Spain 2-1 Germany: La Roja avenge defeat from 2017 & crown Euro U21 champions

Spain beat Germany to win their fifth European Under-21 Championship.

Match Events

7' GOAL! Spain U21 1-0 Germany U21 (Ruiz)

Fabián Ruiz left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

69' GOAL! Spain U21 2-0 Germany U21 (Olmo)

Fabián's shot is blocked but incomes Dani Olmo to dink over the keeper

90' GOAL! Spain U21 2-1 Germany U21 (Amiri)

Germany pulls one back, Nadiem Amiri's long-range effort taking a deflection then looping over the keeper.

Match Report

Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring for Spain with a surging run and 25-yard strike from Mikel Oyarzabal's pass.

Dani Olmo doubled the lead with a clever chip after Alexander Nubel fumbled Ruiz's shot before Nadiem Amiri's late deflected consolation.

Line-ups

Spain U21 XI: J.Vallejo, Antonio Sivera, Ceballos, M.Roca, Núñez, F.Ruiz, Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo, Junior Firpo, P.Fornals, Martín

Subs: Meré, A.Martín, Merino, Mayoral, Unai Simón, Dani Martín, P.Lirola, Pedraza, Rafa Mir, C.Soler, Zubeldía, Manu Vallejo

Germany U21 XI: Öztunali, J.Tah, Baumgartl, Waldschmidt, Klostermann, Henrichs, Amiri, Eggestein, Dahoud, Serdar, Alexander Nübel

Subs: Anton, Koch, M. Schubert, Eduard Löwen, M. Richter, M. Mittelstädt, Florian Müller, Florian Neuhaus, Uduokhai, Lukas Nmecha, Eggestein, A. Maier