'Invisible man' to Spain's 'most decisive player' - Oyarzabal the hero again

From 'invisible man' to Spain's 'most decisive player'To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Oyarzabal scores twice as Spain ease past AustriaByGary RoseBBC Sport journalist at Los Angeles StadiumPublished10 minutes agoCommentsBefore every Spain game at this World Cup, one name has dominated the back of the shirts worn by fans - Lamine Yamal.He was the focus of the cameras at Los Angeles Stadium too when he arrived for Thursday's last-32 tie against Austria - and again the centre of attention when the players came out on to the pitch.But the player who is perhaps not the biggest name in this Spain squad is the one who has so far shone the brightest - Mikel Oyarzabal.The 29-year-old Real Sociedad striker scored twice as the reigning European champions comfortably beat Austria 3-0 to secure a first knockout win in 16 years and progress to the last 16."It's so clear that [Yamal] is the leader of the side, that everything that everybody does has to do with him," Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Radio 5 Live."Mikel Oyarzabal is the invisible man, he has scored in every final he has ever played."He is one of the most intelligent players we have and he is the other one who can be a match-winner."'Last two seasons are best of his career'For much of an international career that began a decade ago at the age of 19, Oyarzabal has not enjoyed much of the limelight.He missed out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.But four years later - and before a World Cup debut - he was in the form of his life with 12 goals in 12 international appearances.The double against Austria extended that run to 17 in his last 16 starts, with four goals at this tournament."His last two seasons, since he recovered, are the best of his career," added Balague."Four goals in th...