Despite not playing the entire final match against England due to injury, midfielder Rodri was still voted the best player of Euro 2024.
UEFA awarded Rodri the Best Player award, immediately after the final match at Olympia Stadium on the evening of July 14. The award was voted by the UEFA Technical Committee. Rodri's substitution at half-time of yesterday's final due to injury did not affect this.
According to the newspaperAS(Spain), Rodri is the best central midfielder in the world today. "What happened at Euro 2024 has ended the debate about whether the Man City star is capable of succeeding Sergio Busquets in the national team's midfield," the newspaper commented.
Rodri only scored one goal and did not assist, but was highly appreciated for his "dealing cards", adjusting the tempo of the match and switching states. According to the news agencyAFP, Rodri's excellent form had a decisive influence on the victory over Germany (quarter-final) and France (semi-final) with the same score of 2-1.
"With his ability to pass the ball and read the game very quickly, Rodri is like a perfect computer," said Spain coach Luis De La Fuente. "This is very important in helping a young team overcome difficulties."
Before this year's Euro, Rodri won the 2022-2023 Champions League Player of the Year award. At that time, the 27-year-old midfielder scored in the final, leading Man City to their first European title and completing the treble.
The Euro 2024 Young Player of the Tournament award went to Lamine Yamal, a 17-year-old right-winger who scored once and assisted four. Yamal provided the assist in the opening 3-0 win over Croatia, before repeating the feat in the 4-1 win over Georgia, the 2-1 win over Germany and the 2-1 win over England in the final. The teenage star scored with a curling effort from outside the box against France.
In addition, Yamal also set six records at Euro including: youngest player to participate in the tournament (16 years 338 days), youngest player to assist (16 years 338 days), youngest player to play in the knockout round (16 years 353 days), youngest player to score (16 years 362 days), youngest player to play in the final and win the championship (17 years 1 day).
TH (according to VnExpress)