Euro 2024, quarter-final: after a breathtaking match, Spain eliminates Germany at home

Dani Olmo au duel avec Toni Kroos, lors du quart de finale Espagne-Allemagne. MAXPPP – ANNA SZILAGYI

L’Espagne est venue à bout de l’Allemagne (2-1) ce vendredi 5 juillet en quart de finale de l’Euro, grâce à un but à la 118e dans les prolongations.

What a scenario in Stuttgart! For the first shock of the quarter-finals of this Euro 2024, pitting Spain against the German host, the tension was at its height. And it was finally thanks to a perfect header from Mikel Merino in extra time that Spain eliminated the Mannschaft (2-1). The Hispanics are now waiting for the winner of France-Portugal to find out their opponent in the semi-final.

Wirtz had thought about doing the hard part

The meeting was animated by constant intensity, embodied by the aggressiveness, sometimes bordering on it, of Toni Kroos. But the first period, despite several clear chances, ended 0-0.

So it was in the second act that everything was decided. The Spaniards thought they could do the hard part by opening the score in the 51st minute, through midfielder Dani Olmo.

But at the very end of the match, everything changed. The home fans held their breath. The Mannschaft pushed and pushed. And it's finally Florian Wirtz, in the 89th minute, who takes the ball back into the penalty area at close range, leaving the Spanish goalkeeper helpless.

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The award came after extra time, thanks to a magnificent header from Mikel Merino. The Germans had two chances to come back, in vain.