One of Spain's most impressive records was broken in their Euro 2024 opener against Croatia, despite earning a convincing 3-0 victory on Saturday. Goals from Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal were the difference as Spain got their European Championship campaign off to the best possible start. The approach of Spain manager Luis de la Fuente against Croatia saw his side work largely on the counter-attack in a startling change to the nation's famous tiki-taka tactics of possession-based build-up play. Spain head coach, De la Fuente, described heaped praise on the teenager after the match and hailed his 'incredible' ability at such a young age. 'They are young players, especially Lamine, he's a young boy, with incredible talent that only the chosen ones have,'he said.

Source: Metro June 16, 2024 20:55 UTC