It is only worth winning. And to do it you have to score goals. Spain’s objective in the game against Poland is very clear. After the debut against Sweden , where Luis Enrique’s team was superior and unable to transform the chances they had, which led him to draw zero, against the Polish team it is only worth adding three points if they do not want to get into very serious mess.
Spain enters the second day of the Eurocup group stage with a point after the scoreless draw in their debut against Sweden. Therefore, Luis Enrique’s men need to add the three to begin to confirm their presence in the round of 16. If they don’t get the victory, Spain will get into trouble and the game against Slovakia would turn into a true final.
For this duel, the question is whether Luis Enrique is going to bet on Morata, Dani Olmo and Ferran or is he going to sacrifice a band to give entry to Gerard Moreno. What is certain is that the Juventus forward will start against a Poland that lost to Slovakia last Sunday and faces this match as a final. The rest of the team can be a lot like the one he formed against Sweden. Unai Simon will repeat under sticks, while the defense will be made up of Marcos Llorente, Pau Torres, Laporte and Jordi Alba. In the center of the field there may be something new, although in principle Rodri will return to play Busquets, who has already tested negative in the PCR, with Koke and Pedri ahead in the creation of the Spanish game. However, the presence of men like Fabián or Thiago cannot be ruled out.
A final for Poland
Poland comes to this game more pressing after losing 1-2 to Slovakia in its debut , which has complicated their options to get into the round of 16 quite a bit, an option that mainly involves, at least, scratching something against Spain and gambling it in the last game against Sweden.
What seems clear is that the Central European team, which Spain has not measured since 6-0 in a friendly prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, will imitate Sweden’s approach and take refuge behind in search of the minutes favoring it. to go out on the counterattack and find Lewandowski, who will demand maximum attention to a defense that conceded little against Sweden, although on the two occasions he did it they could cost him dearly.
The Polish coach, Paulo Sousa, could even change the scheme with respect to the first game and bet on a defense of three centrals that forces his rival to be more patient and speedy. The Portuguese will have the loss of Krychowiak, sent off against Slovakia, to try to get out of his bad moment, with four straight games without winning and only one victory in the last six.
Turf slopes
Spain is very aware of the lawn of the La Cartuja stadium. Against Sweden the green was not good and both Luis Enrique and the players of the National Team made their discomfort public. On Saturday the green is expected to be in better condition after having been cared for all week, the temperatures in Seville have dropped and it has even rained. These circumstances have favored the recovery of a playing field that has been spoiled in recent days.
