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Can Spain get back to winning ways at Euro 2024?
With the Euros under way, we look at Spain and ask whether their chances of lifting the trophy been underestimated by the bookmakers
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The European Championship is up and running and there are plenty of talking points after the opening weekend’s matches.
Here, we consider Spain’s chances of winning a record fourth European crown after they beat Croatia 3-0 in their opening match, examining the various betting markets to assess whether they have been undervalued by the bookmakers.
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Spain make confident start
Spain earned an emphatic 3-0 win over Croatia on Saturday to kick off their European Championship campaign in style.
Luis de la Fuente’s side were in charge from start to finish and young stars such as Pedri, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were particularly impressive.
De la Fuente has slowly begun to change Spain’s style in some of their bigger matches and he saw his plans come to fruition in the win over an experienced Croatia side.
With many experts talking up the chances of Germany, England and France, Spain may have crept under the radar, despite having plenty of experience to complement the youth in players such as Rodri and Dani Carvajal, plus an out-and-out goalscorer in Alvaro Morata.
If they play at the same level against Italy in their next Group B fixture on Thursday, the odds of 23/20 against them winning will look generous.
Selection: Spain to beat Italy @ 23/20 with bet365
Can La Roja go all the way?
Can Spain win Euro 2024? The answer has to be yes on the evidence of their opening match and the way they counter-attacked with pace against Croatia.
With Williams and Yamal on either side of Morata, Spain had a balance in attack that was matched by the combination of Rodri, Pedri and Fabian Ruiz in midfield.
Any question marks that come further into the tournament are likely to be against their defence. Marc Cucurella had a patchy campaign for Chelsea while Nacho has experience for Real Madrid but has not always been their go-to man.
It remains to be seen whether Spain can handle attacks such as France, England and Portugal, with the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo, but they have a chance of going far.
Selection: Spain to win Euro 2024 @ 13/2 with bet365
A team in transition
Spain’s style, as touched upon earlier, has slowly begun to change from a possession-based game and Croatia had 53 per cent of the possession on Saturday.
That will have surprised some neutrals who are used to watching Spain keep the ball – and it was their transitional play that caught the eye.
Quick counter-attacks, incisive forward passes and fast movement worked well against Croatia’s ageing midfield and could be a problem for some of the best nations.
Alongside that, Spain also had some great options to use from the bench with Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo coming on in the second half.
It was a bold start from Spain and a promising one to watch with a new style of play exciting fans and lifting their expectations.
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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