Seville (Spain) (AFP)

"Historical", "an exhibition": after the very large victory against Germany on Tuesday (6-0) to reach the last four of the League of Nations, Spain is seduced by the project of coach Luis Enrique, who puts in light of its promising youth, seven months from the Euro.

Luis Enrique won his bet: criticized for the lack of results after having profoundly redesigned and rejuvenated La Roja, the technician affixed a large exclamation point to his project against the Mannschaft, to end up rallying a whole country to his cause .

Returned to the bench of Spain a year ago (November 19, 2019) after the death of his daughter Xana (at 9 years of age from bone cancer), Luis Enrique took over a winning team. , yes, but without a game identity.

Roberto Moreno, his ex-right arm and friend, had managed to qualify La Roja for the Euro during his interim, but had not managed to seduce on the merits.

Quite the opposite of "Lucho": since his return, Spain has won less (3 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss), but more convincing.

- Torres, "great magician" -

A breath of fresh air that reassures the Spaniards, before the Euro (June 11-July 11).

Because the group of 23 players convened for this last international window of 2020 has no less than 16 players under the age of 25.

Without counting the prodigy of FC Barcelona Ansu Fati (18 years old), injured in the left knee and absent until the spring.

And among them, two young men under twenty, Manchester City players Eric Garcia (19) and Ferran Torres (20), both of whom shone on Tuesday in Seville.

Garcia replaced captain Sergio Ramos at short notice (41st), when the latter had to leave the lawn grimacing, victim of "acute muscle discomfort in the right femoral biceps", according to the Spanish Federation.

And what about Torres's dream night?

The young winger, trained in Valencia, scored the first hat-trick of his professional career Tuesday night (33rd, 55th, 72nd), which is more in the jersey of La Roja, and inflated his total of goals in the national team to 4 goals. in 7 selections, to prove his coach right.

"Ferran Torres was the great magician of an evening filled with art and craft," journalist Tomas Roncero praised in Spanish newspaper As on Wednesday.

His association with Ansu Fati on the front of the Spanish attack, in competition with the very promising Dani Olmo, Mikel Oyarzabal, Adama Traoré or even Marco Asensio, is already dreaming.

- "New momentum" -

And the festival offered by this Spanish youth in Seville enchanted the national press, who amply savored this historic success (the Mannschaft had not lost a match by six goals since 1931 against Austria, 6-0) .

"Historic exhibition!", "Memorable tidal wave", headlined Marca, the best-selling daily in Spain, on its front page on Wednesday.

"Historic thrashing", celebrated As. "The exciting spectacle of La Roja is a total boost for Luis Enrique's project for the next Euro", summarized the Catalan newspaper Sport.

"I was optimistic with what I saw, and still, there are players on the side who can bring us things. I hope this victory will be a new impetus," said the former Barça technician at a post-match press conference on Tuesday evening.

"Luis Enrique has proven to us, the skeptics, that his path leads to a goal: to play as they played yesterday," renowned Spanish journalist and observer Alfredo Relaño approved in As on Wednesday.

Are we witnessing the rebirth of the illustrious Spanish team, author of the Euro-Mondial-Euro treble in 2008, 2010, 2012?

Response to the Euro in seven months, then to the "Final four" of the League of Nations, where the Roja will be able to meet the Blues.

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