Real Madrid’s Dani Ceballos caught the eye against England.
England travelled to Seville on Monday night to take on Spain – and conjured up a stunning performance to claim a 3-2 victory.
The Three Lions were major underdogs after a 0-0 draw in Croatia, but took the lead at the Estadio Benito Villamarin as Raheem Sterling slammed home an outstanding finish from Marcus Rashford’s through ball.
Rashford then made it 2-0 after great hold-up play by Harry Kane, and Kane teed up Sterling to add a third before the break in a dream first half for England.
Spain made two substitutions to change the game in the second half as Paco Alcacer and Dani Ceballos came on, with Alcacer heading home Marco Asensio’s corner to make it 3-1.
Sergio Ramos scored with the final touch of the game with a header from a Ceballos cross, but that was it as England ended Spain’s 15-year unbeaten run at home.
England’s performance was sensational, but the performance of substitute Ceballos really caught the eye, adding real quality from midfield for Luis Enrique’s side.
Ceballos struggled for first-team football last season following his move from Real Betis, and Calciomercato even reported that Liverpool were targeting a deal for the 22-year-old playmaker in April.
Liverpool fans subsequently took to Twitter to hail Ceballos, claiming he was ‘amazing’ and ‘class’, with fans hoping that Jurgen Klopp is still looking at signing him in a bid to rescue him from the Real Madrid bench.
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