To take a 1:0 lead

Joker and Germany legionnaire redeems Spain

Dani Olmo (right) and Lamine Yamal celebrate the 1:0 against Germany.(Bild: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

That's how it can go! Dani Olmo, who plays in Leipzig, of all people, celebrates in the European Championship quarter-final against Germany. He came on for the injured Pedri after just eight minutes and put Spain 1:0 ahead.

DFB coach Julian Nagelsmann brought on Emre Can and Leroy Sane for Robert Andrich and Florian Wirtz at the start of the second half. A sign that the first half had not gone his way, as the Spaniards had more of the play.

Second European Championship goal
And Germany got off to a cold start. A few minutes after the restart, Lamine Yamal got his hands on the ball. The 16-year-old found Dani Olmo, who had run on to the ball and was not disturbed by any German defenders before scoring from a central position with his right foot directly into the bottom right-hand corner - 1:0 for Spain! It was Olmo's second goal of the European Championships and Yamal's third assist.