DBasia.news – Spain came to Euro 2020 with a young squad and did not include any Real Madrid players. This has made the Spanish national team coach, Luis Enrique receive criticism.
The criticism got sharper when La Furia Roja only played a goalless draw against Sweden in the early match of Group E. Furthermore, Spain was also less consistent when they drew 1-1 with Poland in the second match.
Spain finally answered their doubts when they defeated Slovakia 5-0 in the third match. Spain qualified for the top 16 as Group E runners-up to meet Croatia.
Against Croatia, Spain had to painstakingly get rid of Luka Modric and his team mates. with a score of 5-3 through extra time. Alvaro Morata and colleagues met Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
Again, Spain struggled to beat Switzerland on penalties with a score of 3-1 (1-1). Now, Spain is ready to serve Italy, in the semifinals at Wembley Stadium, Wednesday (7/7) at 02.00 WIB.
Spain’s statistics
Although not consistent in the early matches, Spain proved its capacity by scoring 11 goals in the last 3 matches. This is proof of how productive Spain is.
Spain also became the most productive team in the semifinals of the European Cup 2020 with a score of 12 goals. Followed by Italy (11 goals), Denmark (11 goals), England (8 goals).
However, Spain has conceded the most goals with 5 goals. Followed by Denmark (5 goals), Italy (2 goals), and England (0 goals).
1. 12 goals
2. 5 conceded
3. Scored 11 goals in 3 games
4. Alvaro Morata (2 goals), Ferran Torres (2 goals), Pablo Sarabia (2 goals), Aymeric Laporte (1 goal), Cesar Azpilicueta (1 goal), Mikel Oyarzabal (1 goal), Jordi Alba (1 goal), and two own goals.
5. Average goals 2.4 per game