Euro 2020: Spain beat Slovakia, Sweden beat Poland in the first round | Euro2020 News

Sweden are top of Group E with seven points after a 3-2 win over Poland; Spain finished second with five points The first match was won against Slovakia.

Spain beat Slovakia 5-0 to make the final of 16 Euro 2020 against Croatia, while Sweden scored a brace to beat Poland and finish top of the group.

Slovak goal scorer Martin Dubravka made a spectacular save to end Alvaro Morata’s fine but gave Spain the lead for half an hour when he threw the ball into the net after Pablo Sarabia’s shot from the cross and back to the goal.

Aymeric Laporte scored the second goal in the second half before Sarabia’s goalscorers, Ferran Torres and Juraj Kucka achieved their goal on Wednesday, the first in Spain in a football tournament.

Luis Enrique’s side, who finished second in Group E with five points, behind Sweden, face Croatia in Copenhagen on Monday. Slovakia, who finished third with three points and a five-point lead difference, are heading home.

In the other match, Sweden’s Emil Forsberg scored two goals as well as the second fastest shot in the European Championships before giving Viktor Claesson a 3-2 victory over Poland.

It was heartbreaking for the Polish team after he doubled in on Robert Lewandowski, whose second 84th 2-2 draw gave them hope.

Sweden will also face one of the third-placed Group B, C or D teams – Finland, Ukraine or the Czech Republic – in Glasgow on June 29th.