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17 min Steps completed so far: Germany 16-Spain 101.
16 min “Bühl as you wish, it’s over,” says Peter Oh.
15 min Spain begins to move the ball at its usual pace. After a long period of possession, Patri gave space for a long shot that Frohms comfortably saved on his right.
13 min “The Spanish coach bears a striking resemblance to Gareth Southgate,” says Charles Antaki, “so his expression of repressed disgust seems very familiar, somehow.”
The story will be very kind to Southgate and his repressed displeasure. Probably also Jorge Vilda, although I will answer you in a couple of weeks.
10 min: Opportunity for Spain! It should be 1-1. Patri has put in a brilliant first pass to put Lucia Garcia in goal. He surrounded Frohms but pulled the ball slightly out and his shot hit the side net.
7 min Magull catches a loose ball and goes into the area, but Paredes reads the play very well and arrives to intercept. Germany seems dangerous, and not just when Spain has the ball.
Updated at 20.07 BST
4 min John Beck’s Cambridge never conceded a goal like that, fact and final.
When the tiki-taka goes wrong. Panos, the Spanish goalkeeper, made a lazy pass directly to Klara Buhl, 12 meters from the goal. He deftly controlled it, moved away from Paredes and nailed a low ball with his left in the far corner. It was a blistering ending, but a horrible moment for Panos.
Klara Buhl shoots … Photo: Dylan Martinez / ReutersI scores. Photography: Dylan Martínez / Reuters
Updated at 20.12 BST
GOAL! Germany 1-0 Spain (Buhl 3)
Germany takes the lead after a howl from Sandra Panos!
Spanish goalkeeper Sandra Panos is downcast after her mistake led Germany to advance. Photography: Dylan Martínez / Reuters
Updated at 20.15 BST
1 min Peep peep! Spain, kicking from right to left, launches this great game.
Here come the players. It is a stifling night in west London, with temperatures rising above 30 degrees. A good night to let the ball do the job, as is the custom in Spain.
Another piece of news today: Vivianne Miedema has tested positive for Covid. They will miss the Netherlands ’match against Portugal tomorrow, and probably the group’s last match against Switzerland on Sunday. Covid is starting to have an unwanted impact on this tournament.
Here is Maryam Naz’s report on Denmark 1-0 Finland
Updated at 19.41 BST
Sid Lowe’s match preview
Spain has never beaten Germany, so tonight pursues a bit of history.
Denmark beat Finland 1-0 at the start of the match. You will never believe who scored the goal.
Team news
A forced change for Germany. Alexandra Popp, who came off the bench to score against Denmark, replaces Lea Schuller, who has Covid. Popp will also be the captain of the side.
Spain has made a couple of changes. Laia Aleixandri and Sheila Garcia replace Irene Guerrero and Esther Gonzalez. This probably means that Patri Guijarro will go from number 6 to number 8, and Lucia Garcia from right side to center forward.
Germany (4-3-3) Frohms; Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch; Oberdorf, Dabritz, Magull; Huth, Popp, Buhl Substitutes: Schult, Berger, Kleinherne, Lattwein, Lohmann, Freigang, Anyomi, Dallmann, Wassmuth, Brand, Doorsoun-Khajeh.
The Germans Kathrin-Julia Hendrich and Laura Freigang during the warm-up. Photographer: Simon Dael / Shutterstock
Spain (4-1-2-3) Panos; Batlle, Parets, Leon, Ouahabi; Aleixandri; Bonmati, Father; S Garcia, L Garcia, Mariona. Substitutes: Gallardo, Missa, Ivana Andres, Guerrer, Esther González, del Castell, Cardona, Sarriegi, Abelleira, Carmona, Pereira, Pina.
Referee Stephanie Frappart (France).
Updated at 20.16 BST
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live Germany-Spain coverage at Brentford Community Stadium. The book says it’s a group game, but it feels a lot bigger, not so much for what’s at stake as for the quality of both teams. With the exception of Sweden-Netherlands, this is the most important match of Euro 2022 so far.
Germany, series winners of this competition, were quite impressive in beating Denmark 4-0 on Friday. Spain has recovered from an early clash to beat Finland 4-1, although tonight will give us a better idea of their pH level: how they depend on the injured Alexia Putellas and Jenni Hermoso, and whether they are still serious contenders in their absence. The Germans are also missing a star player tonight: Lea Schuller, who has tested positive for Covid.
It is natural, given the class of both teams, to see this match as an opportunity to leave a score for the rest of the tournament, rather than a simple three-point source. But it is dangerous to take the standings, and anything less than a win for Spain in particular would leave them vulnerable to a possible sting in their last group match.
Just one more thing. The Group B runner-up will play a week tomorrow with England in the quarter-finals; Equally, this will be one of those teams. It’s a succulent subplot of a game that already makes your mouth water.
Start at 20:00 BST.
Updated at 19.53 BST