Spain showed superior strength against an opponent 150 places lower than them and the Belgian team in their 2-0 victory over Montenegro had the opportunity to celebrate leader Kevin de Bruyne’s 100-match milestone.

Without causing much noise in public opinion when coach Luis de la Fuente announced the preliminary list for EURO 2024, Spain showed that they are one of the most stable teams in Europe.

Stability is also shown in the playing style and performance of the ‘La Roja’ players, whose 5-0 victory over Andorra is a result of great respect for opponents who are far behind them in rank.

Former Leicester star striker Ayoze Perez scored the opening goal in the 24th minute for host Spain in a completely dominant match against Andorra.

However, too many missed scoring opportunities and not enough luck in handling the situation prevented Spain from scoring more goals in the first half.

Coach Luis de la Fuente’s adjustments during the break have completely changed Spain’s appearance. ‘La Roja’ doubled the gap in the 53rd minute thanks to substitute striker Mikel Oyarzabal.

The 27-year-old striker, playing for Sociedad, scored two more goals on an explosive day in the 66th and 73rd minutes. This is the first time Oyarzabal has scored a hat-trιck in the national team’s shirt.

In the 81st minute, Ferran Torres scored the 5th goal for Spain in a match where Andorra could barely resist the home team’s stormy attacks.

Spain has one more friendly match with Northern Ireland on June 9 before officially playing in EURO 2024 with a fiery encounter with Croatia on June 15.

At King Baudouin’s home ground in Brussels, host Belgium played one of the last friendly matches before going to Germany to attend EURO 2024. Facing mid-range team Montenegro, coach Domenico Tedesco launched a 4-2-3- lineup. 1 with De Bruyne playing behind Openda, while Bakayoko and Carrasco provide support on the flanks and Amadou Onana and Veermeren play in the backfield.

Had it not been for goalkeeper Matija Sarkic keeping goal, Montenegro would have conceded no less than 4 goals in the first half. The ‘keeper’ of Milwall Club (playing in England’s First Division) blocked Yannick Carrasco’s shots four times in a row and then blocked Lois Openda’s close-range shot.

In the 44th minute, the ball was passed back too carelessly by his teammates, causing Sarkic to rush out to block Lois Openda, but the ball bounced right to De Bruyne’s feet and the Man City midfielder easily scored in front of an empty goal.

1-0 for Belgium and De Bruyne’s goal marked his 100th match for the national team.

After the break, goalkeeper Sarkic continued to play well, but Montenegro also explоded, putting a lot of pressure on the home team’s field.

While the Eastern European team was playing well, almost scoring to equalize the score after Osmajić’s effort, in the 87th minute, Montenegro lost a man because Brnović knocked down the opponent’s player very dangerously and received a second yellow card.

Adding the situation where Bakic fouled Jeremy Doku without the ball in ιnjury time and on the 11m mark, Leandro Trossard easily scored, sealing a 2-0 victory for Belgium.