The primary full day of video games kicked off at Euro 2024 on Saturday, with three marquee matchups between Hungary and Switzerland, Spain and Croatia and, lastly, Italy and Albania.
This is a recap of every thing that occurred on the second day of group play at Euro 2024, with stats from FOX Sports activities Analysis:
- Switzerland improved to 2-1-3 (W-L-D) in opening group stage matches on the Euros (for the reason that group stage started in 1980) with its 3-1 win over Hungary.
- Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer each scored their first-ever worldwide targets, with the latter changing into the primary Swiss participant to each rating and help a objective in the identical match on the Euros.
- Aebischer’s objective was his first objective of the 2023-24 season, as he failed to attain for Bologna in 40 appearances (36 Serie A, 4 Italian Cup).
- Dominik Szoboszlai wore the captain’s armband as we speak for Hungary, making him the youngest captain in Euros historical past at 23 years previous.
- Hungary has one win in opposition to Switzerland within the final 35 years, coming in 1998.
Hungary vs. Switzerland highlights
- Spain scored all three of its targets within the first half, one thing it had by no means carried out on the Euros.
- Spain is 18-1-4 (W-L-D) all-time on the EUROs when scoring first, with its lone loss coming in 2016 — coincidentally in opposition to Croatia.
- Álvaro Morata’s objective made him the primary Spaniard to attain at three totally different editions of the Euros (2016, 2020, 2024). It was additionally his seventh profession objective on the Euros, making him the fifth participant ever to hit that mark.
- Solely Cesc Fàbregas has been concerned in additional Euros targets (8) for Spain than Morata (7).
- Lamine Yamal turned the youngest participant in Euros historical past to document an help, at 16 years previous. Yamal’s help was additionally simply the second time in Euros historical past {that a} Barcelona participant (Yamal) has assisted a Actual Madrid participant (Dani Carvajal).
- Carvajal’s objective made him the oldest goalscorer for Spain ever on the Euros (32 years, 156 days).
- Croatia misplaced by three targets, tying their largest margin of defeat ever on the Euros (it misplaced 3-0 to Portugal in 1996).
Spain vs. Croatia Highlights | UEFA Euro 2024
- Italy improves to 5-1-4 (W-L-D) all-time in opening group stage matches on the Euros, with the lone loss coming in 2008 (for the reason that group stage started in 1980).
- Italy is now unbeaten of their final seven matches, going 5-0-2 (W-L-D).
- Nicolò Barella scored, making him the fourth Italian to attain at two Euros tournaments (Antonio Cassano, Andrea Pirlo, Leonardo Bonucci). Barella has scored in 10 matches for the nationwide workforce, and Italy has received all 10. He’s now the one participant on the present Italy roster to attain 10 targets for the nationwide workforce.
- With Barella and Alessandro Bastoni each scoring, that is the primary time that two Inter Milan gamers have scored in the identical match for Italy on the Euros. The 2 targets got here inside the first 16 minutes of the match, the earliest that Italy has scored two targets in a Euros match. The earlier document was 31 minutes in 1968.
- Nedim Bajrami’s objective after 23 seconds for Albania is the quickest objective in Euros historical past.
Italy vs. Albania Highlights | UEFA Euro 2024
Better of the Day
Help of the Day: Lamine Yamal, Spain
Had Yamal’s cross come even a millisecond later than it did, Carvajal nearly definitely would have been offside, however the 16-year-old performed it completely and all Carvajal needed to do was end it off.
Save of the Day: Thomas Strakosha, Albania
Although it got here in a shedding effort, Strakosha was excellent for Albania, recording three saves.
Aim of the Day: Nicolò Barella, Italy
One contact is all Barella wanted to place Italy forward in opposition to Albania. The ball rolled to his ft and he blasted it towards objective.
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