On June 18, 2023, the Spanish team made history by winning in a breathtaking penalty shootout (4-5) its first UEFA Nations League after a titanic fight in the final held in Rotterdam (Netherlands) against Croatia by Luka Modric.
the red, in the direction of a Luis de la Fuente that relieved Luis Enrique Martinez, coach who paid for the massive failure that resulted in the early departure from the penalties against the Morocco within Qatar World Cup and won his first continental title in a decade.
From Euro 2012, the Spanish team has yet to taste the sweetness of victory. Four thousand and four days later, almost eleven years after the exhibition of Kyiv, reigned once again in the Old Continent.
The madridista Dani Carvajal recorded the last penalty of sudden death with a Launch of ‘Panenka’ after the Athletic goal, First Simon, the two stopped Major and Petkovic. The first title of ‘De la Fuente era’ It comes with a lot of suffering, but the success of Spainwho sought with more ardor for success than Croatiait is more than it should be.
In the first 45 minutes the game was closely contested, although the Spanish team carried the weight and had the best chances. In the second stage, Spain He continued to gain possession, but did not succeed in the defensive network of the Balkans.
By extension being in the air and better Spanish, Ansu Fati He is about to be avoided. But Perisic He denied his glory by taking his shot from under the sticks. The score remained unchanged (0-0) after extra time, but the merits achieved by Luis de la Fuente’s team were much higher than Zlatko Dalic.
Spain, who lost in the semifinals Italy (2-1) with an early goal from Yéremi Pino (3′) and another on the edge of the end of Joselu (88′), became the third champion of UEFA Nations League in 2023, join Portugal and France to have his name engraved on the trophy.
CROATIA
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SPAIN
Croatia: Livakovic, Juranovic (Stanisic, 112′), Sutalo, Erlic, Perisic, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic (Petkovic. 62′), Kramaric (Majer, 91′) and Ivanusec (Vlasic, 79′)
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TheSpain: Unai Simón, Jesús Navas (Carvaja.l 97′), Le Normand (Nacho, 78′), Laporte, Jordi Alba, Rodrigo Hernández, Fabián (Mikel Merino, 78′), Gavi (Dani Olmo, 87′), Marco Asensio , Yeremy (Ansu Fati, 66′) and Morata (Joselu, 66′)
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The objectives: nothing
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ThePenalties (4-5): 1-0 Vlasic, goal; 1-1 Joselu, goal; 2-1 Brozovic, goal; 2-2 Rodrigo Hernández, goal, 3-2 Modric, goal; 3-3 Mikel Merino, goal; 3-3 Majer, for Unai Simón; 4-3 Marco Asensio, goal; 4-4 Perisic, goal; 4-4 Laporte, on the crossbar; 4-4 Petkovic, for Unai Simón; 4-5 Carvajal, goal
The
TheReferee: Happy Zwayer (Germany). He showed yellow cards to Gavi (81′), Nacho (96′) and Rodrigo Hernández (97′) from Spain and Petkovic (92′) from Croatia
The
Incidents: The final of the Nations League was played at the ‘De Kuip’ Stadium (Feyenoord), with full seats (41,500 spectators). The president of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, presented the captain of the Spanish team, Jordi Alba, with the champion trophy.
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Source: La Verdad
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