The Day Lamine Yamal And Nico Williams Impressed The King And Princess Of Spain

13 goals, nine different scorers. England have won just twice in 90 minutes, scored just seven goals but they are still here. Berlin's evocative, storied Olympic stadium prepares to tell another tale. One will be champion. So Spain again or England at last? Here's where we find out. Williams to the near post and it's straight behind a little nervously by John Stones for an early Spanish corner. Yeah well it is another thing that they are prepared to do a lot more than they used to, that is get the ball out wide and get... Rice catching it up, Benningham going over and England have a free kick at the expense of Rodri who was late arriving. Williams, that's a really important block. Stumbling John Stones. The one thing you can say categorically about this England team and this tournament is they have defended well. Williams with the corner, it's a deep one, it's ultimately turned behind by Le Normand. Yeah, far post, I think it's Rodri isn't it, heads it down into an area and Bellingham can advance but they are around him like wasps to a honeypot. Yeah they have been excellent. He's ahead of Saka, Walker's wide of him and Walker can fling it in and Laporte has watched it behind. Not the first time they've managed to break the Spanish lines and that's Carvajal. That's very naive from Kukerea there. He had his ankle tapped, one or two in England white who think that may be worthy of a card. Harry Kane slithered as he sought to play the pass, chased his own touch and is booked. Well this is something that's coming into football, particularly this season where a player stretches as the ball's getting away from him. They get their foot on the ball but the follow-through. Fabio Ruiz whose shot is deflected kindly for Pickford. I think that's going to go down as the first shot on target in the game and again it's comfortable. Spain backed by Rodri, taken up by Olmo who is penalized and Yamal played it in. No more amongst those competing for it and Spain are going to get another corner. I think they have a corner but I think they want more. I think they're saying the grappling went beyond what was legal. James Walker again, Morata okay he got between man and ball importantly so and Stones came over to lend a robust hand to Spain have a corner. Yeah it's clever run by Alvaro Morata keeps himself on side. Space but Walker will be there first. Williams helped him over England have a free kick. Well he may be very very senior Kyle Walker to Nico Williams but pounced upon by Bellingham and set here for Harry Kane who ran out of space but Walker will be there first. Williams helped him over England have a free kick. It's Declan Rice. Flashback across the face by Phil Foden and Unai Simon is glad to wrap it up. Yeah he gets a really good connection on it as well on the stretch Phil Foden. Careful, high stakes, high caution football in the first half of the Euro 2024 final in Berlin. Phil Foden right at the end had England's best crack but truth be told neither goalkeeper has been overly and he saw out stoppage time in the semi-final but he has perhaps the half of his international life ahead of him now. So who dares win? Startles Spain a little bit and they went back into and Williams scores in strike first on this grand night. Wow it's like they've caught England cold Harry Kane trying to pick his team up but what a start to the second half we were just saying what a blow it was going to be to lose Rodri. They weren't having any of it straight on the front spoke about more tempo, more urgency and that's what this is all about. Lovely little flick inside from Carvajal. Sets Laminia mile away to Nico Williams and Williams to Olmo. Big chance and if anybody that you wanted this to fall to in the Spain team it would be Danny Olmo. He has been outstanding in his Super Bendy. Stones had hold and can expect to be booked for that. Rolled up here towards Morata and swept away by Stones and gathered by Carvajal. Clearance Ruiz, Williams, Nico Williams. He nailed that. Yeah all the shots at goal coming on the England goal. Bendy, Olmo, Inslead-Shaw, Saka and into Williams who wasn't giving way. Bellingham beautiful turn. It's Jude Bellingham. Well capable of a moment and that's what several England players are. None really more so than Jude Bellingham. It's a brilliant turn he just can't quite wrap his foot around it. You can see there that coaxed up towards Watkins who is a worry over the shoulder of Lerner Moore. Watkins assured that the Spaniard touched it. Well he certainly stretched for it. Yamal's on his way. Laminia mile. Oh brilliant save. That is a terrific reaction from Jordan Pickford. Oh he may well just have kept England this in this tie. Brilliant is Oya Thurbell. Oya Thurbell, Bukayo Saka, Bellingham smashing hit. Moments we spoke about the moments that England have had in this tournament. The goals stunning goals that they've needed to drag themselves back. Is this the next one on an ever-increasing list? It's a brilliant finish. It really has almost come out of nowhere for England but it's the way they've lived this tournament. Saka is on side and he's able to drive that Spanish defense and pick out a really clever pass. Williams, Oya Thurbell competing and winning a corner. Yeah brave defending. Olmo, Williams, Dani Olmo, Yamal, Pickford parries. Oh it's brilliant football. It just exploded into live Spain. Laminia Mali didn't get the direction. Williams looking to go through again had it stabbed off his toe by Declan Rice and Spain have another. Oya Thurbell, Kukurea, 2-1 Spain. Well they have played beautiful football at times and incisive and when they have they've caused England problems but to me they look like they've got more energy. I can see some tired English players as we mentioned earlier. Spain had a day more rest and it may be telling in these closing stages. A burst from Kukurea. Bellingham, Watkins on the turn. Oh he's got his hands on his head Oli Watkins because he knows a little better touch there. He may have a chance and Palmer flings it in and Rice arrives. Repelled not for twice. With an extraordinary block. Well it's the first save is good and then it's Olmo on the line. It falls back. I've got Laporte it came to Saka. Cleared by Nacho who was caught and he'll take as long as he can on the ground. Gathered in by Saka. Kukurea has crashed to earth and Spain have a clearing free kick and he'll be in Spain. Champions of Europe yet again and the best team won it. 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. Breaking fourth time already for the third time in the 21st century. The Spanish sparkled like no one else. The best team won it in 2024. Spain are the champions of Europe again.