The bizarre incident occurred half-an-hour into a contest at Estadio Benito Villamarin. Euro 2024 winner Olmo tangled with former Barca defender Marc Bartra. Spain international Olmo was sent crashing to the turf by a judo-esque hip throw.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
After hitting the ground, Olmo raised his hands to his mouth. The 26-year-old playmaker realised that a cap on his tooth was missing, leading to him scratching around in the grass in a bid to find the missing piece. He duly did and passed it on for safekeeping.
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WHAT LAMINE YAMAL SAID
Yamal was among those left slightly baffled by the dental incident, with the teenage wonderkid saying to Pedri during a half-time exchange in the tunnel: “There was no bleeding and he pulled his tooth out. There was no blood coming out. But why did you throw it away?” Pedri replied with: “He had it in his hand and I said: ‘Keep it, give it to someone’.”
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