The ratings of the players as La Roja move the Euro 2024 hosts into extra time

Spain booked their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 with a dramatic 2-1 victory against hosts Germany after extra time.

More than 120 minutes are needed to separate the two tournament favourites, and La Roja will end the tournament in Stuttgart.

A tense and exciting encounter saw 16 yellow cards and one red handed out on Friday evening, with Toni Kroos coming to an end following his retirement at the end of Germany's campaign.

Luis de la Fuente's men will meet either Portugal or France in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

How the game happened

Spain scored in the first minute. Nico Williams' through ball to Alvaro Morata was headed home by Pedri, whose effort from the edge of the area was caught by Manuel Neuer.

Lamine Yamal then saw his free-kick go under the German wall but curled wide of the post as La Roja's early pressure continued.

Germany's first chance came when Kai Havertz met Joshua Kimmich's ball, but his header went straight into the throat of goalkeeper Unai Simon.

Two minutes into the restart Spain should have taken the lead. Williams' floating cross was deflected inside by Lamine Yamal to Morata, who swung and fired home from close range.

But with their next attack, Spain broke the deadlock. Morata dropped deep and spread the play to Yamal, who again managed to play a low cross, this time to Dani Olmo, and made no mistake with a fine finish from 18 yards.

Germany started to panic and soon started playing long and trying to find a way to the goal. Niclas Fullkrug set up Robert Andrich on the edge of the box and his shot stung the palms of Simon's hands in their first meaningful attack after coming back.

Dani Carvajal then came up with a block to deny Havertz after Spain failed to clear the ball from Fullkrug's toes.

At the other end, Ferran Torres' deep free-kick caused Neuer to back off his line and prevent the ball from going into the far post.

Fullkrug continued to cause serious problems for the Spaniard and frustrated the position after reaching the cut of Florian Wirtz, all the while battling with Carvajal.

Germany's other opening went begging when Simoni's poor cross was blocked by Havertz, but his dink from 25 yards went over the top.

But after 89 minutes, the tournament hosts finally got one over the line. Maximilian Mittelstadt's deep ball was headed by Joshua Kimmich at Wirtz, whose volley went inside the post to send the game into extra time.

Mikel Oyarzabal and Wirtz both fired inches wide in the first half of extra time, before Germany claimed a penalty for handball against Cucurella shortly after the restart, but referee Anthony Taylor was unmoved.

Kimmich crossed for Fullkrug to nod, and Simon had to get free to keep the ball from ending up in the net.

And in the last minute of extra time, Spain won again. A cheeky cross from Olmo found an unmarked Mikel Merino in the box, and his header left Neuer frustrated.

Germany looked for one last shock and thought they got it when Fullkrug hit the ball wide again, and Carvajal received a second yellow card elsewhere in the game as Spain this time held on to go ahead.

GK: Unai Simon – 6/10 – He did his job whenever German invaders were said to be on their way. Sometimes he would run around trying to start counter attacks, which usually resulted in the ball coming back the other way.

RB: Dani Carvajal – 8/10 – A section on art in the dark arts, here. Played slow, got under Germany's skin and went deep when it mattered most. Out of the semi-finals after receiving a red card.

CB: Robin Le Normand – 5/10 – He found it difficult to keep Havertz under wraps and left at halftime. Booked and will miss the semi-final.

CB: Aymeric Laporte – 7/10 – Unlike Le Normand he was not shocked this time. Remains calm and collected even when Germany begins to travel for a long time.

LB: Marc Cucurella – 6/10 – Sane was silent until he was taken out during the break. He was fouled by WIrtz and beaten by Kimmich which resulted in Germany getting an equaliser.

CM: Rodri – 7/10 – Had his pants pulled down (you know, figuratively) by Musiala in the first half but other than that it was an almost flawless game where football was played.

CM: Fabian Ruiz – 7/10 – He abandoned his threat to Olmo with a box crash after he was flagged down, but managed to get deep into midfield, taking his German team-mates all over the shop.

CM: Pedri – N/A – He was taken off with just eight minutes left after sustaining an injury under a heavy challenge from Kroos.

