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ESP

Draw

SWE

BTTS

Preview: Spain vs Sweden

As Spain hosts Sweden at Estadio de La Cartuja in their UEFA Euro 2020 Group E opener, both teams will look to set the stage for their tournament journey, with Spain navigating a Covid-related reshuffle and Sweden keen on leveraging their recent winning form.

Spain

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Spain remains unbeaten in the last six games across all international competitions, with a record of WDWWDW. They dismantled Lithuania with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday, 8th June, after 11 players from the U21 squad stepped up to join the senior team. Brahim Diaz from AC Milan scored Spain's second goal midway through the first half.

Several squad members were forced into isolation after coming into contact with Sergio Busquets, who tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before the friendly match against Lithuania. This prompted Spain's health ministry to approve a plan to vaccinate the national football team against COVID-19 by that Friday. Diego Llorente also tested positive for the virus before the game but has since tested negative according to recent reports.

Head coach Luis Enrique faces a challenging situation, having selected only 24 players for Euro 2020, rather than the allowed 26. Notably, he dropped Madrid's Sergio Ramos and overlooked all other Real Madrid players of Spanish nationality, including Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, Marco Asensio, and Lucas Vazquez.

The selected squad includes Barcelona's Pedri, Liverpool's Thiago Alcantara, Atletico Madrid's Koke, and Manchester City's Rodri Hernandez. Barcelona's Jordi Alba, Ferran Torres, and Adama Traore also made the cut. Luis Enrique, in his second term since November 19th, has achieved 6 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss in 13 games.

Spain will play all their group stage matches in front of some home fans in Sevilla. On Monday, when they make their first Euro 2020 appearance, an attacking 4—3—3 formation is expected.

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Sweden

The Swedish team has been impressive with five straight wins in their last six games across all international competitions: LWWWWW. Their most recent defeat was a 4-2 loss to France on the 17th of November 2020.

Since then, Sweden has triumphed over Georgia (1-0), Kosovo (3-0), Estonia (1-0), Finland (2-0), and Armenia (3-1). Unfortunately, AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who returned to the national team after a 5-year absence, will not be making the squad this time due to a knee injury that has hampered his season in Italy.

Despite the absence of their top-scorer, head coach Janne Andersson will rely on key players like Manchester United's Victor Lindelöf and RB Leipzig's Emil Forsberg. Juve's Dejan Kulusevski, Mainz 05's Robin Quaison, and goalkeeper Robin Olsen have also been included in the lineup.

Janne Andersson boasts a 51% win rate, with 28 wins, 10 draws, and 17 losses, since he took charge in June 2016. He is expected to field a conventional 4-4-2 formation, with Real Sociedad’s Alexander Isak and Dejan Kulusevski leading the attack on Monday.

Team form

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