The essential
- Without its captain Sergio Busquets, La Roja could not do better than a disappointing draw, at home, against courageous Swedes.
- Lacking ideas and composure at the conclusion, Luis Enrique’s men let slip a victory that seemed promised to them in view of the face of the meeting.
- Earlier, in the other group E match, Slovakia surprised Robert Lewandowski’s Poland (2-1). The Slovaks are therefore leaders, ahead of Spain and Sweden.
Follow the game minute by minute
It’s over ! Despite home advantage and overwhelming domination, La Roja were held in check by defensively tough Swedes. Blame it on a decisive Olsen in his goals and a shouting lack of inspiration when concluding.
90 ′ + 3. Sarabia spoils in turn! Alba breaks through, to the left. Masked by Augustinsson, the PSG player does not expect to receive the ball and takes back from the knee. It is captured by an Olsen always on the lookout.
90 ′ + 2. Moreno’s sudden shot, in the box, flirts with the bar but goes above.
90 ′. What an Olsen parade! Sarabia crosses towards Moreno, whose head is pushed back by the left foot of the Swedish goalkeeper.
90′. There will be six minutes of added time.
89′. Served by Alba, from the left, Moreno tries an acrobatic gesture in the area, without success.
85′. For several minutes, centers without real danger have been raining on the Swedish surface. But are, ceaselessly, rejected.
84′. Left side, Moreno crosses, but no one is at the reception, except Olsen, reassuring.
81′. Danger is never far from Olsen’s cage, like this new center for Pedri. But, miraculously enough, the Swedes still hold the score. They can thank an uninspired Spain.
79′. Violent shock between Pedri and Olsson. The Swede suffers from cramps.
78′. Sarabia’s dangerous cross, from the right, is punched by Olsen.
77′. Furious, Alba verbally attacks her defensive partners. The evening captain is one of the most active on Monday evening.
75′. Danielson signals again to serve, with a header, his keeper, as Moreno lurks, just entered in Olmo’s place.
73 ′. Olmo’s strike! This time Danielson is on the line and blocking with his right foot.
72′. Right side, the two entrants Alcantara and Sarabia combine, but the center of the second is clear.
70′. The choice of the Scandinavian coach is eloquent. He deprives himself of his best element, Isak, to presumably try to preserve the result.
69′. Changes also on the Swedish side. The two attackers, Isak and Berg give way to Claesson and Quaison.
66′. Parisian Sarabia and Alcantara replace Morata and Rodri. La Roja finds himself without a center forward.
63′. Change is brewing on the Spanish side. Luis Enrique relies on coaching to unblock the situation.
61 ′. Sweden at work! On the other hand, Isak achieves a small number in the middle of three Spanish defenders, in the area. Before looking for Berg, alone at the far post. But he misses the ball and a great opportunity.
59′. Alba’s overflow, left side, is stopped by Lustig. Spain gets a touch and can build again, patiently.
57′. The rhythm struggles to rise in this second act. The minutes go by and Spain still cannot tell the difference.
55′. Lustig recovers, right side, and goes up the ball on the wing before obtaining the touch… then to receive a yellow card for having removed the ball voluntarily.
53′. Olsen intervenes to seize a Spanish center.
52′. Alba’s good cross, from the left flank, is cleared with the head.
50′. New attempt not on target for Morata, in the axis, at 16 m.
49 ′. Distant free kick for Sweden, hit by Larsson. Alone at the far post, Lustig is completely missing and allows the Spaniards to recover the ball.
47′. In the next 45 minutes, Sweden will have to do better, or hope for a failure of Roja, if they want to preserve their clean sheet. Illustration of his powerlessness in the first period, his – very – low number of successful passes.
46 ′. Here we go again ! Spain kick off the second half.
Half time! Spain outrageously dominated the first act without ever finding the loophole, despite some great chances. Sweden even came close to surprising La Roja but Isak’s attempt hit the post. 0-0 at the break!
45′. There will be one minute of added time.
45 ′. Olmo’s heavy strike! The attacker triggers, at 25m, but Olsen deflects to his left.
43′. On the left of the box, Olmo is found by Morata but slips and is dispossessed of the ball.
41 ′. Sweden misses the heist !! Found in the back of the Spanish defense, Isak sees his shot deflected by Llorente… on the post. The ball returns to Simon’s gloves, relieved.
38 ′. Morata very close to the opening of the scoring! Served by Alba, the Juve striker is alone against Olsen, in the box. But he opens his right too much, and the ball fails out of goal.
36′. First intervention for Simon, vigilant when deflecting a Larsson center-shot for a corner. The Swedish corner will not give anything.
33′. Koke’s long opening at depth, towards Llorente, is picked up by Olsen, attentive.
