Slovakia vs Spain live on June 23, 2021: Will La Furia Roja secure Euro 2020 last 16 spot on the final day?

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Juni 23, 2021 Oleh Ali M.

Topik: TV Schedules, Slovakia, Spain, UEFA Euro 2020

Morata and Co. are yet to win a game in the tournament and thus need a win in order to progress. Here's a preview of Slovakia vs Spain.

Preview

In the final round of fixtures in Group E, European giants Spain will be taking on Slovakia in an interesting and crucial showdown. Despite being one of the favorites for the tournament, things have not unfolded well for La Furia Roja, with this 12 p.m. ET clash set to decide whether they progress to the next round or suffer from early elimination.

Having impressed in the latest edition of the UEFA Nations League, many expected Luis Enrique's men to carry their form over to the European Championship. However, after playing two games, Morata and Co. are yet to win a single game, picking up a mere two points courtesy of back-to-back draws.

The opening fixture was a showdown with Sweden, which was always going to be a tricky affair. Despite this, not many predicted a drab goalless draw from the 2010 World Cup winners, with Enrique's side missing the few opportunities they had to break the deadlock against Blågult.

Alvaro Morata received tons of criticism for that slip-up as the Juventus ace was guilty of squandering his nation's best chances. After receiving public backing from Enrique, the former Real Madrid man showed his deadliness inside the box in the second game, scoring in the first half of their clash with Poland.

However, there was little to no improvement with Spain's overall performance, with clear-cut goalscoring chances being few and far between. Robert Lewandowski's 54th-minute equalizer saw the Polish share the spoils, leaving La Furia Roja in a dangerous position, sitting in third ahead of their third and final group-stage fixture.

Morata and Co. know that victory on Wednesday is enough to secure them progression to the last 16. Should Poland win their final game against Sweden and the Spanish slip up, an embarrassing group stage exit will be their fate. Slovakia began the tournament on a high, winning their opening tie 2-1. However, they are reeling from their 1-0 round two defeat against Sweden and will also be fighting for their lives on the final day. Do not miss this fixture.

Team news

Slovakia: Denis Vavro is out due to COVID-19 while Ivan Schranz looks set to miss this tie due to injury. Elsewhere, Sokoli have no injury concerns.

Spain: Busquets has recovered from COVID-19 and could return to the lineup. Ferran Torres will be hoping to return to the lineup as Enrique looks for inspiration in attack, but whether the Man City man will replace Gerard Moreno remains uncertain.

Key stats

This is the first encounter between these two sides in a major international tournament.
However, they have faced off six times before, with this being their seventh battle.
Slovakia have managed only one win over La Furia Roja, losing four and drawing once.
Since returning to the Spanish national team in 2019, Luis Enrique has managed only six wins in 15 outings (D8, L1).