Euros history-makers Georgia to ‘fight’ against Spain, says Sagnol

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Willy Sagnol said Wednesday that Georgia will put up a fight against Spain after his team made history by progressing to the last 16 of Euro 2024.

Georgia face a daunting tie with in-form Spain, after beating Portugal 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen and qualifying from Group F in their first-ever appearance in a major international tournament.

“We didn’t even try to know before the match if we would win we would maybe play against this or that team because we don’t think like that, we just take things as they come,” Sagnol told reporters.

“Spain is coming, Spain is probably the best team of the first round so it’s another big challenge for us. For sure we’re going to fight to the last minute as we have done since the beginning of the competition.”

Sagnol added that he was still having trouble believing what his underdog outfit had done in beating 2016 champions Portugal and reaching the knockout stage.

“It’s still difficult to…



Source: Guardian Newspaper