"Both teams have very experienced players. But Spain is one step ahead."
Jeyhun Sultanov, the former Azerbaijan national team player, told Idman.biz.
He talked about the match between Spain and France in the first semi-final match of EURO-2024. Sultanov said that Luis de la Fuente's team has a higher chance of making it to the final: "Spain is the favorite in terms of the game. It will be a tough and interesting match. In playoff games, it is usually impossible to watch matches with goals. Everyone closes to keep their door intact. They try to score 1 goal using maximum mistakes. But since Spain has excelled in every match, I think they will excel in the semi-finals as well. There are good players in France's team, they are European champions. But from the point of view of the game, Spain are the superior side. It's hard to give an estimate, but I think they will win."
According to Sultanov, the game of the Spaniards will not be affected by the fact that some of their players are suspended or injured: "But I don't believe that something will change in the game plan. Because even if Pedri and Dani Carvajal are replaced by other players, they have a fixed game system. Absence of these players may be to the detriment of Spain in terms of quality, but in general, there will be no problems in the game plan. "De la Fuente's team will stand out again."
The French have no losses in terms of personnel. In Spain, Dani Carvajal is red, Le Norman has exceeded the yellow card limit, and Pedri will miss the match due to an injury in the last match against Germany. The meeting will start at 23:00 Baku time.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
