17' The Swedes just let their pressure drop then and it didn't take much for Spain to open them up and carve out an excellent chance in front of goal. An early warning.
16' SAVE! Olmo goes close to firing Spain into the lead! It's a brilliant cross into the penalty area from the right wing by Koke and Olmo gets ahead of his marker at the near post and powers a header towards the bottom right corner of the net. However, Olsen makes a terrific diving save to deny him.
15' The front two for Sweden, Berg and Isak have hardly touched the ball so far, they are currently sitting deep inside their own half defending.
13' Despite their dominance in the opening few minutes, Spain haven't yet opened the Sweden defence up and carved out an opportunity, with Olsen still untested.
11' Spain have won only one of their last five opening matches at a major tournament, World Cup and Euro combined (1-0 v Czech Republic, Euro 2016)
9' Alba has done well for Spain so far down the left wing, the defender is captain today as Busquets is unavailable and he has constantly been up and down the flank looking dangerous.
7' Olmo fires the first shot of the game high over the crossbar, after Sweden fail to clear the danger from a corner and the ball falls nicely to the winger, but it doesn't trouble Olsen.
5' Good defending from Sweden! The hosts work the ball into the final third and get into a good position to create an opportunity, but Sweden close them down quickly and force them back.
3' Spain with the early possession here, they are keeping it well in midfield as you would expect and they are forcing Sweden to sit deep and soak up the pressure.
1' We're under way!
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
The Swedes are missing Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg due to positive tests. However, they still start with a strong line-up, as Larsson captains the side and Alexander Isak and Marcus Berg start up front.
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.
