# England 2-3 Spain: Tuchel admits City mistakes

> England's loss to Spain tied to Manchester City's recent financial penalties
- Title: England 2-3 Spain: Tuchel admits City mistakes · BBC Sport
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: england, spain, manchester city, premier league, thomas tuchel, rodrigues, wembley, football, financial rules, sports, 2-3, Tuchel
- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6j4jjg5qxero
- Published: 2026-09-26T22:47:10.925+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: england, spain, manchester city, premier league, thomas tuchel, rodrigues, wembley, football, financial rules, sports
## 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 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.
## Key takeaway

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