Spain: "Fury" the greatest mystery

We present the participants of the European Championship - group B

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One of Spain's young masters: Niko Williams, Photo: Selección Española de Fútbol (Facebook)
One of Spain's young masters: Niko Williams, Photo: Selección Española de Fútbol (Facebook)
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Vienna, Johannesburg and Kiev are part of history, the golden generation of Spain won everything they could, but in a country where football is lived for, top players continue to grow...

After defending the European title in 2012, Spain is expectedly in decline, after the European Championship organized by Ukraine and Poland, it had only one notable result in the two biggest competitions (semi-finals from the last European Championship), but in whatever form the "fury" is in always among the favorites.

It is the same before this year's Euro, although it is clear that the team Luis de la Fuente probably the biggest mystery - a selection that still has many masters in the red jersey, which could go all the way, but for which it would not be a miracle if the championship in Germany ends long before the most important battles.

From the sensation Jamal to Rodrigo, Olmo, Morata...

De la Fuente leads an interesting team to Germany with the superstar that he is Rodri, Manchester City midfielder, to experienced players like Alvaro Morata i Dani Carvajal, but also to some new masters such as Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Pedri and especially the 16-year-old sensation Lamin Jamal...

"Marka" emphasizes that the majority of the team now consists of players from Barcelona, ​​Athletic Bilbao and Sociedad, as well as Morata's form, which was indisputable in Luis Enrique, but who now does not know what the new coach is up to. However, whatever form he is in, adds "Marka", he currently has no alternative in Spain.

"La Roja" won the League of Nations last summer, and except for the defeat against Scotland in Glasgow, they mostly skipped the qualifiers for the Euro. On the way to Germany, the Real striker shone To Josel - as well as in the "royal club" mostly from the shadows.

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Infernal group a big challenge

And, as much as De la Fuente and his chosen ones can, it will be much clearer already after the first two games of the "group of death" - against Croatia in Berlin and Italy in Gelsenkirchen.

If the "fury" does not shine against teams that are also favorites, with a possible victory against Albania in the last round, they will try to capture at least one of the third places that lead to the knockout phase.

- The draw was really merciless, but I think that even Croatia and Italy are not very happy to play against Spain - said De la Fuente about the rivals in the group.

He singled out one selection in particular - the current European champion.

- Nobody wants Italy in their group, that's clear. It is well known how difficult it is to play against such a competitive team.

Vienna, Kiev and a generation for all time

What has been England for decades, until not so long ago, was Spain - a selection that was always full of top masters, but also that big competitions ended long before the finals. The European title won way back in 1964 and the final 20 years later were for a long time the only joys for a country where football is loved to the point of fanaticism.

And then the generation for great works finally appeared, led by the geniuses of Barcelona Xavi Hernandez i Andres Iniesta, but also to the great players that they are Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Busquets, Fernando Torres...

Everything just needed to be arranged properly, and the legendary was the first to do it Luis Aragones 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, and four years later Vicente del Bosque in Ukraine and Poland. Between those two championships, the Spanish also won the World Championship...

With the successes in Vienna and Kiev, with a total of three titles, Spain became one of the two most successful selections in the history of European championships - as many as Germany has.

The new tournament brings new hope for "La Roja" - is Luis de la Fuente's selection ready for another big story or are the disappointment tournaments after 2012 continuing.

Standings provided by Sofascore

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