The Spanish team drew again on the second day of Group E of the Eurocup and the qualification for the round of 16 will be played in the last game against Slovakia . The lack of aim of the Álvaro Morata , Gerard Moreno and company once again condemned the Luis Enrique team , who allowed themselves to be tied against Poland and their chances of being in the next phase of the competition were complicated.
In the absence of a match for the conclusion of the group stage, Spain is third in Group E with two points after their two draws against Sweden and Poland . Everything will be decided on the last day: the match against Slovakia will decide not only the pass of the Spanish team, but its opponent in the last 16 if they finally close the classification. These are the teams that the Spanish team would face if it accesses the next phase .
If Spain is first …
The Spanish team can still qualify as first in Group E of the Eurocup. To do this, they would have to beat Slovakia and hope that Sweden does not win their match against Poland , something that would place Luis Enrique’s men in the first position safely. In addition, if they achieve victory and Sweden draws against Poland on the last day, the goals would be the protagonists to decide the first position of the group: if Spain wins by more than one goal, it would be the leader and if it only wins by one, it would be necessary to see the comparison to the Swedes for the tiebreaker .
As for the rivals in a possible round of 16, the Spanish team would face a third from groups A, B, C or D if they finally remain in the first position. Right now, those teams are Switzerland , Finland , Austria and Croatia , something that could change after the dispute of the last day. In this way, Spain would face a lower combined a priori if it manages to qualify first in Group E.
If Spain is second …
Two options would lead the Spanish team to qualify as second in Group E: if there are victories for Spain and Sweden on the last day and if the National Team takes all three points and Sweden draws , but with more goals than the Spaniards in the three games disputed. In these two cases, those of Luis Enrique would be second and would face a more complicated round of 16 crossing.
In this way, Spain would face the second of Group B on June 28. In the absence of a match, the Czech Republic is first and England are in second place. Two teams that face each other on the last day, so logic invites us to think that the Czechs will be second and they would face a Spain that is second. If England is finally second, the Spanish team would face one of the most powerful teams in the European Championship in the round of 16 .
If Spain is third….
Finally, the Spanish team could also be classified as third in the group, as long as it is one of the four best third in the championship. If Spain draws against Slovakia and Poland does not win against Sweden , the Spanish team would finish in third place after three draws in three games. With three points, it would depend on the rest of the groups to know if he can be in the round of 16.
In this case, Spain’s rivals would be of a high level. Those of Luis Enrique would face the first classified of Group B or C. In Group B, Belgium has everything to face to qualify as first of the group. For its part, the Netherlands would expect us as the leader of Group C as another potential rival that is very scary. Belgium or the Netherlands would wait for the Spanish team if Luis Enrique’s men reach the second round from third place in Group E.
Likewise, the Spanish team could also be in the last position of Group E of the European Championship . A possibility that would prevent the Spanish from going to the round of 16, who made life difficult this Saturday after drawing against Poland (1-1) at La Cartuja Stadium.
