Spain – England: each team scores a goal in the match/UN

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Our prediction: Spain – England: each team will score a goal in the match/UN

14.07.2024 21:00

Spanish beauty or English expediency? The Euros will culminate in Berlin on Sunday with a final of two different styles of play.

La Roja are celebrating their success in Germany with an attractive game that combines experience with the predatory youth represented by the elusive Yamal-Williams pair of wingers. It won’t be a surprise if Yamal (1+3) takes the prize for the best player of the tournament, and he will be seventeen in the final. However, captain Alvaro Morato and three-goal Dani Olmo, who has fitted in perfectly after the early quarter-final injury to Pedri, are also playing an excellent championship.

But the Spaniards also have their weaknesses, after three games with a clean sheet in the group of death, they scored first in all three playoff duels, in the eighth-final against Georgia (4-1) and in the semi-final against France (2-1) and had to turn the result around. Carvajal and Le Normade, who stood out in the semi-final because of cards, will solidify the defence in the final. Carvajal’s return is especially welcome, the veteran Navas on the right flank is no longer up to speed.

England have a couple of flops in the line-up, but they are playing with the handbrake on at the championship and the team, led by coach Gareth Southgate, is taking criticism from all sides. Albion have rarely thrown away their inhibitions, but then it has been worth it. England have reached the final of a major tournament for the third time, but for the first time outside Britain. They were also the first country to lose 0-1 in all three play-off matches.

In doing so, Southgate harnessed the offensive power of the bench that helped lead to all three turnovers. Toney assisted on Kane’s winning goal in extra time of the eight-final against Slovakia (2-1), a trio of substitutes contributed to ending England’s penalty curse in major tournaments in the quarter-final against Switzerland (1-1), and Palmer and Watkins provided the advancing goal in the semi-final set-up against the Netherlands (2-1).

What to bet on:

The final would benefit from an early goal, but in any case Spain will not back down from their offensive style even in the gold medal match. England will not be able to break through to the title and will also need to score. Both teams will score as in the last two duels in the Nations League, when each won away – Spain 2-1, England 3-2.

Confidence:

7/10

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