BarcelonaThe Spanish team started the cycle with Luis Enrique after the national team failed in the 2018 World Cup with a Madrid legend on the bench and two white references on the grass. Fernando Hierro led the team because Luis Rubiales decided to dismiss Julen Lopetegui after Florentino Pérez announced him as a replacement for Zinedine Zidane before the Russian date. On the field, Sergio Ramos and Isco Alarcón, who had just won their third consecutive Champions League, were accumulating gallons, but the plan did not work. Spain, with double-pivot Busquets and three midfielders trying to generate play, fell on penalties in the round of 16 against the hostess of the tournament, on the role far below the Red.
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