Spain have been at their ruthless finest as they swept apart Northern Eire to conclude their Euro 2024 preparations with an emphatic 5-1 triumph.
Luis de la Fuente’s aspect had put 5 objectives previous Andorra of their final outing, and repeated the trick in one other wonderful efficiency on Saturday.
That’s regardless of discovering themselves a aim behind after simply 66 seconds in Mallorca when Dan Ballard headed in from Caolan Boyd-Munce’s teasing supply.
However the guests’ pleasure was short-lived as two objectives in six minutes courtesy of Pedri and Alvaro Morata noticed regular service resume for the three-time European Champions.
The Barcelona midfielder netted his second of the night after being picked out inside the world by Nico Williams to complete past Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
La Roja had their fourth shortly earlier than the break as one other La Masia graduate took centre stage – Lamine Yamal chipping the ball to Fabian Ruiz, who scored his second worldwide aim.
Having scored a hat-trick in Spain’s win over Andorra, Mikel Oyarzabal was on track once more to cap off the rout, with teenager Yamal successful possession again within the ultimate third earlier than teeing up the Actual Sociedad ahead.
!!#ESP #NIR | 5-1 | 90+2’#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/W8uFJhM80J
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 8, 2024
Knowledge Debrief: Rampant Spain present no mercy
Spain have now misplaced simply one in all their final 27 residence worldwide fixtures (W22 D4), and are unbeaten of their final seven such video games (W5 D1), netting 27 objectives in that point.
Northern Eire’s barren run towards the Spaniards continues, and they’re now winless in all 10 of their earlier journeys to Spain in all competitions, dropping on every of their final six visits by an mixture rating of 3-19.
It was an excellent efficiency from Yamal, who has been instantly concerned in 5 objectives in simply seven senior appearances (4 begins) for Spain (two objectives, three assists). His club-mate Pedri, in the meantime, is the youngest participant to attain greater than as soon as in a match for Spain since Ferran Torres’ hat-trick vs Germany in November 2020.