On July 6, Beijing time, the knockout round of the European Cup was hot, and the host Germany in the quarterfinals faced Spain, ranked 8th in the world. Olmo passed, Wirtz equalized in regular time, Merino scored in the 119th minute of extra time, and Spain advanced to the semifinals in a thrilling way; The host collapsed with a bang and was unfortunately eliminated.
At the beginning of the game, Spain launched a fast attack, Williams played the ball on the wing, Morata in the box carried the defensive back pass, and Pedri's low shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. The midfielders of both teams were locked in fierce battles, with a succession of downfalls, and just eight minutes after Pedri was injured and unable to be replaced by Olmo, which proved that the process will be extremely difficult.
The two sides were locked in a tug-of-war, with Yamal shooting straight wide from a free-kick tactic, Havertz and Laporte having their shots cleared in succession, and you went back and forth to show an evenly matched situation. The strong physical confrontation was extremely costly, and the transition foul caused the process to be a little fragmented, and it was impossible to get a good chance, and there was no doubt that it would be a continuous battle, and there was no doubt that it would be a blank draw at half-time.
Entering the second half, both teams made changes to their line-ups, with Spain replacing Lenormand with Nacho and Lenovo, while Germany opted for Leroy Sane and Emre Can and Wirtz and Andrich came off the bench. In the 51st minute of the game, Yamal sent a second pass, and Olmo understood that he would follow up and push the ball into the goal to break the deadlock.
The backward Germany gradually couldn't sit still, and continued to deploy troops to try to change the decline, the secret weapon Phil Krueger was ordered to be in danger, the team was obviously strengthened to continue to press, Wirtz tried to hit the goal to change the line out of the bottom line, Andrich's high-quality long-range shot was saved, and the futility made them appear more impatient, which is not good news, and must calm down to avoid self-chaos.
Unexpectedly, in the 89th minute, Kimmich's header in the penalty area grabbed a point and assisted him, and Wirtz volleyed into the inside of the neutral post to equalize, which brought the Germans back from the brink of elimination, and drew 1-1 in 90 minutes of regular time. Extra time intensified, with Merino receiving an assist from Olmo in the 119th minute to complete the stunner, and Phil Krueger was close to equalizing in the final moments.
The scoreline remained unchanged for the rest of the tournament, with Spain beating Germany 2-1 to reach the semi-finals of the European Championships, where they are unbeaten on a five-game winning streak and will face the winner of Portugal and France in the semi-finals.