Spain and Sweden ended in a 0-0 stalemate, with both teams guilty of wasting fantastic goalscoring opportunities.
Ultimately, Spain couldn’t get in behind Sweden’s defence which was led by Manchester United centre-back Victor Lindelof, who earned the man of the match award after the game.
Luis Enrique’s Spain ended the match with more than 85% of ball possession, managing a total of 917 passes – compared to Sweden’s 162 passes.
To his credit, though, Lindelof was under serious pressure for the entire 90 minutes. Especially the final 10…
The 26-year-old showed great composure and helped his side maintain a crucial clean sheet.
Lindelof made nine clearances and two important blocks.
The Swede also made a few long throws which is not something we knew Lindelof had in his locker.
A number of Manchester United fans took to Twitter after watching Lindelof’s stunning display in Sweden’s opening match at Euro 2020.
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