The grand final of Euro 2024 is Spain - England. The match in Berlin is tonight at 22:00 Bulgarian time. England failed three years ago to challenge for the trophy at home, at Wembley, and now they will try to bring the trophy back "home", as the popular refrain goes. The Spaniards have missed only two European finals after winning two in a row in 2008 and 2012.
Almost no one put De La Fuente's selection among the big favorites for the trophy. Previously, England was considered the team with the greatest chances of success and here it is in the final. However, many feel that the Three Lions should not have even made it out of the group stage with the ugly football and luck that has befallen them.
Spain are really performing well and were the better team in every match. Even against Germany. France was overcome in the semi-finals, and in the groups the team also played with teams such as Italy and Croatia. At the same time, England's opponents were, in theory, lighter, with Slovakia, Switzerland and the Netherlands dumped out in the eliminations. In each of the matches, the team was fortunate to score a late decisive goal.
With what has been shown so far in the tournament, Spain are deserved favorites to succeed, but it overlooks the fact that everyone has defended very carefully against Southgate's selection so far, and in the final, the more attacking team is expected to be De la Fuente's. Against a slightly more open opponent, we saw that England can be attractive in attack, playing a great first half against the Netherlands and waiting for the right moment to strike in the second.
For the first time, the two teams will challenge each other for a trophy, with England the eventual winners of the only two matches at the European Championship. In 2018, the opponents exchanged one away win in the Nations League tournament, with these being the last two matches of the rivalry. | BGNES
