Forget Lamine Yamal and Pedri – why impenetrable Spain are built on a rock-solid defence

When Portugal’s Bernardo Silva glanced his stoppage-time header inches over the crossbar against Spain on Monday, Rodri could not contain his emotion. The Spanish captain screamed in the face of his former Manchester City teammate, prompting an angry reaction from Silva. Rodri, composure regained in the mixed zone afterwards, apologised to Silva. “I made a mistake,” said Rodri. “I celebrated when he had missed – I apologised to him immediately.” The miss secur