Spain defender Marc Cucurella was booed all through the primary half of his facet’s Euro 2024 semi-final towards France.

The Chelsea left-back was jeered each time he touched the ball in Munich, as his facet fought from behind to guide a thriller.

Cucurella has began all six of Spain’s matches at Euro 2024 on the left facet of defence, enjoying a key position in his crew’s progress.

However the 25-year-old was concerned in a second of controversy within the quarter-finals towards hosts Germany.

Spain knocked out the hosts in dramatic trend, progressing because of a 2-1 victory in further time as Mikel Merino scored a 119th-minute winner.

However with the rating 1-1 in further time, the hosts thought that they had a penalty when Jamal Musiala’s goal-bound shot struck Cucurella’s arm within the field.

Referee Anthony Taylor didn’t award a penalty, however Germany had been livid with the choice as they had been knocked out.

Cucurella, due to this fact, turned the image of the controversy and pictures of the ball putting his outstretched arm had been used on the entrance pages of the morning newspapers.

The left-back was then booed as Spain confronted France within the semi-finals in Munich by the Germany followers who had tickets for the match.