The Euro 2024 quarter-finals proved to be each bit as dramatic and entertaining as we hoped they’d be.
And so they have been so bloody entertaining as a result of high gamers stood up and carried out to extraordinarily excessive ranges for his or her international locations.
As a part of our 24 for twenty-four sequence, here is the eight finest performing gamers of the Euro 2024 quarter-finals – ranked (clearly).
Mike Maignan is the very best goalkeeper on this planet.
That could be a assertion that, after watching France vs Portugal, most individuals will now agree with.
The France primary was unbeatable between the sticks in his facet’s eventual win, making 4 essential stops.
When you’ve got Rodri in your group, likelihood is you are going to win mainly each sport of soccer you play.
Manchester Metropolis have performed so in latest seasons with Rodri of their facet, and Spain have performed the identical this summer time.
The midfielder has been key to La Roja being the one nation to have received each single one in every of their video games at Euro 2024 to date this summer time, placing in one more sensible efficiency within the quarter-final victory over Germany.
Paris Saint-Germain followers are maybe very confused by Fabian Ruiz turning into the most effective midfielders on this planet throughout Euro 2024.
The 28-year-old has seemed like Luka Modric 2.0 at instances for Spain, and a type of instances was throughout their win over Germany by which he carried out defensive and offensive duties with equal brilliance.
It is pretty loopy to assume that, pre-tournament, William Saliba wasn’t even actually anticipated to begin for France at Euro 2024.
Just a few weeks later, and it is truthful to say he is comfortably been his nation’s finest participant.
The towering centre-back was as commanding as ever within the win over Portugal, pocketing a fairly haggard-looking Cristiano Ronaldo with ease.
Yep, Lamine Yamal remains to be 16 years previous.
Yep, he is nonetheless making enjoying at a significant match whereas doing his exams appear like a stroll within the park.
Yep, he is nonetheless contributing with assists regardless of going through off in opposition to a few of the finest gamers on this planet.
Yep, it is ridiculous.
Though Premier League followers have been maybe stunned by Ronald Koeman’s choice to begin Stefan de Vrij forward of Micky van de Ven at Euro 2024, the supervisor’s choice was vindicated within the win over Turkey.
De Vrij popped up with a vital objective within the sport to ship the Dutch on their technique to their first worldwide match semi-final in a decade.
To be completely sincere, Bukayo Saka’s Euro 2024 type had been quite disappointing up till this previous weekend.
After which he proceeded to place in maybe his finest efficiency ever in an England shirt within the quarter-finals.
With the Three Lions getting ready to elimination, Saka pulled out a second of actual high quality to scored an equaliser late within the sport. He then went on to attain his penalty within the shoot-out too. An excellent day on the workplace all spherical.
When Pedri hobbled off injured, it appeared like the start of the top for Spain at Euro 2024.
After which Dani Olmo got here on, scored a objective and arrange the 119th-minute winner.
The RB Leipzig star was remarkably good within the win over Germany, and Spain followers shall be assured he can do the identical within the semi-final in opposition to France.
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