Euro 2024 awards: the Guardian team in Germany give their verdicts

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Euro 2024 awards: the Guardian team in Germany give their verdicts

Spain's Lamine Yamal with the Best Young Player of the Tournament trophy

Match of the tournament 

Austria and Turkey promised high intensity on and off the pitch in their last-16 game. Merih Demiral, later the subject of a Uefa ban, scored within a minute of kick-off and the tempo barely let up. At the very end Turkey’s goalkeeper, Mert Gunok, made one of the best saves you will ever see to deny us extra time amid a tinderbox atmosphere in Leipzig. While Austria had been good, Red Bull fuelled fun, the way Turkey fed off the vibes of their ear-splitting support was a feature of the summer. Nick Ames 

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