Who was the team of Euro 2024? The computer says...

It was different lawsuit of truthful adjacent yet truthful acold for England, but fewer tin reason that Spain were nan worthy winners of Euro 2024.

Using nan Opta scale - which grades players crossed a wide excavation of metrics - nan sports analytics institution person formulated a squad of nan tourney utilizing information to support nan selections.

Their picks person travel from a plethora of other insights from a database that contains each touch made astatine Euro 2024.

A ‘best XI’ will, of course, ne'er negociate to scope statement among nan wide of shot opinion, but here’s a data-led mentation to trial your fancy…

Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia)

Georgia managed to suffice for nan knockout stages successful what was their first ever awesome tourney and they owed plentifulness of acknowledgment to their goalkeeper for that fact.

Mamardashvili's 21 saves were nan joint-most ever by a goalkeeper successful a group shape astatine nan European Championship, on pinch Alexanders Kolinko successful 2004.

Indeed, based connected nan value of shots connected target faced utilizing expected goals (xG), nan Georgian prevented much goals than immoderate different goalkeeper astatine Euro 2024 (+4.7 – 8 goals conceded from 12.7 xG connected target faced).

Joshua Kimmich (Germany)

Kimmich was 1 of only 2 German outfielders, on pinch Antonio Rudiger, to play each infinitesimal for his broadside astatine Euro 2024. Indeed, he was a staple of nan broadside successful some beingness and contribution, peculiarly connected nan attacking end.

The German right-back led each players for passes that collapsed that opposition’s protect statement (17), and only Lamine Yamal (16) created much chances from unfastened play than nan Bayern Munich man (15).

Manuel Akanji (Switzerland)

Though nan Manchester City defender’s tourney ended successful punishment shootout heartbreak against England, Akanji had a good run successful wide play, helping a sturdy Swiss broadside to nan cusp of nan semi-finals.

Akanji was a fixture astatine nan bosom of Switzerland’s defence, while they were nan squad who trailed connected nan scoreboard for nan lowest percent of their lucifer clip astatine Euro 2024 (2.5% - only down for 13 minutes).

Marc Guehi (England)

In what was his first ever quality astatine a awesome world tournament, Guehi showed himself to beryllium 1 of nan astir reliable defenders astatine Euro 2024. Indeed, nan Crystal Palace man was 1 of nan champion developments passim nan tourney for England, and looks group to beryllium a cardinal portion of their plans going forward.

Appearing successful each but 1 of his team’s 7 games successful nan competition, nary England subordinate won much aerial duels (12) than nan defender, while he besides led nan squad for blocks (6).

Marc Cucurella (Spain)

Left-back Cucurella had been 1 of nan mobility marks for Spain heading into Euro 2024, but he proved galore doubters incorrect by nan extremity of it. Competitive successful his defending and a contributor going forward, nan Chelsea man did a good occupation successful taking up Jordi Alba’s mantle from erstwhile editions.

As good arsenic assisting nan winning extremity for Mikel Oyarzabal successful nan final, Cucurella had nan astir mixed tackles and interceptions for Spain (20) crossed nan tournament.

Toni Kroos (Germany)

Kroos didn’t get nan send-off his profession would person different merited (at slightest not internationally), but location was small uncertainty he went retired connected apical successful position of his individual performance.

Kroos was nan distribution maestro of Euro 2024 and went connected to break nan grounds (since 1980) for astir completed passes successful a azygous group shape successful nan title (324).

Not contented simply to play from side-to-side, however, nan German midfielder besides led each players successful nan tourney for line-breaking passes (141) by a important margin.

Fabian Ruiz (Spain)

Another tournament, different Spanish midfielder to remember. Following successful nan agelong statement of crafty manipulators, Ruiz put together a superbly complete tourney astatine nan bosom of Spain’s midfield.

Along pinch being straight progressive successful 4 goals astatine Euro 2024 (two goals, 2 assists), he recovered possession much times wide (46) and successful nan last 3rd (14) than immoderate different player.

Lamine Yamal (Spain):

The youngest subordinate to ever look successful a World Cup aliases European Championship last (aged 17), Yamal wasn’t contented conscionable to beryllium successful nan showpiece. A trademark weaving tally and composure to find nan walk helped break nan deadlock for Spain, arsenic he assisted Nico Williams’ opener connected nan night.

Yamal was straight progressive successful 5 goals wide astatine Euro 2024 (one goal, 4 assists), a joint-high alongside teammate Daniel Olmo. Indeed, his 4 assists were besides nan joint-most connected grounds (since 1980) astatine a azygous version of nan European Championship.

Dani Olmo (Spain)

Olmo whitethorn person started nan tourney connected nan chair for Spain, but he ended it arsenic 1 of nan astir influential players astatine Euro 2024. With his vibrant and nonstop style from nan number 10 role, Spain’s already-dynamic onslaught sewage a batch harder to grip erstwhile Olmo came along.

The Leipzig man produced nan joint-most extremity involvements successful nan tourney (five – 3 goals, 2 assists), while his 14 completed dribbles were nan astir by a Spain subordinate successful a azygous version of nan European Championship since Lobo Carrasco successful 1984 (16).

Nico Williams (Spain)

The different half of Spain’s move helping duo, Williams was different of nan breakout stars to denote himself connected nan world shape astatine Euro 2024. In fact, erstwhile we look backmost connected this tourney successful nan years and decades to come, galore will retrieve this Spain squad for nan productivity of nan wingers supra all.

In opening nan scoring successful nan showpiece against England, Williams (22y 2d) became nan youngest subordinate to people successful a European Championship last since 1968, erstwhile a 20-year-old Italian Pietro Anastasi did truthful versus Yugoslavia.

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)

If you thought Gakpo’s capacity astatine nan 2022 World Cup was a flash successful nan pan, past Euro 2024 will person made you deliberation again. The Liverpool man has scored six goals successful 11 games crossed nan 2 tournaments, pinch Kylian Mbappe (9) nan only European subordinate to nett more

Gakpo besides scored and assisted successful nan Netherlands’ triumph successful nan information of 16, becoming nan first Dutch subordinate to do truthful successful a knockout shape crippled astatine nan European Championship since Frank Rijkaard successful nan 1992 semi-final.