England 2-3 Spain: Tuchel admits City mistakes

England's loss to Spain tied to Manchester City's recent financial penalties

Sep 26, 2026

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England 2-3 Spain: Tuchel admits City mistakes

England's loss to Spain tied to Manchester City's recent financial penalties

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England's loss to Spain tied to Manchester City's recent financial penalties England lost to Spain due to errors by three Manchester City players after the club was found guilty of Premier League financial rule breaches Originally reported by BBC Sport.

England loses to Spain

England lost 2-3 to Spain at Wembley with uncharacteristic mistakes by three Manchester City players.

“Not for me but I can imagine for the Manchester City players”

City's financial penalty

Manchester City was found guilty of breaching 115 Premier League financial rules after a four-year investigation.

Three City errors

Three City errors

Three Manchester City players - Guehi, Rodri and O'Reilly - made key errors in England's loss to Spain.

Tuchel's comments

England manager Thomas Tuchel said City players might have been affected by the financial penalty decision.

“Not for me but I can imagine for the Manchester City players”

Rodri's stance

Spain's Rodri expressed confidence in Manchester City's innocence despite the penalty ruling.

“They always express the confidence that they never did something wrong and we believe in that”

Player mistakes

Guehi was tackled, Rodri's challenge led to a penalty, and O'Reilly's pass was intercepted in England's loss.

The one thing

England lost to Spain due to errors by three Manchester City players after the club was found guilty of Premier League financial rule breaches

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