David de Gea made an uncharacteristic error on day two, spilling a rather tame shot from Cristiano Ronaldo into the back of the net to give Portugal a 2-1 lead. Two Spain goals in the second half looked to have spared the Manchester United goalkeeper’s blushes, but Ronaldo’s late free-kick earned the European champions a point and left De Gea open to criticism. The Spain No.1 has responded defiantly, though, and insisted the mistake won’t affect his game going forward.
“My own criticism is bad enough. I am happy with the support from the manager and the lads,” he said. “This can happen. It’s a mistake. We put on our gloves and go out into the field and we know how difficult it is. I count on the support of the coach and my colleagues to continue. I will stay calm. It was a difficult ball, I’ll keep training and try to do things right. I haven’t killed anyone,” he said.
Spain take on Iran and Morocco in their final group matches.