Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Carvajal: one time was enough for Spain to overwhelm the Croatia on his debut at Euro 2024. There was really no match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, with the Roja for large stretches of the match she was the absolute master of the pitch thanks to better tactical organization and the individual outbursts of her talents. Like the two former Serie A scorers (Fabian Ruiz also made the assist for Morata) or like the 16-year-old Yamal, the youngest ever to play a match in a European Championship. The final result of the match was 3-0, with a clear signal to all the rivals for the title: “Spain is here!”. Petkovic’s Croatia, who also had a goal disallowed after missing a penalty, a little less…
The analysis of Luis de la Fuente, Spain coach
“I’m very happy for everyone who has worked hard to get to this point. This group is ambitious and it’s a big family, so I’m happy for everyone. But we have to keep our feet on the ground. We’ve started well, which gives us a bit of security, but now we have to think about Italy. My family and friends were in the stands and I conveyed my emotions at the end of the match. We played a complete match. I’m very satisfied with how we performed in all of them areas of the pitch. It was particularly pleasing that such a young team remained focused throughout.”
The analysis of Zlatko Dalic, Croatia coach
It’s not a good start, but I congratulate Spain on the victory. We lacked energy and aggression and conceded the first goal due to an error. The worst thing is that we conceded the goal in the first half from a corner. We shouldn’t have allowed it and the match was decided at that moment. We will analyze what went wrong. We gave a lot of time and space to the opponent and we were punished. We have two games left in the group stage. We have to focus on those and try to get two wins.”
Spain’s report cards
Croatia’s report cards