain will face hosts Germany. The two teams scored 9 and 10 goals respectively, and the two best teams in this European Championship unfortunately met in advance, which can be called the final of this European Championship in advance. It is foreseeable that whoever of the two teams can advance to the top 4 will be strong contenders for the championship this time.