Three days on from an absorbing 2-2 draw between the teams in the first leg at De Kuip, the Estadio de Mestalla crowd saw an identical result in 90 minutes.

A fabulous goal from Lamine Yamal edged Spain ahead in extra time, but Xavi Simons scored the third penalty of the match – and Netherlands's third equaliser on the night – to force spot-kicks.

The shoot-out went to sudden death after Noa Lang and Yamal both failed to convert, but when Unai Simon denied Donyell Malen, it was advantage Spain, and Pedri fired home to send them through to June's semi-finals.

Netherlands was penned back from kick-off and after six minutes, Jan Paul van Hecke clumsily went through the back of Mikel Oyarzabal. Spain's Euro 2024 final hero dusted himself down and slotted his kick into the bottom-right corner.

Oyarzabal thought he had a second goal in the 11th minute, having taken Yamal's pass in his stride before stroking home, but he was frustrated by the offside flag.

Nine minutes into the second period, the Oranje hit back with a penalty of their own after Robin Le Normand pulled Memphis Depay down. Like Oyarzabal in the first half, Depay picked himself up and coolly converted from 12 yards.

Spain inched back in front in the 67th minute with Oyarzabal finishing a flowing counterattack. He was fed by a  reverse pass from Williams, and though Verbruggen parried his attempted lob, he was alert to nod in the rebound.

The visitor refused to go away quietly, though, with debutant Ian Maatsen drawing it level for a second time with a thunderous finish in the 79th minute.

The action continued to flow in the additional period, with Yamal scoring the goal of the tie. With half-time in extra time looming, he took Dean Huijsen's long pass down on the heel of his left boot, cut inside his marker and curled a wonderful effort into the far corner. 

It was a goal worthy of winning any game, but Simons won and converted the third penalty of the match in the 109th minute, ensuring the tie would be decided by a shoot-out.

Lang was the first player to blink in the shoot-out as his kick struck the crossbar, but Yamal then rolled his first senior penalty straight at Verbruggen.

However, Spain came out on top, Simon repelling Malen's tame effort before Pedri scored the decider, teeing up a meeting with France in June.