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England have made it to back-to-back finals ahead of the Euro 2024 showpiece but Spain still stand in the way of a first major trophy since 1966.
It is the first major final on foreign soil for the Three Lions but those players and more importantly, Gareth Southgate cannot get carried away just yet.
Spain have been the team of the tournament and will put up a mighty challenge in Berlin on Sunday.
We take a look at where the key battles will be on the pitch.
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Yamal vs Shaw/Trippier
We still do not know whether Luke Shaw or Kieran Trippier will start on the left against Spain.
But we do know that Lamine Yamal will line-up for La Roja again, and he is going to be a problem.
The young Barcelona star scored arguably the goal of the summer against France in the semi-final, making him the youngest goalscorer at a Euros or World Cup.
He also broke Pele’s record of being the youngest player in a semi-final of a major tournament.
Having created 13 chances and provided a further three assists, Yamal is an obvious threat that Southgate will be preparing for and the biggest decision he must make is who is going to face up against him.
Trippier was brought off at half-time against the Netherlands and Shaw has looked sharp in his two appearances so far at Euro 2024.
As England’s only natural left-back, it may finally be time to hand the Manchester United man a start in the final.
And we must not forget that he did score the opener against Italy three years ago.
🇪🇸🆚🏴 Who’ll be running the show on Sunday?#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/B5v6VC2zAL
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 12, 2024
Cucurella vs Saka
Redemption has been on the cards for both Bukayo Saka and Marc Cucurella at Euro 2024.
Saka has been a shining star for Arsenal, but in an England shirt, he is remembered for missing one of…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-07-12 19:10:45
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