Soccer-From substitute to hero, Olmo carries Spain past Germany


Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Quarter Final - Spain v Germany - Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - July 5, 2024 Spain's Dani Olmo and Marc Cucurella celebrate their second goal scored by Mikel Merino REUTERS/Lee Smith

(Reuters) - Spain substitute Dani Olmo was not supposed to play almost 120 minutes in their Euro 2024 quarter-final win over Germany on Friday yet the winger bagged a goal and an assist to carry them into the last four.

Olmo, known for his skills and bag of tricks, came on after eight minutes following an injury to Pedri and he delivered in spades.

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