31′. For now, Spain only needs a bit of percussion and madness to unblock the situation. The pace is still quite slow and allows the rigorous Swedish bloc to stay organized.
29′. On the left, Olmo crosses low to the ground towards Koke, arrived launched, whose recovery without control, at the penalty spot, passes over.
28′. More than 90% possession of the ball now for La Roja.
25′. New Spanish corner, new clearance from the Swedish defense. Jan Andersson’s men did not manage to ward off the danger for more than a few seconds and suffered, wave by wave, the enemy assaults.
23 ′. Koke a few inches to open the scoring! The Atlético de Madrid striker takes advantage of a poorly cleared ball to emerge and place a strike from the outside of the foot, which narrowly flees the frame.
21′. For the first time in the game, Sweden managed to reach the edge of the Spanish surface. After a touch, right side, Forsberg tries his luck but his volley is not on target.
17′. 84% possession of the ball for La Roja, who largely dominated this first quarter of an hour.
16 ′. First thrill in Seville! Olsen folds well to his left to exit, in a reflex parry, a head from Olmo. Superb gesture.
14′. Discreet at the start of the match, Pedri is a model of precocity.
13′. La Roja is very rigorous in terms of pressing, and very quickly recovers lost balls. The Scandinavian attackers are completely deprived of the ball.
11′. The center of Koke is cleared in two stages by the Swedish defense.
10′. Victim of a foul on the right of the area, Olmo gets an interesting free kick.
7′. While the defense struggles to clear, Olmo inherits the ball entering the box. His spontaneous strike from the left flies over the goal.
6′. New corner kick obtained after an Alba cross was hijacked by Augustinsson.
5′. The face of the meeting already seems to take shape in these first minutes. Spain monopolizes the ball while the Swedish block, low and well in place, awaits the opportunity to place a block.
3′. A deflected Torres cross gave La Roja the first corner of the match. This one will not give anything.
2′. The Spaniards quickly recover the ball and build, patiently.
1 ′. It’s gone to Seville, in front of 18,000 spectators! The Swedes kick off.
21 hours. A repair of the goal net of Olsen, the Swedish goalkeeper, delayed the start of the game somewhat.
20h55. The two teams enter the lawn of the La Cartuja stadium.
8:50 p.m. Hot in front. The meeting will be disputed in the Andalusian heat. It is almost 30 degrees in Seville. That is more than double what the Swedish team experienced during their preparation for their base camp in Gothenburg.
20h45. A Slovenian whistle. Slavko Vincic will be the referee of the meeting this Monday evening.
20h40. Valuable points to take. In the first match of this group E, Slovakia surprised Robert Lewandowski’s Poland, reduced to 10 (2-1). Swedes and Spaniards therefore have the opportunity to capitalize on this unexpected setback.
20h35. A psychological advantage. In face-to-face meetings, La Roja has the psychological advantage. She took four points from Sweden in two matches in qualifying, including three in a big success in Madrid (3-0). This is where the Swedes suffered their only setback of all the qualifiers.
8:30 p.m. Two nations experienced in the exercise. The two selections are regulars of the Euro in recent years. Seven consecutive participations for the Spaniards, six for the Swedes. But if the former have reached the knockout stage in the last three tournaments, wielding the trophy twice, Sweden have not crossed the group stage since 2004.
8:25 p.m. Without Zlatan, Sweden is in the classic. On the Swedish side, nothing surprising. Krasnodar striker Marcus Berg will accompany Alexander Isak at the forefront of the attack. Note that the Swedish coach Janne Andersson had to compose without Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg, positive for Covid-19, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, injured and not summoned.
Le onze de la Suède: Olsen – Lustig, Lindelöf, Danielson, Augustinsson – Larsson (cap.), Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg – Berg, Isak
8:20 p.m. Laporte holder. It’s not a surprise, but a great moment for the Franco-Spanish Aymeric Laporte. The Manchester City defender will form the central hinge with Pau Torres. They will be flanked by Jordi Alba, substitute captain, and Marcos Llorente. In attack, coach Luis Enrique will count on Alvaro Morata, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres. The young Pedri (18) is also established.
The Spanish eleven: Unai Simon – Llorente, P. Torres, Laporte, Alba (cap.) – Koke, Rodri, Pedri – F. Torres, Morata, Olmo
8:15 p.m. A new version Roja. Spain, three-time winner of the Euro, begins the competition without its captain, Sergio Busquets, still in isolation after testing positive on June 6. Sergio Ramos was not selected by Luis Enrique.
20h10. Good evening everyone and welcome to follow the match between Spain and Belgium. This group E meeting will be held in Seville (Spain). Kick-off scheduled for 9 p.m.
