The Spanish team in their historic match against Germany, in Sevilla on November 17, 2020. -
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The League of Nations is a football competition which is played at 22, with a ball, but which can end with a score of….
tennis.
Tuesday in Seville, we simply experienced the most severe defeat of post-war Germany.
Spain handed the Mannschaft a historic 6-0.
It is indeed necessary to turn pages of history books to find a trace of such a gap: in 1931 during a friendly match against Austria, the Germans left the field with the same result.
A hat-trick from Ferran Torres
In a closed-door stadium, La Roja came out of their apathetic state of recent weeks - only one victory in the last five games, to inflict on Germany their first loss since September 6, 2019. Two heads from corners of Alvaro Morata (17th) and Rodri (37th), a magnificent hat-trick from young Manchester City winger (20) Ferran Torres (33rd, 55th, 72nd) and a final achievement from Mikel Oyarzabal (89th) allowed the team of Luis Enrique to get a ticket to the semi-finals.
Aggressive, enterprising, the most beautiful team in Spain for years has put the defensive concerns of the Mannschaft in the spotlight: in the axis or on the sides, the curtain Matthias Ginter - Niklas Süle (replaced by Jonathan Tah at the break ) - Robin Koch - Philipp Max offered boulevards to the quartet of Spanish strikers Morata, Torres, Koke and Dani Olmo.
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¿Queréis saber cómo han celebrado los jugadores de la @SeFutbol el pase a la Final Four?
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- Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) November 17, 2020
The outcome of the match is undoubtedly: two small strikes, including one off target, German side, against 22, including 8 on target, Iberian side.
And the fourth Spanish goal makes this observation even more glaring: after a very rapid recovery and transition, the Spaniards find themselves three against the only Max to conclude.
Ferran Torres, alone, has plenty of time to adjust Manuel Neuer.
The Germans have already given up.
A "black evening"
" It hurts.
We did not gain the upper hand defensively, they showed us how to run, how to defend, ”reacted Toni Kroos, Real Madrid midfielder, at the microphone of the German channel ARD at the final whistle.
“Nothing worked,” finally summed up coach Joachim Löw, referring to a “dark evening”.
On the Spanish side, Luis Enrique can smile: he who made the bet to profoundly revamp and dust off this Roja since his return to the bench in the summer of 2019 has seen his choices bear fruit.
“Our objective was to reach the 'final four', we reached it.
And I hope that this victory will be a new impetus ”, wished the coach.
The only downside of the evening for Spain: the muscular injury of the Sevilla Betis defensive midfielder Sergio Canales and especially that of the captain and central defender of Real Madrid Sergio Ramos.
With this victory, Spain avenges (a little) Barça, crushed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the last Champions League.
Above all, La Roja is added to the Blues in the last four of the League of Nations.
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