BARÇA'S FAVORITE EXTREME WAS A STARTER
Lamine Yamal's great game overshadowed a willful Nico Williams
Published:15/06/2024 - 20:27h
Updated:15/06/2024 - 20:27h
Spain debuted in the Euro Cup with a solid win against Croatia (3-0) that had Nico Williams as the weakest of La Roja's offensive trident. The winger wanted by FC Barcelona was willing, but ended up overshadowed by Lamine Yamal
Nico Williams did not have his best debut in the Eurocopa with Spain in front of Croatia (3-0). In spite of the goleada of The Red, the Basque extreme, one of the priorities of the FC Barcelona this summer, completed a discreet performance in 68 minutes in which, further of his character voluntarioso, was quite errático in the definition and the taking of decisions when approximating to the rival area.
Luis de la Fuente decanted by the Basque beside Lamine Yamal to lead the Spanish attack, with Álvaro Morata like leading centre. The '9', the one who premièred the captaincy in an official tournament, opened the marker in the minute 29 after taking advantage of an excellent long pass of Fabián Ruiz. The mediocentro of Paris Saint-Germain expanded the advantage three minutes later, converting a golazo after a big individual action and, just before the rest, Lamine assisted to Dani Carvajal to close the goleada.
Nico Williams finish opacado by a Lamine Yamal stellar
In the complement, the juvenile of the Barça followed desatado by right and was very near to première like goleador in the Euro, but Livakovic denied him the so much in the 52' with a paradón to a shot rasante. Spain was losing weight in contrary field after fulfilling the hour of game and, in the 68', De la Fuente decided to put to Mikel Merino in place of Nico to reinforce the centre of the field, in a dobleta variant in which also ingresó Mikel Oyarzabal by Morata.
For the minor of Williams, the afternoon in Berlin was quite grey, winning only 2 of 7 duels derrestres (29 %) and with 11 of 15 precise passes (73 %). Without shots to door and with a pair of dribblings completed, the one of Pamplona completed a performance underneath of the expectations and will look for revancha next Thursday in Gelsenkirchen in front of Italy, a duel where would not have to produce too many changes in the eleven of The Red regarding the ilusionante première in front of Croatia.