The possibilities got here and went however neither Spain nor Sweden managed to place any of them within the web.
Spain dominated possession and saved the stress on the opposing space for many of the match however the Swedes held on for a 0-0 draw Monday on the European Championship.
Sweden managed just a few possibilities at La Cartuja Stadium, however they had been a few of the most harmful ones.
Alexander Isak, who performs for Spanish membership Actual Sociedad, had a shot from inside the world hit the submit after deflecting off Spain defender Marcos Llorente in entrance of the objective line.
Early within the second half, Marcus Berg was inside the world with the ball coming his means, however he mishit his shot.
Álvaro Morata had Spain’s finest likelihood only a few minutes earlier than Isak however his shot missed broad with goalkeeper Robin Olsen the one opponent to beat.
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“Everybody could make errors, all of us make them,” Spain midfielder Pedri González stated about Morata, who was booed by a part of the Spanish followers. “He works onerous for the crew and that all the time reveals on the sphere.”
Morata had already missed some possibilities and been jeered in Spain’s remaining warm-up match towards Portugal, additionally a 0-0 draw.
Spain pressed till the top on Monday however saved misfiring. Olsen made a Ninetieth-minute save off a header by substitute Gerard Moreno, and he had already stopped one other close-range header by Dani Olmo within the first half.
“The best way we earned that time at present, your complete crew, the way in which the blokes ran within the warmth, it wasn’t simply me who earned this level,” Olsen stated. “It was an unimaginable crew effort. We didn’t play our greatest recreation. It’s not essentially the most well-deserved level we’ve ever taken. However we battled. We confirmed that we wished it.”
Spain ended with 75% of possession and had 17 complete makes an attempt, with 5 on track. Sweden missed the goal on its 4 makes an attempt.
“We performed towards a rival that determined to defend and tried to create some hazard with lengthy balls, and it really had the possibility the win the match,” Spain coach Luis Enrique stated. “It’s a disappointing draw for us.”
Spain had failed to attain in solely one in every of its final 14 group matches at European Championships.
Sweden hadn’t drawn any of its final 17 worldwide matches, since a tie towards Spain in qualifying for Euro 2020.
“For those who come right here and play Spain in 32 diploma warmth (90 diploma F) and suppose you’re going to outplay them, you’re completely naive,” Sweden coach Janne Andersson stated. ”I’m under no circumstances ashamed of this level. If we need to take factors from a lot of these groups, now we have to play this manner.”
Within the different group match, Slovakia defeated Poland 2-1 in St. Petersburg.
Spain’s matches at Euro 2020 are being performed in Seville as a substitute of Bilbao — the unique host metropolis for the continent-wide match — as a result of the excessive contagion price of the virus within the northern metropolis wouldn’t enable for a lot of followers to attend video games.
A restricted crowd of 12,517 attended the match at La Cartuja, the place Spain can even play Poland on Saturday and Slovakia on June 23. A quarterfinal match can even be performed on the stadium.
Sweden, which hasn’t superior previous the group stage on the European Championship since 2004, subsequent faces Slovakia on Friday in St. Petersburg. The Swedes can even play in Russia towards Poland.
Each groups had been with out gamers due to the coronavirus. Spain misplaced captain Sergio Busquets and Sweden was with out Mattias Svanberg and Dejan Kulusevski. They had been all nonetheless in isolation after testing optimistic for COVID-19 final week.
The complete Spanish crew was vaccinated simply days earlier than its opening match.
Luis Enrique began with Rodri Hernández in Busquets’ place, with teenager Pedri and Koke Resurrección alongside him within the midfield. The 18-year-old Pedri turned Spain’s youngest ever participant on the match.
Each side are additionally with out their veteran stars at Euro 2020. Sergio Ramos was left off the Spain squad after enjoying sparingly for Actual Madrid this season due to accidents, whereas Zlatan Ibrahimovic — who ended his retirement from Sweden’s worldwide crew in March — couldn’t make it to the match due to a knee drawback.
