And at the Braga stadium in Portugal, home coach Fernando Santos tipped the star Cristiano Ronaldo Basically, despite being widely criticized by the Portuguese press for the modest level he showed during the 4-0 victory over the Czech Republic, Saturday.
Joao Cancelo also returned to the defense on the right arcade after he missed the previous match to be suspended, while Paris Saint-Germain full-back Nuno Mendes replaced Mario Roy on the left arcade, and the duo Robin Diach and Danilo Pereira maintained their positions in the heart of the defense.
Santos also retained the midfield trio of Ruben Neves, William Carvalho and Bruno Fernandes, with a single substitution in attack, preferring Diogo Jota over Raphael Liao On the left flank, while Bernardo Silva occupied the right.
In terms of the Spaniards, coach Luis Enrique made 7 changes to the squad that lost 1-2 at home to Switzerland on Saturday, where only Pau Torres maintained his position in defense, to play alongside Hugo Guillamon, and inserted Dani Carvajal on the right side, while Jose Gaya played on the left side.
He also replaced the veteran Barcelona trio in the middle Sergio Busquets (34 years), and the two young men, Pedri and Gavi, with Carlos Soler, Rodri and Cookie.
Morata returned to the starting lineup to play alongside Ferran Torres on the right and Pablo Sarabia on the left, while Marco Asensio sat on the bench.
Morata was the groom of the match, scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute after turning a pass from Nico Williams into the net.
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La Roja, runners-up in the last edition of the continental competition, owes the victory to its striker Alvaro Morata, who scored the only goal in the 88th minute.
Spain took the lead in the group from Portugal, the champion of the first edition in 2019, after raising its score to 11 points, one point ahead of “Celecao”, which only needed a draw to qualify, while Switzerland ranked third with 9 points by beating the Czech Republic 2-1.
Spain became the last team qualified for the semi-finals after Croatia (Group A), Italy (Third) and the Netherlands (Fourth), while Czech Republic was relegated to the second level, joining Austria, England and Wales.
And at the Braga stadium in Portugal, home coach Fernando Santos tipped the star Cristiano Ronaldo Basically, despite being widely criticized by the Portuguese press for the modest level he showed during the 4-0 victory over the Czech Republic, Saturday.
Joao Cancelo also returned to the defense on the right arcade after he missed the previous match to be suspended, while Paris Saint-Germain full-back Nuno Mendes replaced Mario Roy on the left arcade, and the duo Robin Diach and Danilo Pereira maintained their positions in the heart of the defense.
Santos also retained the midfield trio of Ruben Neves, William Carvalho and Bruno Fernandes, with a single substitution in attack, preferring Diogo Jota over Raphael Liao On the left flank, while Bernardo Silva occupied the right.
In terms of the Spaniards, coach Luis Enrique made 7 changes to the squad that lost 1-2 at home to Switzerland on Saturday, where only Pau Torres maintained his position in defense, to play alongside Hugo Guillamon, and inserted Dani Carvajal on the right side, while Jose Gaya played on the left side.
He also replaced the veteran Barcelona trio in the middle Sergio Busquets (34 years), and the two young men, Pedri and Gavi, with Carlos Soler, Rodri and Cookie.
Morata returned to the starting lineup to play alongside Ferran Torres on the right and Pablo Sarabia on the left, while Marco Asensio sat on the bench.
Morata was the groom of the match, scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute after turning a pass from Nico Williams into the net.