Under coach Didier Deschamps, France almost every time they opened the score, they controlled the match with pragmatism. However, Spain is very different from the opponents France has encountered. Coach Luis de la Fuente’s students still maintained the pressure and pace of play after conceding a goal, controlled the ball very well, gradually pushing the French defense back to their home field.

Then in the 21st minute, the brilliant moment of prodigy Lamine Yamal brought Spain back. The 16-year-old striker received the ball in the middle, managed it extremely quickly, then fixed his left foot beautifully at a distance of 25 meters, making goalkeeper Mike Maignan unable to save the ball even though he was flying as hard as he could. This goal brought Yamal into history, becoming the youngest player (16 years and 362 days) to score in the EURO finals. Just 4 minutes later, the French net shook again. From the situation where Spain attacked on the right side, Dani Olmo took the opportunity in the penalty area, received the ball neatly and accelerated past Aurelien Tchouameni. The Spanish striker shot a diagonal shot to subdue Maignan. In an attempt to retreat to clear the ball, Jules Kounde scored an own goal, putting Spain up 2-1.

Receiving 2 quick goals, France was forced to press forward. The ball was pushed to both sides for Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele to break through, but throughout the first half, Spain’s disciplined defense controlled the situation well. While Jesus Navas, the “secondary double” who replaced Dani Carvajal, locked down Mbappe, Marc Cucurella also played very stably to block Dembele. After the break, coach Deschamps adjusted France’s playing style. Edouardo Camavinga, Bradley Barcola and Antoine Griezmann entered the field in turn. France pushed the team higher and had a chance, but it was just… a chance, when “Les Bleus” was too dependent on Mbappe’s breakthrough ability. The striker born in 1998 was closely marked, in the context that France also lacked a backup plan.

For example, in the 75th minute, when winning the ball from the opponent’s feet, Camavinga released the ball just within range for Theo Hernandez, but the AC Milan defender cushioned the ball straight into the stands.

Even though they were in a position to protect the score, Spain still controlled the ball fluently, pushed the team up to exert proactive pressure, making it difficult for France to deploy their playing style.

Even when France sent Olivier Giroud on the field in the last minutes, Spain still effectively stopped the match to preserve the victory with a score of 2-1.

Defeating France, Spain reached the final of EURO 2024. Coach De la Fuente and his team’s opponent is the winning team in the match between England and the Netherlands.Spain beat France 2-1 thanks to goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo to appear in the EURO 2024 final.The competition between France and Spain in the semi-finals of EURO 2024 is an interesting encounter between the best defensive team, having only conceded 1 goal since the beginning of the tournament (France), and the most impressive attacking team, having scored up to 11 goals in 5 matches (Spain). France’s matches from the beginning of the tournament have always been goalless, while in the opposite direction, Spain is almost a guarantee of dedication when the last 2 matches of “La Furia Roja” had 7 goals scored.

Despite proactively playing counter-attack defense and playing closely at home, France suddenly scored the opening goal. In the 9th minute, in the first time after 4 matches… taking off his mask, Kylian Mbappe escaped at the bottom of the touchline, then crossed the ball perfectly for Randal Kolo Muani to jump high and head in to score the opening goal.