As I mentioned in my previous post, over the weekend 8 national teems sought their spot in the Final Four, which will be held in June, finally in Germany.

They were very entertaining match-ups. To begin with, only one of the ties was decided at the end of the 90 minutes. Germany made the Final Four after drawing 3-3 against Italy and considering their win at the first leg (1-2 in Italy). They were winning clearly at halftime with a 3-0 lead. However, the Italians almost complete a full comeback at the end of the match. They just needed another goal to go to the extra time but there was no time left after the equalizer at 95 minutes.

Then, Portugal won the match 3-2 at 90 minutes, after Trincao scored a late goal at 85 minutes. This result, aggregated to the 1-0 Danish win in the first leg, took the match to the extra time. Trincao and Ramos scored for Portugal and they are through to the Final Four. Cristiano Ronaldo, aged 40, scored again to help his team for the chance to win another title.

France had to score twice in the Stade de France to take the match against Croatia to the extra time. Finally, it ended up in a draw and winning the penalty shootout gave them the ticket to Germany.

And finally Spain. It's a joy to watch this young squad with Yamine and Williams in the wings. Either Dani Olmo or Pedri assisting them. Fabian helping Zubimendi (still missing injured Rodri) to hold the team. The goalkeeper, Unai Simon, saving some shots and decisive penalty. The match was intense, the Netherlands never gave up and they manage to equalize the match in three occasions. At the end, it was decided in the penalty shootout, where Unai Simon saved the last penalty and Pedri scored to join the Spanish national team to the other three in Germany.

Portugal (2019), France (2021) and Spain (2023) are the only winners of this recently created UEFA contest. Germany will play it as a host. Will this be enough for them to clinch the title?

But for now, the National teams take a rest until the beginning of June and the national leagues and European contests takes the spotlight for the next 2 months.