The Euro 2020 knockout stage has been fantastic so far, and the first Round of 16 match on Monday didn’t disappoint either. Spain and Croatia gave us an asbolute instant classic in Copenhagen, and La Roja came away with an incredible 5-3 win after 120 minutes of memorable football.
Eric García, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Pedri all featured for Spain, and the two midfielders were crucial in the victory.
Spain’s early dominance in the game’s opening 15 minutes wasn’t rewarded with a goal thanks to a bad miss by Koke after a wonderful pass by Pedri, and La Roja was punished by another pass from Pedri, this time to his own goalkeeper Unai Simón who couldn’t control the ball and redirected it against his own net for a bizarre opener.