A series of records were set by the stars right in the opening match of Group B of EURO 2024 – the group considered “death” with the participation of defending champions Italy, Spain and Croatia. .

In this match, the Spanish Team got off to a perfect start with a resounding 3-0 victory over Croatia thanks to goals from Alvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Carvajal.

With this result, the Spanish Team not only gained an advantage in the competition for the next ticket but also set many new milestones in EURO history.

“Gaur” has turned Croatia into his favorite opponent when he increased the total number of goals against this team in EURO, thereby becoming the first team to score 10 goals against an opponent within the framework of the tournament.

In addition to this record, the stars in Spain’s squad also made their mark on the opening day.

Lamine Yamal went down in history as the youngest player to appear in a match at the EURO finals at the age of 16 years and 338 days.

Lamine Yamal broke the record set by Polish player – Kacper Kozłowski at 17 years and 246 days at EURO 2020.

On a historic day, the young talent on Barcelona’s payroll also left his mark with an assist for Dani Carvajal to score the winning goal for Spain.

With the successful pass, Lamine Yamal also set a record for the youngest player in the history of the tournament to assist a goal.

As for Carvajal, his goal against Croatia helped him become the oldest player to score for Spain in the EURO finals (32 years and 156 days). Notably, this was the first time Carvajal scored for the national team.

Alvaro Morata and Fabián Ruiz, the two players who scored in this match, also set new milestones in their careers.

The opening goal helped Alvaro Morata become the Spanish Team’s greatest scorer in EURO tournaments with 6 goals. Behind him are Fernando Torres (5 goals) and David Villa (4 goals).

Morata contributed to 7 goals for Spain in the EURO finals (6 goals, 1 assist), equal to the achievements of Fernando Torres and David Silva. Only Cesc Fabregas (8 times – 3 goals, 5 assists) has a better record.

Fabian Ruiz was the one who assisted Morata to score the opening goal before doubling the gap for the home team. According to statistics, the PSG star became the 8th Spanish player to both score and assist in a match in the EURO finals in the 21st century. More noteworthy, the latest player to do so This is Ferran Torres in 2021 also against Croatia.

Along with Spain, defending champion Italy also got 3 points on the opening day thanks to a 2-1 comeback victory over Albania.

In this match, midfielder Nedim Bajrami made a mark when he scored a goal to help Albania take the lead over Italy in the 23rd second of the match after a mistake by the opponent’s defense.

With a goal in the 23rd second against Team Italy, midfielder Nedim Bajrami officially became the player to score the fastest goal in the history of the EURO finals.