The Spanish national team began its campaign in the European Nations League with an exciting and valuable victory over its English counterpart, with a score of (3-2), in the confrontation hosted by the famous “Wembley” stadium on Saturday evening.
The visiting team scored early through Lamine Yamal in the second minute of the match, before the hosts were able to turn the tables thanks to two successive goals by Anthony Gordon in the 36th minute and Harry Kane in the 40th minute. The English team found itself ahead by two goals to one at the end of the first half.
With the start of the second half, Harry Kane had a golden opportunity to extend the lead when he was given a penalty kick in the 54th minute, but he missed it, and the England team received quick punishment in the form of the Spanish equalizer scored by Alex Baena in the 60th minute following a decisive pass from his teammate Dani Olmo.
The aggressive attempts of the Spanish side did not stop, as they continued their pressure until they scored the valuable winning goal by Mikel Oyarzabal in the 74th minute, giving the “Matador” the first three points in its tally in the tournament.
As part of the next round of competitions, the English national team is preparing to face its Czech counterpart on Tuesday, while the Spanish national team faces a strong test against the Croatia national team.
