(Berlin) Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to participate in the Euro, as the new Spanish generation defeated Croatia 3-0 on Saturday in Berlin.

Yamal, who was 16 years and 338 days old for the match, also set up a Dani Carvajal goal, Spain’s third in the first half.

Nico Williams, 21, played on the other flank for Spain, who are aiming for a fourth European crown.

Midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored a goal and set up captain Alvaro Morata’s opening goal in a dominant performance from the Reds.

Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon made a save from Bruno Petkovic’s penalty in the 80th minute.

Petkovic thought for a moment he had scored when Ivan Perisic passed to him after collecting the rebound. However, replays confirmed that Perisic had entered the penalty area prematurely and the goal was disallowed.

It takes more than a disastrous start and a “Red Wall” of excited Albanian supporters to make Italy doubt: the reigning European champions, trailing after 23 seconds of play, dominated Albania 2 to 1 , Saturday in Dortmund.

Three years after its unexpected coronation at Wembley, the Nazionale, which had difficulty qualifying to defend its title in Germany, scared itself for around ten minutes, before easily mastering a lackluster Albania.

Italy couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start to Euro 2024.

She conceded in the second action of the match the fastest goal in history in a final phase of a European Championship after a blunder by Federico Dimarco.

The Inter Milan defender, on a touch back too weak towards Alessandro Bastoni, ideally launched towards his team’s goal Nedim Bajrami who, with a violent shot at the near post, deceived Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The Sassuolo striker, one of five Albanian starters playing in Italy, sent the 50,000 supporters dressed in red and wearing the traditional white felt “qeleshe” to 7th heaven.

Even in its seated configuration for this Euro, the “Yellow Wall”, the impressive stand usually occupied by Borussia Dortmund supporters, turned red for the occasion, shook the Westfalenstadion and undoubtedly all of football Italy.

Bajrami dethroned the Russian Dmitri Kirichenko, author until then of the fastest goal in history during Euro-2004 after 67 seconds of play, against Greece at the Algarve stadium in Portugal.

Switzerland resisted Hungary’s comeback attempt and won 3-1 on Saturday in Cologne at the Euro.

Goals from Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer – two surprising choices in the starting lineup – allowed Switzerland to take control in the first half. However, a profitable header from Barnabas Varga brought Hungary back into contention.

Breel Embolo confirmed Switzerland’s victory by scoring on the counterattack with a lob over the goalkeeper during stoppage time at the end of the game.

In just his second game for Switzerland, Duah opened the scoring following a pass from Aebischer with a low shot that beat goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

Aebischer widened the gap just before half-time. He broke free from Attila Fiola on the edge of the penalty area and covered a low shot beyond Gulacsi’s reach.

Varga gave the Hungarian fans a little celebration in the 66th minute, scoring with a header following a cross from Dominik Szoboszlai.

Hungary continued to apply pressure on the Swiss defense thereafter, but were unable to score another goal.

Switzerland is second in Group A behind Germany, who defeated Scotland 5-1 in the tournament opener on Friday. Hungary suffered their first loss in a competitive match since September 2022.