The “Roosters” team trailed by one goal without a response in the first half, after Mikel Oyarzabal gave Spain the lead from a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, following a mistake committed by defender Lucas Digne against Lamine Yamal inside the penalty area.
The Spanish team won the penalty kick after Dean attacked Yamal without the ball while trying to clear a cross, causing the Barcelona player to fall inside the area, and the referee awarded a deserved violation.
In the 30th minute, coach Didier Deschamps was forced to make an emergency substitution after William Saliba fell on the field due to a muscle injury, as the Arsenal defender complained of pain in the back muscle without any contact with the Spanish players.
Maxence Lacroix participated instead of Saliba to lead the French defense line, at a time when the defender’s participation in the upcoming matches of the tournament appears to be in great doubt, whether in the final or the match for third place.
The English club Arsenal is awaiting the results of medical examinations to determine the nature of Saliba’s injury and the duration of his absence, amid fears that he will suffer a muscle tear that could keep him out of the field for a long period of up to two months, which may threaten his readiness with the start of the new season of the English Premier League.
