Spain v Poland: Euro 2020 – live!
19-Jun-2021 17:30:00 | Guardian
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Spain v Poland in Seville. This is the final game of Matchday 2, but the big picture isn’t getting much clearer. Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands are the only teams definitely through to the knockout stages; North Macedonia are the only ones to have been eliminated. But Poland will join them in the departure lounge if they are beaten in Seville.
Poland’s 2-1 defeat to Slovakia in the opening game means they need at least a point tonight. Spain’s start was underwhelming for different reasons. They redefined sterile domination in their 0-0 draw with Sweden, when some analysts credited them with 86 per cent possession. (Uefa had it at 75 per cent, and no I don’t know why there’s a disparity.) We’ll find out soon whether Alvaro Morata, or anyone else, has been scapegoated.
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