no luck Spain at the Elbe Philharmonic in Hamburg, where the draw for Euro 2024 in Germany took place this Saturday. A la Roja, seeded with the host Germany, Portugal, Belgium, France and Englandtwo of the three ‘coconuts fell: Croatiafrom drum 3, e Italyfrom 4.
Albaniafirst in its group in the qualifying phase before the Czech Republic and Poland, completed Group B, that of death. The team led by the former Barça player from the bench Sylvinho starting as the weakest link, while the Croatians and Italians will arrive eager to settle the pending points.
And it was that Spaincurrent champions of the Nations League, lifted the title again 11 years after losing in the ‘Final Four’ Italy (2-1) and Croatia (0-0, 4-5 on penalties). Checkers, led by an infinite Luka Modric, they will try to transfer the good feelings left in the last two World Cups, as finalists in Russia 2018 and third in Qatar 2022, to the old continent, where they have not yet passed the quarterfinals. For its part, the ‘Azzurra‘Defending the title, nothing more and nothing less.
They are like that Albania, Croatia and Italythe rivals of the Spanish team in the group stage of Euro 2024:
In his second participation in the final stage of the European Championship, Albania will look to improve on the role he played at France 2016, where he finished third in his group behind France and Switzerland. Sorting is expected to be utopian, but you never know. try, Sylvinho It has a base made up of players who play in the Italian Serie A -Berisha, Hysaj, Djimsiti, Ismajli, Asllani, Ramadani and Bajrami- and three ‘Spanish’: Rayista Ivan Balliuborn in Gerona but of Albanian nationality, the Nasrid Myrto Uzuni and the parakeet Keidi Bare. A rocky team if ever there was one.
In what is expected to be the last major competition of Luka Modric at the selection level, Croatia has an outstanding debt to the Euro Cup… And on Spainbutcher of those Zlatko Dalic in the round of 16 of Euro 2021 (3-5) and, more recently, in Rotterdam, where only the good work of First Simon In the penalty shootout he prevented the Balkans from winning the first title in their history. Players like it Stanisic, Sutalo either Ivanusec They are working their way into a group that combines youth and experience.
Led by Luciano Spalletti after the ‘fear’ of Roberto Mancini, Italy is from achieving a painful classification against Ukraine no without controversy, because of the very clear penalty of Crystal in Mudryk In extra time he sent the reigning European champions into the play-offs. In a team lacking leaders, the ‘Azzurra’ will entrust themselves to their coach, architect of a Naples champion 33 years later, and the quality of footballers like Nicolò Barella either Federico Chiesawhich is very good at Euro 2021, to defend the title Germany.
Source: La Verdad
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