An indication of fallibility, before an exhibition of overwhelming strength. Belgium illustrated that you can actually do something against Spain, only for the world champions to show that there’s almost nothing you can do when they get going.
And they really got going here. The last 40 minutes of this 6-2 win over Belgium formed by far the best spell of football in Euro 2025 so far. The exquisite and intricate interchanges around the box were even crowned by a sublime long-range strike from Claudia Pina, as if to remind just how many ways Spain can hurt you.
