Spain🇪🇸 • Road To Euro 2024 Victory

...of masters of the art. Morata! Stanisic with the cross, Brunovia with the header. Neat touch from Rodri. Ruiz to play it through. Morata's on his way. It's Alvaro Morata! It's Ruiz! Ruiz! A smashing goal! Steven Perisic and the fact that it's him that squares the ball. It's the 11th encounter between these two big hitters at a major tournament. A record between European nations. And the fifth Euro in a row in which they've gone head-to-head. And it's the holders, Italy, who get us underway. Keeping his place at left-back. And the header just tipped over the top of the crossbar. Pedri getting in there. Tracking as Pedri sends it away towards the far side. Morata in! Great chance! And Williams can't send it in. Again, Italy struggling to keep hold of the ball. Fabian Ruiz senses a chance to go for goal. Cracking shot. It's him as well. On a rumour. Tenao with a chance to run. And puts some pressure on the Spanish goal. Williams into Cucaraya! And Pedri puts it wide. Actually unlucky there, Pedri. Because it was absolutely fizzed at him. Williams. Away from Di Lorenzo. Oh, it's a no-go. Through his way. And Ricardo can't get out of the way. Richards forward here. Might not need any of them. It in as well. Betegui's in the middle. And almost on the end of it. Correa's up there in support. Williams wants it on his own. Oh, he was so unlucky. There's one player on that pitch that deserves... Perez looking to get in behind Di Lorenzo again. Ayote Perez, another... Superb stop from Donnarumma. Italy can't find a way through. Aldo's beaten in this group fixture. Wonderful in Western Germany. Dusseldorf, the setting to see if Albania can write their names into footballing folklore. Albania have already had a couple of memorable moments at only their second ever major tournament. Too high for Hosolub. But the header came in from Marino. And it's a good stop by Strakosha. Dani Olmo in a pocket of space here. Could be trouble. Oh, it's in. Brilliant finish from Ferran Torres. Spain clicking through the gears. And Ferran Torres stroking into the back of the Albania net. Strakosha decided to punch. And back across and wide. Trusty left boot of his. Carved out a promising chance. And a chance that Ferran Torres couldn't take. And poked across for Grimaldo. Alarm bells ringing for Albania. Yeah, that's not the worst ball met by Laporte. Not very far away though. And Raya with a splendid save. Best we've seen from Albania all night. Grimaldo. Oh, good ball! And nearly a fabulous goal. That would have been something special from Hosolub. Forwards while they switched off. And it's Breuer denied by David Raya. What's that the moment for Albania? Aslani urged to have a hit. And does! Not a million miles away from bringing the house down in Dusseldorf. Is there another for Albania right at the end of this one? There might be! Breuer! With the save. Agony for Albania. Spain make it three wins from three in a Eurogroup. There appears only one outcome. Spain are many people's favourites. And were the only team to win all three games. While they're also yet to concede a goal. And they swatted Georgia aside in qualifying. 10-2 on aggregate. France face every favourite underdogs. Carvajal. Good ball in! In from Williams. Flipped across. And it's another great save by Memmedesvili. Forwards. Kakabatos. Spain or Deutschland. It's Germany team which has won over the support of the nation. Now this Friday evening in Stuttgart. Julian Nagelsmann's team are ready to show the world. That the hype is justified. But it's not going to be easy. Salah can't keep it. Petri's movement was too rapid for Toni Kroos. First big test for Unai Simon. Yamato. The next generation. That's it! Spain strike in the second half. It's the first time Spain have ever scored a goal against a host nation. Roberts. Andres! Here's Wiertz. Fulcrum goes down. He's in the post! Wittelstedt. So many white shirts to aim for. Kimmich in the back post. That's it! Good touch from Kami Carvajal. He was looking for a bend. Everybody looked to make it count. Wiertz again! It's off his shoulder. Luciano. They appeal for a half-field decision. There's no penalty. Steward Atwell is the video assistant referee. Demi Olmo. Miquel Moreno! It is Spain against France. Goes through. Goes home. The first semi-final of Euro 2024. That's a great return! Should have kept it down. Into such a dangerous position by Fabian Ruiz. He doesn't want to bounce. It's a great ball! Eight minutes into the semi-final. Amazing! The youngest player to ever play in the semi-final of a major tournament has just delivered a goal. Aegis! He was a winger earlier on in his career. He's well able to deliver crosses like that. Demi Olmo! Spain! Score twice in four minutes. To lead in the Euro 2024 semi-final. And France don't know what's hit them here. Some sterner questions of Unai Simón. That's more like it. The gloves of the keeper. The whistle. And Spain are through to the final. And so the moment is at hand. Three lions on behalf of 50 million Spaniards from the Pyrenees to the Gulf of Cádiz. 60 million English folk from the Cornish coast to the Cheviot hills. Again, or England at last. Here's where we find out. Taken up from right back by Carvajal. Fabian Ruiz. The shot is deflected kindly for Pickford. I think that's going to go down as the first shot on target in the game. It's Declan Rice. It's flashback across the face by Phil Foden. Lamal. Lamina Mal. Aim strike first! Wow, it's like they've caught England cold. It's lifted. Bellingham, beautiful turn. It's Jude Bellingham! Several England players are. Makaio Saka. Bellingham. Smashing hit! Smashing goal! Moments. We spoke about the moments that England have had in this tournament. Oh, it fell about. Kukuraya! It's running out! And Spain are near! Palmer flings it in. And Rice arrives! An extraordinary block. Champions of Europe yet again. Once more, this zestful football nation has come to the party and danced the most beautiful dance They are show business. They're young. They're fresh. They're free. They're champions. And England are crestfallen.