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It depends if you count extra-time as a draw. Some would say it is a draw as they go by after 90 minutes. Even at that. Germany equalised with only a minute of normal time left. If Spain win it they'll be the first team to win this tournament without the need of penalties, since it's been at...

Wasn't his best game, or City's. That is true. But I was just adding the goal as a cherry on top of how great he was for the majority of the season.

32?! I read he was younger but didn't know that young. He was basically a child when he fathered Yamal. His dad was younger than Yamal is now, when Yamal was born :ROFLMAO:

Unai Simon looks like Luke Shaw there, in the face at least if not the body.

His dad is 35 or 36 I believe, so Yamal must have been born when he was, what? 18 or 19? He didn't waste much time as a young man when it came to fun with women and impregnating them.

Yeah it's hard to say if Gavi would get in at the moment if he was fit. But it it is a squad game after all. As for Morata, his game isn't always pretty, but I think he's pretty good at hold-up play and he does a lot of hard-grafting donkey work that isn't fun to watch but is very appreciated...

The brilliant thing is you can see at times that he's reigning it in and playing more safely with Spain rather than constantly going at the other team (though that can be said to be intelligent play too). He has more to come when he enters his prime - assuming he is well-managed. I think he...

Totally agree with every word mate - great insightful post.

Just thinking it will be even more horrible if England win it, considering they will be defending it on home soil in four years. Imagine the incessant hype. Save us Spain/Netherlands.

Astute take. Griezmann is the heart of their team for sure. Mbappe is the goalscorer, the producer, and the cherry on top of the cake. Griezmann was the cake. It's no surprise they didn't click at all with him being relatively poor in this tournament.

Yeah I said that. I believe that football is beauty/art, and that teams that win (or even don't win) with style and great football are superior and worth more than teams who win playing bollocks football. That's why Zidane embodies a lot of why I love football, even though other players might...

Not to overly praise a Real Madrid legend on a Barcelona forum, but he was one of my footballing heroes as a child. I have gone off him a bit since managing Real Madrid and licking Cristiano Ronaldo's arsehole a bit much, but he remains one of the best midfielders/attacking midfielders I have...

I appreciate your insights about the attack and how CM is overworked. I don't agree that Pedri is Xavi level though. No disrespect to Pedri, but Xavi is a contender for an all-time XI and the best midfielder I have seen since Matthaus. Pedri for me won't ever be at that level. Hardly anyone is...

I remember when Casemiro made the team of the season in England over him. It was ridiculous then and would be even more ridiculous now. Casemiro has always been a yard dog who lacks Rodri's technique, passing and game IQ. That was a month before Rodri won the treble - in a season he was likely...

Fair enough.

That's true. I was never a fan of Varane really, that is my point. I expected him to be mediocre at United and he was. Real Madrid don't sell top players in their prime generally.

Yeah 2010 was the Argentina hammering. I am thinking of the game in 2018 when Spain returned the favour. Friendly games are hard to remember.

Yeah I got confused lol. My mistake. I had totally forgotten about that game. Cheers for correcting.

Yeah, sorry - I think it was 2010 the time before. It will be an interesting game if it comes to it. Hopefully more competitive than the Argentina-Italy game was.

I am not convinced he's a number 10 either, but nobody should ever expect or even find realistic Messi level performances from any player, not just Pedri. Sounds like you think he's better deeper. Lots of arguments about it in here.