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Alberto R. Barber
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ROdrigo Hernández Cascante has been the backbone of the Spanish team. The Manchester City midfielder had to miss the second half of the final, injured, but UEFA has still recognised him as the best player of the tournament. prize that he went up to collect amid the reverence of his companions.
Rodri has played six games for 521 minutes (he missed the inconsequential match against Albania due to suspension), scoring a goal against Georgia and, above all, 411 successful passes out of 439 attempted, for a percentage of 93.62%In the final, Southgate dispensed with the talent of one of his best players, Foden, to act as a watchdog for the Spanish pivot.
The last World Cup had left Rodri with bittersweet feelings, since he could not replace Busquets in his natural position and ended up playing as a centre-back, but the Euro Cup definitively crowns him as a legendary footballer also for selection.
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And the future belongs to Lamine, chosen as the best young player of a Euro in which he played the final at 17 years old, yes, but just after having played the rest of the competition at 16. Yamal participated in all seven matches, with 507 minutes on the pitch to score a great goal against France and give up to four assists to his teammates.The Barcelona player shot 18 times, seven of them on target, and made a pass percentage of 82.14.
The statistic that each match produced a different MVP for La Roja was finally broken. Nico Williams achieved in the final, in which he opened the scoring, among other things, what he had already achieved in the group stage against Italy.. Also receiving recognition were Fabin Ruiz against Croatia, Ferran Torres against Albania, Rodri in the round of 16, Dani Olmo in the quarter-finals and Lamine in the semi-finals.
