Spain recovered from the shock of conceding an early own goal to eventually overrun a tireless and spirited Georgia 4-1 on Sunday.
After enduring a near-constant early assault, with outstanding keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili making several good saves, Georgia stunned the crowd by taking the lead with their first attack after 18 minutes, when Otar Kakabadze’s fizzing cross was diverted into his own net by the chest of La Roja’s Robin Le Normand.
The Spaniards levelled the last-16 contest through Rodri from the edge of the box in the 39th minute, and, after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia almost scored a stunning second from near the halfway line for the tournament outsiders, Fabian Ruiz headed Spain ahead six minutes into the second half.
Spain continued to press and probe, but the Georgians ran themselves ragged to keep them at bay until Nico Williams finally broke clear to slam in the third.
Dani Olmo neatly tucked in the fourth goal seven minutes from time, securing their fourth tournament win.
The Spaniards now surge into a mouth-watering Euro 2024 quarterfinal with Germany.
