The celebration indicates routine, but the story exclaims Gesta! Spain, in the semifinals of a European for the fifth time in a row, what only the Sweden of Magnus Wilander chained at the end of the 20th century and the Croatia of Ivano Balic a few years later. Neither the Germany that trained Heiner Brand nor the almighty France dominated for so long. The streak raised the team among the best ever, but the party was modest. A huddle, some high fives, hugs and another huddle. It was the confirmation of the obvious: the only objective of the team is to revalidate the title of the 2018 European, any other result would be a disappointment, even a failure.

In the process before Belarus (28-37), in fact, Spain exaggerated that tranquility with which it manages the tournament towards more important meetings, at the really decisive moments. He didn't offer his best handball and he didn't need it either to win a team that was a threat of nine goals, rather than because of his arguments, because of the context.

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