The Spanish national team started at the European Championship with a loss of tournament points. The Red Fury struck 17 shots on goal for the Swedish national team, none of which reached the goal. Luis Enrique’s players are in an unpleasant situation, because a defeat in today’s match could leave the team without a playoff stage. A complete update of the roster makes itself felt, in which there are practically no players left who defended the color of the Spanish flag at the last European Championship. Before the reporting match, the hosts have one point and third place in the table. It is worth noting that the Spanish national team has never lost in 2021. One cannot but recall the team’s start in the selection for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where the Spaniards shared the tournament points with Greece, followed by defeating Georgia (2:1) and Kosovo (3:1). Busquets is in isolation with the coronavirus.
The national team of Germany held the League of Nations this week. Joachim Lev’s team ended up in the group together with Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine. As a result, the “Bundesteam” failed to fully strain the Spaniards, yielding to them the first line. Moreover, in the last round the Germans were literally defeated by the “red fury”. Six balls flew into their gates, in response they failed to score a single one. After an outright failure in this tournament, Germany started qualifying for the World Cup. Armenia, North Macedonia, Romania, Iceland and Liechtenstein were in the group with the Germans. After fairly confident victories over Iceland (3:0) and Romania (1:0), Germany stumbled again, losing sensationally at home 1:2 to North Macedonia. In the opening match of the European Championship, the Germans again did not show their best game. In the confrontation with France, it was not possible to gain points. Mats Hummels’ own goal decided the outcome of the meeting, but it hardly makes sense to blame the Bundesteam defender for this defeat. In the second half, the Tricolors had a huge advantage and miraculously did not bring the score to a devastating one.