Inglaterra It will be the rival of Spain in the quarterfinals of the Under 21. Batumi, The title was for the English, in a final marked by an irregular goal and the penalty failed by Abel Ruiz in the added time.
The possibility of England won his group and forced Spain to face Germany depended on a single stage: an English victory against the Germans. However, at three minutes from the game, the Germans, with their star striker on the bench, They already won 1-0. His overwhelming rhythm (2-1 ended the game, to give some emotion) defined the rival of Spain, who will not face the feared Nick Woltemade to a possible end.
His figure has become the first reference of the European Slovakia. The Stuttgart striker joined late to the concentration of his selection. Crossed the border on Monday, June 9, the day after playing in Stuttgart Against France who was his second game with the absolute selection.
Woltemade was the great novelty of Nagelsmann para la nationsleague. Germany called the rows to a striker who has suddenly exploited. With the sub 21, eleven goals in fifteen games, seven of them in their last three.
WoolSemessi o woltemidulleras they have nicknamed him in his country, threatens from his 1.98. Spain knows it, which he punished three times in the friendly played in March in Darmstadt. It was a name that was barely scored in European football. Because Woltemade He had scored in 2023-24 only two goals in the Bundesliga in 30 games with the Werder Bremen. It came from having marked 17 during his assignment to SV Elversbergteam of the third German division, our first RFEF.
But Stuttgart understood that it was worth playing with the Bremen giant. The investment in the transfer was zero euros. On April 3, 2024, with the season Aun, it was announced that he would be a Stuttgart player, who was ahead of the Mönchengladbach. At that time, his balance in Bremen was zero goals and zero assists. Today, Woltemade He is one of the most sought -after strikers in Europe, with Chelsea in the lead to sign it.
European sub 21 (final): summary and goals of England 1-0 Spain
Denied before England
Overcome the fear of German ogre, which does not refer only to its scorer, but to a team that dazzles, Spain faces another challenge: it has never defeated the Sub 21 English selection in official matches.
Of those four falls, three occurred in the end. England beat Spain in the 1984 final, which was played round trip: 0-1 in Seville and 2-0 in Sheffield. The other was in Batumia defeat that still hurts Santi Denia, and not only for the lost title.
Two years later, that final is repeated in the quarterfinals of the Slovakia Eurocup. That the crossing would be complicated already knew. However, seen the panorama, it is not bad news that the Germany of Woltemade follows a different path.
