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There are moments that define a footballer’s career. It is too early to take chances, but what Nico Williams did in Germany is enough for Barça to manage as best they can and first thing in the morning they will deposit the 58 million euros of the termination clause they have on him.

The panther of the national team is the lost treasure that La Roja has been searching for for so long. He, and also Lamine Yamal, with a partnership that they both formed and aims to give and will give more joy to Spain. Because they are both like that in football, with a smile on their face. They dance with the ball, make music while dribbling and dazzle the fans. They are one of the players worth paying the entrance fee for.

The test was certain for Nico. It comes off a cautious semifinal against France, but with a nation’s confidence intact after what it showed in the rest of the Euro Cup. Walker was in front and he didn’t flinch. Lezama’s puppy has the mind of a king of the jungle. It’s time to step forward, howl in a unique setting like the final in Berlin and it’s really scary. Williams started, stopped, scored and, most importantly, scored.

It appeared when doubts could plague most Spanish fans, just after the break and with Rodri, Euro MVP, injured and unable to enter the field. La Roja have lost that support that could have let them live down to the wire, but the society that made Spain happy has re-emerged, with the unique power of youth, to break the bank. Lamine finds Nico and Nico, with ice in his veins, crosses him to defeat Pickford as only the chosen do. On his left foot, the least good.

There are some in other countries who may not know the youngest Williams. Now it is recognized all over the world. His future has not yet been decided, whatever step he takes is right, because the important thing is not to lose that smile that makes him different. The nerve that makes him unpredictable. The talent that becomes generational.

Soccer owes this to Oyarzabal

It should be Mikel Oyarzabal. The script was written before it happened. Secondary actor, soldier of Luis de la Fuente and, now, hero of an entire country. A goal in the final moments to put Spain at the top of the Euro Cup winners’ table alone and, frankly, a story that football owes them.

In 2022, Real Sociedad experienced its darkest moment. A torn cruciate ligament stopped one of the most prodigious talents in national football in its tracks. He went down at the 2022 World Cup, missed out, and things didn’t seem to go well with his recovery, which was more expensive than usual.

Some questioned his presence in the National Team. Not From the Source. “I know the best about Spanish football,” he is right. Not even with his unwavering faith in Oyarzabal. Someone I knew very well. In all less. And yes, at the Olympic Games. Because Mikel didn’t have the score in the first final. Then he did it in Japan, although that time it didn’t help him win a title because Brazil won in extra time.

Life always gives a second chance, and Oyarzabal will not waste it. It doesn’t matter if he is Álvaro Morata’s permanent replacement, it doesn’t matter if some didn’t understand that when Joselu was there. He has a mission. And that’s how he made his goal, played with Cucurella, received the ball again and with a first touch scored his first goal in the Euro Cup, one that has already gone down in history.