She is the first selection among the favorites not to register a victory.
Held in check by Sweden on Monday night, Spain had to be content with a disappointing draw (0-0) for its entry into the running in this Euro where Belgium, England, Italy or the Countries -Bas won their first meeting.
La Roja, whose preparation had been disrupted by the Covid-19 like the Scandinavians, will have to show another face if she wants to claim something in this competition.
What you must remember
Spain made a bad Spain. As against the Russians in their elimination in the round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup, the 2010 world champions put their foot on the ball, accumulated passes in the field of the Swedes, but without obtaining a number of opportunities at the height of this technical domination. Worse, Sweden came close to the hold-up twice, with a post from Isak (41st) and an incredible miss from Berg (61st).
Arranged in 4-3-3 with the 18-year-old midfielder of Barça, Pedri, holder in the midfield, Spain has shown itself unable to vary its game and too clumsy at times, like its center-forward Alvaro Morata.
Proof of her offensive trial and error, she changed her attacking trio during the match.
But without this allowing him to take the advantage over the Swedes, quarter-finalists of the last World Cup, and to please their audience in Seville.
The player: Robin Olsen
If Spain were not transcendent, they would still have been able to win without the very solid performance of the Scandinavian goalkeeper, Robin Olsen.
The goalkeeper, loaned by AS Roma to Everton this season, was decisive by putting out a superb parade on a header from Dani Olmo (16th) on his line of 5.50m before defeating the midfielder again. offensive from Leipzig (45th) just before the break.
In the last moments, his salutary reflex of the foot on a header from Gerard Moreno (90th) saves the point of the draw.
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The number: 59
That is the number of successful passes by the Swedish team in the first period.
For comparison, three Iberian defenders did better during the same time interval, according to Opta: the French-born Aymeric Laporte (62), who was playing his first official match with La Roja, his central defense partner Pau Torres (61 ) and his captain and left side Jordi Alba (60).
Edifying, but not enough.
The sentence: "We did not know how to set the goals we needed"
“It was a difficult match, we didn't know how to score the goals we needed,” said Aymeric Laporte at the microphone of beIN Sports.
We are focused on the next game, we hope to do better.
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