Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo get on the scoresheet as Spain fight back from a goal down to beat France 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semi-finals.
Spain fought back from a goal down to advance to their first European Championship final in 12 years with a narrow 2-1 win over France in Munich.
France could not have wished for a better start to their fourth semi-final in the last five major tournaments, as the maskless Kylian Mbappe stood the ball up for Randal Kolo Muani to head in at the far post.
Just as it seemed as though France were in control, Yamal produced a spectacular long-range strike to become the youngest player to score in European Championship history.
Dani Olmo, who had replaced the injured Pedri in the lineup, then completely turned the game on its head, manoeuvring the ball to create the space to unleash a shot which found the net with the slight assistance of Jules Kounde.
France created a couple of chances to pull level, including a late Mbappe strike which flew over the crossbar, but Spain ultimately dug deep to protect their lead and seal a date in Sunday’s final in Berlin.
Yamal produces record-breaking strike
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The momentum built by France’s impressive start was quashed by a piece of magic from the left foot of Spain’s teenage superstar.
In the 21st minute, Yamal picked up the ball around 25 yards out, before moving it right and then back to his favoured left side, which created the space for him to curl an unstoppable shot in off the post.
Not only did he become the youngest player to score at the European Championships, but he also became the youngest player to score in major tournament history.
At 16 years and 362 days, Yamal surpassed the record which was previously held by Brazilian legend Pele, who scored at the World Cup at the age of 17 and 239 days.
LAMINE YAMAL 😮💨😮💨😮💨
An absolute screamer from the 16-year-old!#BBCEuros #Euro2024 #ESPFRA pic.twitter.com/z4AaZwwWJp
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 9, 2024
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