Spain V Sweden - As it happened.
Match report in news
End of match
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97'FT: 0-0. It ends goalless in Seville, with Sweden holding on in the latter stages. Spain dominated most of the match, and will certainly be disappointed with the draw. They face bottom of group E in their next group match, with both sides having it all to play for!
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96'Gerard Moreno heads from the corner but it's comfortably wide of the back post. The Villarreal man has had a number of chances his coming on!
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93'Another chance for Spain!! Alba threatens once more, his corss flies across goal and simply hits Sarabia, whose effort is tame and Olsen easily gathers.
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91'6 minutes added on.
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90'Chance for Spain!! What a save from Olsen!! Moreno finds himself in space from Sarabia's cross, just yards out. The keeper somehow manages to stop it with his feet, and the scoreline remains 0-0.
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89'Spain come close again!! Moreno tries to flick in Alba's cross, but it goes wide. Spain running out of options here!
Substitution
at España
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87'Spain sub: Fabian on for Koke.
Substitution
at Suecia
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84'Double change for Sweden: Cajuste on for Olsson, Bengtsson for Forsberg
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82'Fantastic skill from Oyarazabal creates an opening, but his cross can't quite find a Spain teammate, and Sweden get it clear once again.
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79'Moreno comes close to nodding Spain in front by Olsen gets hands to palm the ball away.
Substitution
at Suecia
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75'Sweden change: Krafth on for Lustig.
Substitution
at España
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74'Spain double change: Oyarzabal on for Ferran, Gerard Moreno for Olmo
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73'Spain getting closer!! Llorente down the right does well to hook the cross back in, Olmo controls well and strikes at goal but Olsen denies him with his legs! Great save!
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70'Ferran strikes from the edge of the box but Sweden get the block in.
Substitution
at Suecia
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69'Double change up top for Sweden: Quaison on for Berg, Claesson for Isak.
Substitution
at España
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66'Double change for Spain: Thiago on for Rodri, Sarabia on for Morata.
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65'Morata offside again for Spain, as Luis Enrique looks to make some changes.
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61'Chance for Sweden!! A golden opportunity goes begging, as Berg misses an open goal from three yards out!! Fantastic work from Isak sees him beat three Spain defenders, as he drills a pass across goal where Berg is waiting to tap into an empty net - but he misses his shot completely!
Yellow card
a Suecia
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55'Lustig booked for Sweden.
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54'Sweden look to be taking all of their throw-ins long into the box, with Spain struggling to deal with them properly.
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50'Chance for Spain!! Morata picks up the ball just inside the box, but he pulls his shot wide.
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46'We're back underway!
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45'HT: 0-0. A lively first half ends goalless. Spain have dominated much of the match and should have gone ahead through Morata, with Olsen being called into action on numerous occasions. A chance for Sweden's Isak at the end of the half will have shocked them, though, and that could well give life to an otherwise static Sweden side.
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45'1 minute added on.
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45'Chance for Spain!! Dani Olmo fires from range but Olsen gets down to save well. The ball deflects awkwardly but Laporte can't quite reach the rebound.
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41'Chance for Sweden!! Isak with his first sniff of goal!! The striker is played in and beats Laporte, before shooting at goal. His effort looks to be going wide, but it hits Laporte before striking the post. Hearts in mouths for Spain!
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40'Morata is offside for Spain.
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38'Chance for Spain!! Morata misses a sitter! Jordi Alba's lofted pass is completed missed by Danielson, leaving Morata through on goal. However, the striker fires wide one-on-one with Olsen. Huge let off for Sweden!!
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37'Ekdal fouls Ferran as Spain looked to counter.
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36'Unai Simon forced into action for the first time. Larsson's cross nearly creeps in under the bar, and the GK has to tip over.
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33'Llorente breaks through Sweden's defence once more but his touch is slightly too heavy. Olsen gathers.
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29'Chance for Spain!! Koke arrives to Olmo's cross from the left but he can't keep his shot down, as it flies over the bar.
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26'Spain with a whopping 81% possession so far this half, to give you an idea of the domination so far in the match!
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25'Llorente breaks free down the right, but his cross into the box is cleared by Olsson.
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24'Morata is cheered for his hard work winning the ball back. He's then fouled, earning his side a free kick.
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23'Chance for Spain!! Alba links up well with Koke before the ball runs loose back to the midfielder who strikes across the ball, and it slices just wide of the post.
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22'Forsberg with the volley from the edge of the box, it flies into row Z. Well over.
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21'Sweden finally get into the Spain hafl and get themselves a throw, which Lindelof is to take long.
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19'Alba penalised for hand-ball, Spain's attack comes to an end.
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16'Chance for Spain!! Olsen denies Olmo!! Koke fired in a magnificent cross from the right and Olmo met the header well in space in the box, but Olsen was down with a fine save.
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14'Spain have been dominating the early stages, here. Sweden have hardly got out of their own half.
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13'Olsson is late on Pedri, Spain want a yellow card but it's just a FK.
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11'Foul on Olmo, Spain with a FK in a dangerous crossing position.
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10'Danielson with the foul, Spain free-kick.
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7'First shot for Spain, as Olmo strikes over the bar from the edge of the box following the corner.
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6'Spain threatening early on here. Jordi Alba gets free down the right and his cross is just about cut out, before being cleared for another corner.
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3'Ferran's cross is dangerous but it illudes Olmo in the box, Lustig heads behind for an early Spain corner.
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3'It sounds like a fantastic atmosphere for this one, the home crowd cheering on their country!
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1'We're underway from Seville!!
Start of match
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PRVWNational anthems sung by both teams, we're minutes away from kick off!!
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PRVWIt's a sunny day today in Seville, the temperature a hot 29º.
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PRVWSlavko Vincic will be today's referee, with Bastian Dankert on VAR duties.
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PRVWSweden XI: Olsen (GK); Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson; Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Isak
June 14, 2021
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PRVWSpain XI: Simon (GK); M. Llorente, Pau, Laporte, Jordi Alba; Koke, Rodri, Pedri; Ferran, Morata, Olmo
June 14, 2021
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PRVWWith that news in mind, let's take a look at the teams!
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PRVWSpain are without Busquets and Sweden without Svanberg and Kulusevski, all due to coronavirus.
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PRVWLuis Enrique's side will be hoping to get off to a winning start and join Slovakia at the top of group E.
Pre-match
14 June 2021, 21:00
Referee: Slavko Vincic | VAR: Bastian Dankert
Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
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PRVWHello and welcome to our live coverage of Spain's opening match of Euro 2020 against Sweden!
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