Croatia vs Spain: The Round of 16 matches in the Euro 2020 continues as Croatia lock horns with Spain at the Parken Stadium on Monday.
Match Details:
Teams: Croatia vs Spain
Venue: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: Monday 28th June, 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/sports/football-uefa-euro-2020-1700000714
Preview
Croatia goes head-to-head against Spain on Monday in their round of 16 clash of the Euro 2020 with a chance to reach the quarter-finals.
After a narrow loss against England, Croatia picked up a point against Czech Republic before winning their last match against Scotland to reach this stage.
Croatia have been very inconsistent this tournament and have not looked threatening as a whole.
Modric and Co put in a good performance against Scotland, which helped them reach this stage.
On the other hand, La Roja or Spain has been equally inconsistent in this Euro 2020.
A goalless draw against Sweden followed by a stalemate against Poland, kept them in danger of qualification.
With both teams lacking consistency and momentum, we are in for a cagey affair.
The last time these two sides faced each other was back in 2018 as part of the UEFA Nations League where Croatia won 3-2.
Jedvaj scored a brace which included the winner in stoppage time along with a goal from Kramaric for Croatia.
Ceballos and Ramos found the back of the net for Spain.
Form Guide
Croatia: DLLDW
Spain: WDDDW
Also read: Luka Modric creates record for Croatia against Scotland last night; check out details
Last Matches of both teams:
Croatia 3-1 Scotland
Slovakia 0-5 Spain
Also read: Spain beat Slovakia 5-0 in Group E match; to face Croatia in knockouts of Euro 2020
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Croatia vs Spain in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sonyliv App while the broadcast will be available on Sony Ten 2/HD and Sony Six/HD.
Team News
Lovren misses out for Croatia after he received 2 yellow cards in the group stage matches.
Meanwhile, Spain has no injury concerns.
Croatia possible 11:
Livakovic, Juranovic, Vida, Caletacar, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Vlasic, Perisic and Petkovic.
Spain possible 11:
Simon, Azpilicueta, Garcia, Laporte, Alba, Koke, Busquets, Pedri, Moreno, Morata and Sarabia.
Prediction: Croatia 2-1 Spain
A cagey affair is expected between these two inconsistent sides due to their lack of form.
Croatia’s experience could make the difference in this knockout clash and hence we see them edge this one.
Players to watch out for: Modric, Perisic, Sarabia, Moreno.
