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Spain’s Under-21 side continued their flawless European Championship qualifying campaign with a composed and professional 2–0 win over Romania — and Real Madrid striker Gonzalo García was at the heart of it. Gonzalo, who played the full 90 minutes, opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a brilliant header after timing his run perfectly […]
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![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/sb_nation_articles_115/3faa128fa2c3f990ecac037e0fd366ec" data-uuid="bdf6fe3f-abe4-37a2-a6e1-5e59db5ab4ea"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Spain’s Under-21 side continued their flawless European Championship qualifying campaign with a composed and professional 2–0 win over Romania — and Real Madrid striker Gonzalo García was at the heart of it.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Gonzalo, who played the full 90 minutes, opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a brilliant header after timing his run perfectly to meet Iván Fresneda’s pinpoint cross:</p><p class="has-text-align-none"></p><figure><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gonzalo Garcia opening the scoring for Spain U21<a href="https://t.co/XcI9jZZp2a">pic.twitter.com/XcI9jZZp2a</a></p>— Managing Madrid (@managingmadrid) <a href="https://twitter.com/managingmadrid/status/1990833666029707478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote></div></figure><p class="has-text-align-none"><br></p><p class="has-text-align-none">The goal capped off a strong start from Spain, who controlled possession and dictated the tempo throughout the opening half. Gonzalo’s presence between the lines and ability to attack the box gave Romania problems all night.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Spain doubled their advantage shortly after the break. In the 53rd minute, Fresneda — already credited with the assist for the opener — made it 2–0 himself with a composed finish after joining the attack from deep.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">With this result, Spain U-21 remain perfect in qualifying, winning all five of their matches so far. The victory also extends their lead at the top of the group: they now sit five points clear of Finland, who were held to a 0–0 draw by Kosovo.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">For Gonzalo García, it was another decisive performance — further evidence that he continues to grow as a central figure for both the national setup and Real Madrid’s long-term plans.</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/sb_nation_articles_115/62485e45244ba6f513589c2368c32072" data-uuid="70c1a734-ea15-3383-a1b8-85a594b84d99"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Saturday’s 35-10 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs cratered the chances of the Texas Longhorns making the College Football Playoff, reflected in head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team dropping to No. 17 in Tuesday’s release, the third released by the committee this season.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Texas is the highest-ranked three-loss team after suffering defeats to No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Georgia, although the road loss to Florida stands as the key difference between the Longhorns projecting into the 12-team field or sitting outside of it.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">The other perspective is that the non-conference matchup against the Buckeyes in Columbus is the difference — if the Horns had played a beatable Power Four opponent, a two-loss Texas team could slot in the top 12 after beating No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 14 Vanderbilt.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">It’s a hypothetical that doesn’t help the Longhorns because it’s buried in a scheduling calculation that won’t impact the near-term future with games set against the Buckeyes, Wolverines, and Fighting Irish over the next four seasons.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">In the short term, Texas needs to win the final two regular-season games to have a chance at a third straight CFP appearance in addition to some upsets of teams ranked more highly.</p><p class="has-text-align-none"><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/ncaaf">The Horns are currently +1800 to make the playoff and -8000 to miss it on FanDuel</a>.</p><p class="has-text-align-none"></p>)