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41% Ball Possession ALBANIA and 59% Ball Possession SPAIN

    Albania 0 – 1 Spain 

.                                                                 13′ Ferran Torres

✅  Spain won the UEFA EURO 2024 on Monday 24 June 2024 defeating Albania at the Düsseldorf Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Spain already qualified to the Round of 16 and claim all full 9 points leading Group B.  Italy got a late equalizer goal in the 98th minute against Croatia reaching 4 points and qualifying as second of the Group. Spain took the advantage with Ferran Torres and then fails some potential occasions with Torres himself and with Olmo. In the second half Albania builds some dangerous situations with Broja but in the end to celebrate Spain which, despite the turnover, gets clean Sheet and the three points.

Spain have won all eight previous matches against Albania (31 goals scored, 3 conceded). Among the national teams against which Spain has always found success, against no other has it boasted more matches – eight wins out of eight also against Liechtenstein and Malta.

The UEFA EURO 2024 Group B Standing shows Spain in the 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +5.  Italy in the 2nd position with 4 points and a goal difference of “0”. Croatia in the 3rd position with 2 point and a negative goal difference of -3. Albania in the 4th position also with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -2.

🇦🇱  Serie A and Serie B Players with Albania’s EURO 2024 

• Goalkeeper Etrit Berisha (Empoli)
• Elhan Kastrati (Cittadella)
• Defender Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta)
• Defender Elseid Hysaj (Lazio)
• Defender Ardian Ismajli (Empoli)
• Defender Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo)
• Midfielder Kristjan Asllani (Inter)
• Midfielder Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo)
• Midfielder Ylber Ramadani (Lecce)
• Forward Medon Berisha (Lecce)

Spain took the lead in the 13th minute. Ferran Torres defeated Albania goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Dani Olmo.

🏆👉 🇦🇱Albania 0 – 1 Spain 🇪🇸, 13th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ferran Torres for @SEFutbol with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Dani Olmo. https://t.co/NcjLkbDyM4

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 24, 2024

✅  Stats before the game: Albania have conceded at least two goals in each of their nine meetings with Spain in all competitions. The 9-0 defeat in the European Championship qualifiers in December 1990 remains the largest ever for the Albanian national team in an official match. Albania have scored the first goal in each of their two EURO 2024 matches, although they have yet to find success (D1, L1). No nation has ever scored the first goal in three consecutive European Championship matches without managing to win any of them.
Spain could win the first three matches of a European Championship for the second time in the competition, having done so in 2008 – an edition which they then won (1-0 against Germany in the final). Albania have conceded two goals in each of their last two matches, both at EURO 2024 (1-2 v Italy, 2-2 v Croatia), after having conceded two or more goals only once in their previous 14 matches in all competitions. The Albanians have not conceded at least two goals in three consecutive matches since a series of five between October 2016 and June 2017. In the last match against Italy, Spain gained possession of the ball in the final third of the field on 10 occasions: it is the highest figure for the Spaniards in a European Championship match since the 2008 quarter-finals, again against the Azzurri (13).

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📺 Click the video to watch Albania vs Spain highlights on Monday 24 June 2024

To be added

🏆👉First half 🇦🇱Albania 0 – 1 Spain 🇪🇸,

⚽️Goals: 13′ Ferran Torres

🟨 Booked: 0

Corners: Albania 1, Spain 4

✍ Ball Possession: 40% Albania and 60% @SEFutbol

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 24, 2024

🏆👉Result 🇦🇱Albania 0 – 1 Spain 🇪🇸

⚽️Goals: 13′ Ferran Torres

🟨Booked: 66′ Nedim Bajrami (A), 89′ Medon Berisha (A), 90′ Dani Vivian (S)

✍ Ball Possession: 41% Albania and 59% @SEFutbol

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 24, 2024

Photo via x.com/SEFutbol

 UEFA EURO 2024
Group B, Matchday 3

Albania 0 – 1 Spain 🇪🇸
Monday 24 June 2024
Düsseldorf Arena
Düsseldorf, Germany

21:00

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant referees: Mahbod Beigi (SWE) and Andreas Söderqvist (SWE)
Fourth official: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)

⚽️ Goals: 13′ Ferran Torres (S)

🟨 Booked:

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

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