Spain v Germany LIVE: Result and reaction as Merino sinks Germany with 120th-minute winner
Spain 2-1 Germany (AET): Mikel Merino score late in extra-time to knock the hosts out of their own tournament
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Your support makes all the difference.Spain are the first team into the semi-finals at Euro 2024 after a drama filled quarter-final against Germany ended in thrilling fashion after going to extra-time.
A tetchy first half saw these two attacking teams stuttering and struggling to get going with the game repeatedly broken up by fouls and a lack of sharpness in the final third.
After the the break though, Spain went ahead with substitute Dani Olmo arriving in the box to turn home Lasine Yamal’s squared pass. That goal opened things up and Germany stressed for an equaliser. It came just before the end of the 90 as Florian Wirtz took a shot on the swivel to beat Unai Simon.
In extra-time there were few chances but a fine switch of play from Dani Carvajal set up Olmo to whip a cross into the middle. Mikel Merino met the ball with a fine header and beat Neuer at the near post. Carvajal was sent off a minute or so later but it did not matter as Spain secured their semi-final place.
Relive the action from Spain v Germany with our live blog below:
GOAL! Spain 1-1 Germany (Wirtz, 89’)⚽️
89 mins: Germany have their equaliser!
The ball comes across to Mittelstadt on the left side of the pitch. He laces a cross over to the far post where Kimmich leaps up to nod the ball down into the box.
It comes to Wirtz who strikes the ball into the ground and over to the opposite side of goal. The ball strikes the inside of the post and finishes in the back of the net!
Spain 1-0 Germany
87 mins: Save!
Toni Kroos delivers a free kick into the box where Kai Havertz is the target. He gets in behind Aymeric Laporta and pushes the centre-back down before nodding the ball at goal.
Unai Simon is there again to turn it away but the referee gives a free kick for a foul in the build-up.
Spain 1-0 Germany
84 mins: Chance!
Moments after Unai Simon gets booked for time-wasting he sends his free kick into the path of Kai Havertz. The German forward touches the ball up the pitch then looks to chip the goalkeeper and dinks his effort narrowly over the crossbar.
Is that a sign that things aren’t going to go Germany’s win?
Spain 1-0 Germany
81 mins: Into the last 10 minutes in Stuttgart now and Germany are pressing for the equaliser. Wirtz, Havertz and Fullkrug are all working up up top to get bodies into the box.
Musiala recieves the ball on the left and drives into the penalty area before fizzing a shot into the side netting.
Spain 1-0 Germany
78 mins: Post!
Germany send the ball out to Florian Wirtz who comes down the right side before sending a pass into the middle for Niclas Fullkrug. The striker holds off Nacho before turning the ball towards the target and watching as it ricochets off the nearest post.
Spain 1-0 Germany
75 mins: Ferran Torres curls a free kick over to the back post and finds Aymeric Laporte who keeps the ball alive. Germany hurry it out of the box though and feed Jamal Musiala who tries to fly forward leading a counter attack.
Torres stops his run by dragging the forward back and accepts the yellow card brandishing by the referee.
Spain 1-0 Germany
72 mins: Save!
Germany whip the ball into the box from the left and Kai Havertz wins it in the air. He nods it down to Niclas Fullkrug (who may be offside) and the forward pokes it back to Robert Andrich.
Andrich shoots with his first touch and hits the strike well, Unai Simon jumps to the left and palms it away.
Spain 1-0 Germany
69 mins: Toni Kroos arrives late with a tackle and goes in the book. He got away with a couple o ftakcles in the first hald but now he needs to be careful.
Spain look to build slowly out from the back and draw Germany up the pitch. They want space to run into as that’s where they’ve had the most joy in this match.
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