GUILLERMO AMOR says Spain are out for revenge for their Euro 96 exit at the hands of England. At Wembley 28 years ago, the Spanish had two goals wrongly disallowed for offside through Julio Salinas and Kiko. And they were also left fuming when referee Marc Batta refused to award a clear penalty after Three Lions legend Paul Gascoigne had brought down Alfonso Perez in the box.
The hosts weathered the storm and won a penalty shootout to book a semi-final clash against Germany. As fate would have it, current Spain and Manchester City superstar Rodri was born that day — June 22, 1996 — and Barcelona legend Amor feels it may be a good omen for his country tomorrow. The former midfielder, 56, said: “England v Spain at Euro 96 was a great game.
“We had a great opportunity, played a brilliant game and deserved more! As a team, we all pulled in the same direction. “That defeat against England rankles with us because we could have done something important had we gone through. And I think we could have gone all the way.
“Both countries respect each other and I won’t be drawn into saying whether it was an injustice or not, only that what happened can be used as a fuel. And in a final, motivation will come on its own. “Rodri was born that day, which shows life is full of coincidences! England have played Spain 27 times in total - here is a look at every result.
.. Overall, England have won 14, drawn three and lost 10 matches against Spain.
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