France, July 7 -- The Arsenal midfielder collected a pass from Ferran Torres inside the Portugal penalty area and slotted the ball past the Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

He ran to the corner flag to celebrate.

Portugal substitute Bernardo Silva and Joao Neves both went close to equalising but Spain, who won the European championship in 2024, held on to set up a last eight date with either Belgium or the United States.

Both teams had shown their attacking intent early, Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal tested Costa from distance and Portugal's Joao Cancelo lashed a shot over the crossbar. Opportunities for Spain and Portugal

Oyarzabal should have put the Spaniards ahead after eight minutes when a slick move sliced through the Portuguese midfi...