UEFA European Championship

Spain vs Sweden, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage

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Spain
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0 - 0
Sweden

Spain miss chances in goalless draw against Sweden at Euro

Spain were held to a disappointing goalless draw against Sweden in their 2020 European Championship opener in Seville on Monday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
  • 3': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Carl Mikael Lustig.
  • 6': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 7': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
  • 7': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
  • 10': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden).
  • 12': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 12': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 19': Hand ball by Jordi Alba (Spain).
  • 20': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Pedri (Spain).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 24': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
  • 24': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 26': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 40': Offside, Spain. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 44': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Albin Ekdal.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 45': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
  • 45': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 0, Sweden 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Sweden 0.
  • 46': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden).
  • 47': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 48': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 55': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
  • 55': Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 66': Substitution, Spain. Thiago replaces Rodri.
  • 66': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 67': Offside, Sweden. Robin Olsen tries a through ball, but Sebastian Larsson is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Marcus Berg.
  • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 70': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
  • 70': Thiago (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
  • 74': Substitution, Spain. Gerard Moreno replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 74': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 75': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Carl Mikael Lustig because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Sweden. Jens Cajuste replaces Kristoffer Olsson because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Sweden. Pierre Bengtsson replaces Emil Forsberg.
  • 87': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
  • 87': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Koke.
  • 89': Offside, Spain. Pedri tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spain 0, Sweden 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 0, Sweden 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 0
25 Possession 75
4 SHOTS 17
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
89 Accurate Passes 830
161 Passes 917
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
5 Crosses 29
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 51
10 Accurate Long Balls 44
0.2 Long Balls % 0.9
1 Blocked Shots 4
3 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
23 Interceptions 3
36 Effective Clearances 6
36 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 10,559

EURO Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 3 +1 4
2 Belgium 3 +1 4
3 Slovakia 3 0 4
4 Ukraine 3 -2 4
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Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
4 Pau Torres
24 Aymeric Laporte
18 Jordi Alba
6 Marcos Llorente
16 Rodri
26 Pedri
8 Koke
7 Álvaro Morata
19 Dani Olmo
11 Ferran Torres
Spain Substitutes:
Mikel Oyarzabal, Pablo Sarabia, David de Gea, José Gayà, Gerard Moreno, Diego Llorente, Thiago Alcantara, Eric García, Robert Sánchez, Adama Traoré, César Azpilicueta, Fabián Ruiz.

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
24 Marcus Danielson
3 Victor Lindelöf
6 Ludwig Augustinsson
2 Mikael Lustig Yellow Card
8 Albin Ekdal
20 Kristoffer Olsson
10 Emil Forsberg
7 Sebastian Larsson
11 Alexander Isak
9 Marcus Berg
Sweden Substitutes:
Viktor Claesson, Robin Quaison, Pontus Jansson, Filip Helander, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Emil Krafth, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Pierre Bengtsson, Gustav Svensson, Jens Cajuste, Ken Sema, Jordan Larsson.

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