PARIS : Spain reached their second successive Olympic men's football final when they beat Morocco 2-1 thanks to second-half goals from Fermin Lopez and Juanlu Sanchez at Marseille Stadium on Monday.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Semi-final - Morocco vs Spain - Marseille Stadium, Marseille, France - August 05, 2024. Juanlu Sanchez of Spain celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Semi-final - Morocco vs Spain - Marseille Stadium, Marseille, France - August 05, 2024. Soufiane Rahimi of Morocco in action with Pau Cubarsi of Spain and Eric Garcia of Spain. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez Spain fought back after Morocco went ahead to earn the chance to improve on their silver medal at the Tokyo Games when they meet either France or Egypt in Friday's final at the Parc des Princes.
Substitute Sanchez earned the Spaniards the lead five minutes from time after a fine team move from the right and a low shot from a tight angle.
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