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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Marcus Christenson

Euro 2024 power rankings: how the teams in the last 16 shaped up

Turkey’s Mert Gunok pulled off an stunning late save against Austria; Cody Gakpo was superb against Romania; Switzerland’s Manuel Akanji has been one of the best defenders; Jude Bellingham kept England in the tournament against Slovakia (left to right).
Turkey’s Mert Gunok pulled off an stunning late save against Austria; Cody Gakpo was superb against Romania; Switzerland’s Manuel Akanji has been one of the best defenders; Jude Bellingham kept England in the tournament against Slovakia (left to right). Composite: AFP, Shutterstock, Getty Images

1) Spain (–)

A dominant 4-1 win against Georgia in the last 16 means Spain stay top of our rankings. They fell behind in the first half but the end result never felt in doubt. Luis de la Fuente’s side had 36 attempts to Georgia’s four; they attempted 823 passes and completed 94%. Or put it this way: Georgia were outplayed, yet they didn’t play badly. Spain were simply superb. Again. The starting XI seems settled now but there can be no complacency because the options from the bench are so strong. Against Georgia, De la Fuente put on, among others, Dani Olmo and Álex Grimaldo, with the former scoring. Now for Germany …

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