A Spanish adventure ends in a shootout
Hindustan TimesThen they came to the end; an ending that would have altogether reminded them of the very beginning, after Spain once again simply refused to put away a team they had thoroughly dominated. When this rollercoaster of a Euro campaign started all those weeks ago, Luis Enrique’s men couldn’t beat Sweden despite completing a record number of passes and owning an incredible 86% of the possession. Like his team, Morata’s Euro journey would repeat itself at the end, as he came off the bench and scored the late equaliser against Italy, only to have his penalty kick saved in the shoot-outs. Swiss goalie Yann Sommer would’ve backed his chances after stopping Rodri from the spot too, but three Switzerland players couldn’t convert their penalties and Enrique’s magical tour had improbably reached London and the semi-finals. You have to learn to win and lose.” Six matches, 13 goals, death threats, one own-goal for the ages, two penalty shoot-outs and many violent oscillations of luck and fortune later, that’s what Spain’s chaotic campaign came down to—a life lesson.
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