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By Michael EmonsBBC Sport
Last updated on 8 minutes ago.From the section Women's Euro 2022
Alexandra Popp scored her 55th goal for Germany on her first ever start at a European Women's Championship matchEight-time European champions Germany defeated Spain to secure top spot in Group B and avoid a Euro 2022 quarter-final tie with hosts England.
Germany were gifted an early goal when Spanish goalkeeper Sandra Panos' clearance fell straight to Klara Buhl and she scored with a low strike.
Lucia Garcia had a chance to level, but could only shoot into the side netting.
Alexandra Popp, who only returned to action in March after 10 months out with a knee injury, headed in a second.
The Wolfsburg striker had missed both Euro 2013 and Euro 2017 with ankle injuries, but claimed her second goal at these Euros after scoring as a substitute in the 4-0 win over Denmark on Friday.
Pre-tournament favourites Spain play the Danes on Saturday and the winners will finish second and face England in the last eight, while the losers will be eliminated on the head-to-head rule, which is used if teams finish level on points.
England, aiming to win the tournament for the first time, recorded the biggest victory in the competition's history with an 8-0 thrashing of Norway on Monday to finish top of Group A.
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Germany
Squad number1Player nameFrohms
Squad number15Player nameGwinn
Squad number3Player nameHendrich
Squad number5Player nameHegering
Squad number17Player nameRauch
Squad number6Player nameOberdorf
Squad number13Player nameDäbritz
Squad number20Player nameMagull
Squad number9Player nameHuth
Squad number11Player namePopp
Squad number19Player nameBühl
Squad number2Player nameKleinherne
Squad number4Player nameLattwein
Squad number16Player nameDallmann
Squad number18Player nameWaßmuth
Squad number22Player nameBrand
Spain
Squad number13Player namePaños
Squad number2Player nameBatlle
Squad number4Player nameParedes
Squad number16Player nameMapi León
Squad number15Player nameOuahabi
Squad number3Player nameAleixandri
Squad number21Player nameGarcía
Squad number6Player nameBonmatí
Squad number12Player namePatri Guijarro
Squad number8Player nameMariona Caldentey
Squad number17Player nameGarcía
Squad number7Player nameGuerrero
Squad number10Player namedel Castillo
Squad number11Player nameCardona
Squad number22Player namePina
Line-ups
Germany
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Frohms
- 15Gwinn
- 3Hendrich
- 5Hegering
- 17RauchBooked at 27minsSubstituted forKleinherneat 62'minutes
- 6OberdorfBooked at 86mins
- 13DäbritzSubstituted forDallmannat 72'minutes
- 20MagullSubstituted forLattweinat 45'minutes
- 9Huth
- 11PoppSubstituted forWaßmuthat 62'minutes
- 19BühlSubstituted forBrandat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Kleinherne
- 4Lattwein
- 8Lohmann
- 10Freigang
- 12Schult
- 14Anyomi
- 16Dallmann
- 18Waßmuth
- 21Berger
- 22Brand
- 23Doorsoun
Spain
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 13Paños
- 2Batlle
- 4Paredes
- 16León Cebrián
- 15Ouahabi
- 3AleixandriSubstituted fordel Castilloat 70'minutes
- 21GarcíaSubstituted forCardonaat 70'minutes
- 6Bonmatí
- 12Guijarro Gutiérrez
- 8Caldentey OliverSubstituted forGuerreroat 84'minutes
- 17GarcíaSubstituted forPinaat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Gallardo Núñez
- 5Andrés
- 7Guerrero
- 9González
- 10del Castillo
- 11Cardona
- 14Sarriegi
- 18Abelleira
- 19Carmona
- 20Pereira
- 22Pina
- 23Rodríguez Rivero
Referee:Stéphanie Frappart
Attendance:16,037
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Match ends, Germany 2, Spain 0.
Second Half ends, Germany 2, Spain 0.
Attempt blocked. Irene Guerrero (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
Mapi León (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jule Brand (Germany).
Substitution, Germany. Jule Brand replaces Klara Bühl.
Lena Oberdorf (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Athenea del Castillo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lena Oberdorf (Germany).
Substitution, Spain. Irene Guerrero replaces Mariona Caldentey.
Mariona Caldentey (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lena Oberdorf (Germany).
Foul by Athenea del Castillo (Spain).
Giulia Gwinn (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Germany. Lena Lattwein tries a through ball, but Tabea Waßmuth is caught offside.
Foul by Aitana Bonmatí (Spain).
Sophia Kleinherne (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marta Cardona (Spain).
Sophia Kleinherne (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Marina Hegering (Germany).
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