Euro 2024: Rodri says Spain not afriad of France ahead of final four bout

Spain midfielder Rodri says his broadside are not frightened of France up of their Euro 2024 clash.

The 2 world powerhouses will meet successful nan first semi-final of nan tourney to determine who will look nan Netherlands aliases England successful nan last connected Sunday.

Rodri has been nan heartbeat of Luis de la Fuente’s broadside truthful acold successful Germany and was a standout performer successful their extra-time triumph complete nan hosts past week.

The Manchester City man says Spain are successful it to triumph it but will show France nan respect they merit successful Munich.

Speaking up of Tuesday’s match, he said: “France are, if not nan champion world team, past 1 of nan 2 best.

“Over nan past respective years they’ve shown their talent. They person nan physicality that we cognize about.

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“They tin counterattack, they’re bully connected nan ball… they person galore talents.

“We are not scared. We are present to triumph nan tournament.

“We are humble capable to cognize what we person to do against these opponents – and that’s what we will do.”

Spain person been 1 of nan ascendant forces connected nan world shape successful nan 21st century, winning nan World Cup and 2 Euros back-t0-back betwixt 2008 and 2012.

The likes of Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Xavi are agelong gone but Rodri has been a much than capable replacement for nan legendary figures.

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La Roja will beryllium without respective cardinal players owed to suspension against nan French, but it is not thing Rodri is concerned with.

He added: “2008 (pictured) was nan first EURO I watched properly. I retrieve being a instrumentality and I wanted Spain to triumph truthful badly.

“Then they won nan World Cup and different EURO. They started this emotion that we tin beryllium champions. We want to do nan same.

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“As you person seen passim nan tournament, location person been a batch of players who person travel into our squad and been important.

“In nan quarter-final against Germany, Mikel Merino and Dani Olmo didn’t commencement but were decisive for us.

“This speaks astir nan value of our full squad. We person important absences but that intends nan guys who travel successful are going to do moreover more, are going to tally more.

“It is what it is. I’m beautiful judge nan squad won’t announcement immoderate quality and we’re very confident.”