RW: Lamine Yamal – 8/10 – I know we say this every week, but it's funny how a 16-year-old can be such a good football player. He made a few runs in the first half but made an impactful difference before being subbed off just after the hour mark.

CF: Alvaro Morata – 7/10 – He failed to question Germany in the first half before pulling Spain's attack together in the second. Somehow it took the booking out of the stadium and out of the semis.

LW: Nico Williams – 6/10 – He lost his breath even watching Williams prepare his things. Germany was scattered but there was no direct threat today.

What you are holding

SUB: Dani Olmo (8' for Pedri) – 9/10 – There was a big debate in Spain this week about whether Olmo should start over Pedri, and he answered a valid question. He played up close to the striker at times and grabbed both important goals.

SUB: Nacho Fernandez (46' for Le Normand) – 6/10 – It made up for Le Normand's lack of top level experience but he had the height needed to repel the German attack.

SUB: Ferran Torres (63' for Yamal) – 5/10

SUB: Mikel Oyarzabal (80' for Morata) – 6/10

SUB: Mikel Merino (80' for Williams) – 8/10

SUB: Joselu (102' by Fabian) – 5/10

Subs used: David Raya (GK), Alex Remiro (GK), Daniel Vivian, Jesus Navas, Alejandro Grimaldo, Martin Zubimendi, Alex Baena, Fermin Lopez, Ayoze Perez

The manager

Luis de la Fuente – 7/10 – Spain failed to face Germany when they went for a long time trying to harass them, but they managed to pull themselves together and win in an impressive way.

GK: Manuel Neuer – 6/10 – Not strong enough to stop Spain's two goals in the end.

RB: Joshua Kimmich – 7/10 – It allowed Williams to run into space early before taking a back-to-back approach. It's very useful in the offensive third, especially coming up with Wirtz's scoring help.

CB: Antonio Rudiger – 5/10 – A mysterious and uncomfortable display from the often terrible Rudiger.

CB: Jonathan Tah – 5/10 – Without speed and a very small part to react to an accident. Released late in the day to attack the reinforcements.

LB: David Raum – 4/10 – It was given nightmares by Yamal before he was mercifully told to stand down by Nagelsmann shortly after Spain had scored from the top.

CM: Emre Can – 4/10 – He was brought into midfield to provide power and pace, but Spain were able to get past him with ease. Nagelsmann atoned for his mistake by subbing for Can after just 45 minutes.

CM: Toni Kroos – 5/10 – He was forced to retire after the German tournament. He somehow escaped punishment early on for a number of fouls, including one that injured Pedri just two minutes into the game. He didn't have his usual grip on the game.

RW: Leroy Sane – 4/10 – Couldn't get into the game at all and was sent off at half time.

AM: Ilkay Gundogan – 5/10 – It was not the first time in this tournament that the captain of Germany was robbed when they were looking for goals by bringing in another striker.

LW: Jamal Musiala – 5/10 – He did a good job of handling the ball at points, although that was the level at which he used it.

CF: Kai Havertz – 5/10 – Cut off a bunch of chances without getting too close. It was shown by the busy Fullkrug after its launch.

What you are holding

SUB: Robert Andrich (46' for Can) – 6/10 – It injected Germany with the energy they needed to compete.

SUB: Florian Wirtz (46' for Sane) – 8/10 – He gave Germany everything Sane couldn't. Almost a hero for his good measure.

SUB: Maximilian Mittelstadt (57' for Raum) – 7/10 – A big improvement on Raum at left back.

SUB: Niclas Fullkrug (57' for Gundogan) – 8/10 – He changed the game with his body.

SUB: Thomas Muller (80' for Tah) – 5/10

SUB: Waldemar Anton (91' for Havertz) – 5/10

Subs used: Oliver Baumann (GK), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GK), Benjamin Henrichs, Nico Schlotterbeck, Robin Koch, Pascal Gross, Chris Fuhrich, Maximilian Beier, Deniz Undav

The manager

Julian Nagelsmann – 6/10 – Almost pushed Germany into the last four by switching to a 4-4-2. Unfortunately, they just weren't the better team in the 120 minutes.

Best player – Dani Olmo (Spain)

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