'Would be normal to kill my players'

Luis Enrique hit out at his Spain side after their defeat to England, claiming it would have been normal to "kill" his players at half-time.

"The first half, atrocious, it has to be recognised. We arrived late pressing, the first goal killed us," he said. "We made so many individual errors. It's bad to say it, but it was a miracle in the break.

"The normal thing would have been to kill the players, but I reinforced them, and didn't change any of them.

"At 2-0, sitting back and coming out on the break, England are dangerous. A group with two World Cup semifinalists is not easy.

"We forced the opposition back, and it's a shame we didn't score earlier because we would have done the 3-3 and the comeback."

However, Spain captain Sergio Ramos hoped the country could continue to believe in Enrique.

"The beauty of football is that it gives us the opportunity to turn things around. I have to thank this city, which is great to play in, and they leave you in awe so it is a shame we couldn't respond for them. I hope people can believe in this group."