Albania is facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to knock out a strong contender and advance from the group stage, for the first time, at the EURO. The chances of this feat are on par with saving a penalty!
Albania is different now
According to Opta's calculations, Albania's chances of winning against Spain are 16.7%, and a draw is 21.6%. Of course, these are just reference figures. Football is a game of too many details that cannot be weighed, measured, or counted. In fact, Albania's chances of winning tonight are higher than the cold numbers suggest. On the other hand, the figures based on the purely technical comparisons and analyses just mentioned also show that Albania's chances of winning are at least equivalent to the chances of a successful penalty kick in football.
The chance to get past the group stage of a EURO will be a big motivation for Albania (left) to win.
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Spain will use " formation b "
No team has ever opened the scoring in all three group stage matches without winning any of them at the EURO. So if Albania opens the scoring in this match, as they did against Italy and Croatia, will that alone bring Albania closer to the "unimaginable" goal of reaching the knockout stage? It should also be said: with 4 points and a non-negative goal difference, the possibility of Albania being eliminated in that case only exists in theory. Spain will certainly change a lot in this mainly experimental match, not excluding the possibility of changing the entire starting lineup. Testing new options is almost mandatory in a major tournament like the EURO (people are just afraid of not having the conditions to do so). And of course, an "experimental" team is always ready to accept the risk of failure, often much weaker than under normal conditions. Albania will "get" to play against a completely different Spain, against whom Italy and Croatia have no chance of competing. This was random luck, coming from the situation of the game. But this was also a worthy reward for Albania's efforts in the match against Croatia: equalizing in the last minute of extra time, thanks to Kalus Gjasula, the "sinner" who had scored an own goal not long before. The impression of Spain at this year's EURO was that they abandoned the tiki-taka style of play, kept the ball less (for the first time, after 136 consecutive matches, they always kept the ball more than their opponents), but crushed Croatia 3-0 in the opening match. But in the 1-0 victory over Italy, Spain immediately returned to their forte of keeping the ball, passing a lot to both attack and prevent the opponent from having a chance to attack. Italy only had 4 chances to shoot in that match. All of this shows that Spain has a flexible playing style, playing in many different styles. Their problem today is just how well the "B team" works together. Player Pham Tuan Hai: Spain continues to win impressively In the opening match, the Spanish team had a top performance, with a stormy attack against the Italian team. That was the match where coach Luis de la Fuente's students completely imposed their playing style on their opponents thanks to their ability to control the midfield well and especially the dizzying attacks from the two wings. Nico Williams on the right wing and Lamine Yamal on the left wing always put the defense of the blue team in a state of alarm. Obviously, facing this team is too big a challenge for the Albanian team. They have good individuals, drew 2-2 with Croatia in the previous round and showed a formidable will to not give up. But to be fair, the Spanish team is still at a higher level. I think after defeating the defending champion Italy, the Spanish team will have 3 more points to soon enter the next round. Prediction: Spain wins 2-0.
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