Tops
The involvement of the Spanish
The locals have frankly tried things.
With a playful and technically comfortable team, La Roja delivered the service that was expected of her.
Faced with a (very) grouped formation, and obviously not come to play football, Luis Enrique's men did their best.
They have undoubtedly fallen a few times into the caricature of excessive short passes, but to get around this Swedish block was a miracle.
Alexander Isak, the only trigger
He was the only one to wear a yellow jersey and want to win this match.
The Real Sociedad striker has managed to cause problems for the Spanish defense as his teammates have accumulated just 25% possession of the ball.
He was close to opening the scoring before the break but, after getting rid of the local rearguard alone, saw his attempt miraculously diverted to the upright (41st).
He later served Berg, again at the end of a solitary action but his attacking friend completely spoiled this offering (61st).
He was able to improve the very low number of balls he handled.
Flops
Swedish intentions or nothingness
We wonder if they came to play a football match.
The Swedes offered absolutely nothing in the first period, and not really more in the last act.
They just watched the Spaniards play endless passes.
No pressing, no risk-taking, no obvious desire… The heat that dressed this Sevillian evening is perhaps one of the explanations for this lack of intensity, but it was "only" 28 degrees.
Certainly Kulusevski was missing, but the most damaging absence is probably that of Ibrahimovic.
With the AC Milan striker, his compatriots might not have been so golden on the pill in Andalusia.
The choice of stadium, in line with the match
Of the three stadiums that Seville houses, it is the tasteless Olympic Stadium of La Cartuja that the Federation has submitted to replace San Mames, initially planned. This enclosure is at odds with that of Bilbao. Gloomy and architecturally questionable, this stadium reflects Spain's failure to host the Olympic Games since it was in this perspective that it came out of the ground. Sevilla FC's Sanchez-Pizjuan and Betis's Benito-Villamarin would have been much more judicious. Obviously, there are financial considerations behind this choice since the Federation has a contract to play its selection in La Cartuja. A stadium like the match it hosted.
