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Euro 2020: Daily briefing
Spain begin their Euro 2020 campaign against Sweden at the Estadio La Cartuja in Seville.
Luis Enrique is one of the best managers at the tournament, but his preparation has been far from ideal as he looks to revolutionise the way La Roja play football.
An outbreak of Covid-19, including positives for Sergio Busquets and Diego Llorente, has complicated matters for this inconsistent side, who thrashed Germany 6-0 but then failed to beat Greece earlier this year.
The former Barcelona boss has urged his squad to become leaders: “This team doesn’t need leadership, there’s 23 players who can provide that. I’m also one of the leaders, for better or worse. Every coach should be a leader but in this team, everyone should lead from the pitch. They have to get that from themselves. But our strength is our group and we’re well prepared.”
Sweden, too, have endured Covid-19 issues in the build-up to the tournament, with Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg testing positive last week and forced to go into isolation. Focus for the Swedes has been on Alexander Isak, who will step in to lead the line without veteran star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who ended his five-year international retirement in March but had to rule himself out of Euro 2020 because of a knee injury. The 21-year-old Real Sociedad star admits he is “anxious” about performing: "It will be my first final tournament. That's what I'm most anxious about. The fact that we start out against Spain is a lot of fun, since that's where I play my day-to-day football."
Follow live updates from Spain vs Sweden at Euro 2020 below:
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
90+3 mins: Close again for Spain! Jordi Alba is causing major problems on the left now. He seems to be getting into the box for fun. Another aerial pass drops for him and he squares the ball to the far post. Sarabia arrives but can’t control the ball. It hits his left knee and bounces softly into the path of Olsen who smothers it for Sweden. Three minutes of added time to play.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:55
Euro 2020: SAVE! Olsen stops Moreno’s header from close range!
Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
90 mins: Robin Olsen may just have secured Sweden a point! Sarabia swings a fantastic cross into the box from the right isde of the pitch. Moreno drifts to the tip of the six-yard box and whips his head onto the ball directing it at goal. Olsen reacts instantly by sticking out his right leg and blocking the effort.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:53
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
87 mins: Time is running out for who Spain are relying on their wide players to put crosses into the box. The ball is chipped over to Jordi Alba by Pedri and he manages to keep it in play before slicing a pass towards Moreno. Danielson goes with the striker and gets to the ball first, knocking it behind for a corner that doesn’t get given.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:51
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
84 mins: Moreno crosses a ball into the six-yard box from the left as Sarabia and Oyarzabal make runs into the middle. Danielson is aware of both players and lets the ball run past. Sarabia isn’t able to reach it at the back post and the attack breaks down for Spain.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:47
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
81 mins: Spain are hunting down what would surely be a winning goal at this stage. Pedri slots Jordi Alba free on the overlap and he passes it into the box for Oyarzabal who’s just come onto the pitch. He creates half a yard of space with a run towards goal before firing a low ball into the six-yard box that none of his teammates can get to.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:44
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
78 mins: Pablo Sarabia is trying to make things happen out there for Spain. He’s taken up a position on the right side and whipped a couple of decent crosses into the box aiming to pick out substitute Gerard Moreno. The first cross is cleared by Danielson and the second comes too close to Olsen in goal and he punches it away.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:40
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
75 mins: Mikael Lustig goes down with what looks like a groin problem or maybe he just needs a breather. Either way Janne Andersson takes no chances on him and swaps him out for Emil Krafth.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:36
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
73 mins: Better from Spain! Thiago Alcantara switches the play out to Llorente on the right side. He weaves his way into the box and cuts the ball back but can’t pick out a teammate. Spain regain the ball quickly thought and Llorente is played into the byline on the right once again. This time his cutback comes to Olmo who hits one from inside the box only to have his effort blocked by Olsson.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:35
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
70 mins: 20 minutes to go in Seville and it’s still goalless. If you’d have said that after the first 20 minutes no-one would have believed you. Sweden have been really good since half-time. They’ve kept a solid shape defensively and have pushed higher into midfield cutting off the angles which Spain were playing through.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:32
Euro 2020: Spain 0 - 0 Sweden
67 mins: Janne Andersson responds with two Swedish changes of his own. Both front men, Alexander Isak and Marcus Berg, are taken off with Robin Quaison and Viktor Claesson replacing them.
Michael Jones14 June 2021 21:30


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