Spain are missing their captain Sergio Busquets after he tested positive for COVID-19, so Rodri takes his place in midfield alongside Koke and Pedri. Meanwhile Simon gets the nod in goal ahead of De Gea and Laporte makes his competitive debut for his country.
SWEDEN SUBS: Filip Helander, Pontus Jansson, Viktor Claesson, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Pierre Bengtsson, Robin Quaison, Ken Sema, Jordan Larsson, Emil Krafth, Jens Cajuste, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Gustav Svensson.
SWEDEN (4-4-2): Robin Olsen; Mikael Lustig, Marcus Danielson, Victor Lindelof, Ludwig Augustinsson; Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Kristoffer Olsson, Emil Forsberg; Marcus Berg, Alexander Isak.
SPAIN SUBS: Thiago, David De Gea, Gerard Moreno, Adama Traore, Eric Garcia, Pablo Sarabia, Mikel Oyarzabal, Cesar Azpilicueta, Jose Gaya, Diego Llorente, Robert Sanchez, Fabian Ruiz.
SPAIN (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Marcos Llorente, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Torres, Jordi Alba; Rodri, Koke, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Dani Olmo.
The most recent meeting between these two sides came back in October 2019, when they drew 1-1. The other two sides in the group faced off earlier today, with Slovakia beating Poland 2-1.
The 2008 and 2012 competition winners kick-off their campaign today, looking to improve on their Round of 16 finish in 2016, however, they are in a tough group and face a difficult test against Sweden today. The two sides faced each other in qualifying campaign for the tournament, with Spain finishing top and unbeaten, while Sweden were the runners-up, suffering just one defea, which came against Spain.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Euro 2020 Group E clash between Spain and Sweden in Seville.
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