The troika is running wild, and Spain is advancing strongly! Croatia receives gifts, and a win in the final round = qualification

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2024-06-21 05:31Posted in Guangdong Sports Creators

In the early morning of June 21, Beijing time, the second round of Group B of the European Cup group stage ushered in a strong dialogue, Spain blew a storm of youth, laughed 1-0 to the end, and won all 2 games to lock in the top 16 qualifications in advance. With the defending champions losing, Croatia saw a glimmer of hope and a last-round win over Italy in the final round to have a chance to qualify for the round of 16.

Since the results of the European Championship group were announced, Group B, where Spain, Italy, Croatia and Albania are located, has been regarded as the group of death, with three strong teams gathered together and relatively close on paper. In the first round of the game, Spain swept the aging Croatia by 3 goals, while Italy had a thrilling reversal of the "gift package" Albania.

Spain and Italy are old rivals in the European Championship, Italy has a slight advantage in the past 7 meetings with 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and when the two sides met in the semi-finals of the last European Championship, Italy passed through a penalty shootout, and now they meet again, Spain rely on Calafiori's own goal to successfully take away the three points.

On the surface, Spain's victory was a bit of luck, but throughout the game, the matadors were convinced. Firstly, Spain had just 57 per cent of the possession, but the troika of Yamal, Nico Williams and Pedri were in excellent form, creating a total of 20 shots on goal to completely overwhelm Italy.

On the other hand, Italy was beaten all over the field, and even if Spalletti tried his best to constantly adjust, he could not escape the fate of being suppressed. Italy had just four shots on goal, a fifth of the Matador's. If it weren't for Donnarumma's bravery, multiple brilliant saves to defuse the danger, and crossbar saves, the defending champions would have been wiped out.

After this battle, the situation in Group B is quite interesting, Spain won all 2 games to lock the first place in the group in advance, becoming the second team to advance to the round of 16 after the host Germany, and the final round can completely rest the main team and wait for the arrival of the 1/8 finals.

Although Italy lost, they can advance undefeated in the final round, and according to the position of the European Championship, Spain may meet Germany in the quarterfinals, which will be a tough battle.

Of course, Spain's lack of points to pick their opponents is good news for Croatia as they are currently just two points behind Italy and a last-round win over the Azzurri could see them jump to second place in the group and seal qualification directly.

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