aggarwaldivya411Brazil are in charge after making a strong start and are making life difficult for Spain’s wingers, particularly Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal on either flank.
Gabi Portilho finishes a fantastic pass from Yasmim with an emphatic strike before providing Adriana the ball and helping her return home. Here we will discuss about matches of Spain vs Brazil.
Spain XI
After winning Group B, Spain took time off in their final match against Georgia, leaving Luis de la Fuente with a much smaller squad for their semifinal tie with Brazil. Nacho Fernandez and Aymeric Laporte will return as central defenders. Rodri Hernandez and Fabian Ruiz should retain starting spots while Dani Olmo will try his luck against Brazil as well.
The Spanish squad will look to continue their impressive tournament run with a victory against Brazil. Their defensive resilience has been excellent and Montse Tome has proven himself an adept manager who orchestrates effective rotations for his squad during games.
My ideal XI for Spain’s Euro 2024 semi-final clash against Brazil features Unai Simon as goalkeeper, alongside Jesus Navas, Dani Carvajal, Marc Cucurella and Camacho at left back – while Rafael Gordillo from RB Leipzig and Luis Segarra from Real Madrid can act as back-up options; Pedro won’t feature due to injury so Nicolas Williams and Lamine Yamal are likely candidates to replace him; Rodri can provide midfield anchorage alongside them and is looking to be in top form too.
Brazil XI
Brazil has shown themselves to be an impressive opponent thus far in this tournament. They have managed to gain control of the game using precision long balls and have coaxed Spanish defenders into making mistakes. Gabi Portilho has been key for Brazil on attack while Hermoso and Bonmati provide invaluable support from midfield.
Irene Parades opened the scoring with an own goal, followed by Yasmim’s fantastic finish. Gabi Portilho made it 2-0 by passing perfectly to Adriana for Gabi to score another goal with her pass.
Spain have improved dramatically in the second half, but their deficit remains too great to overcome. Priscila came close to scoring with a long range shot but just missed. Jheniffer also had an opportunity but Lorena wisely blocked her shot.
Brazil coach Arthur Elias will be without injured defenders Tamires and Rafaelle as well as Marta who was sent off against Spain during group stage play. Although Arthur has the option to make changes, he’s unlikely to do so; Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will start in goal, with Danilo Marquinhos Eder Militao Eder Militao making up a strong defensive trio alongside them; Real Madrid players Lucas Paqueta Douglas Luiz Raphinha Rodrygo likely filling roles on either flank – Raphinha and Rodrygo will provide support offensively.
Spain Formation
Spain has made remarkable gains internationally paralleling Barcelona’s rise. Their 2008 European Cup win provided the impetus and since then they have won three consecutive major International trophies.
They typically employ a 4-3-3 formation but can switch to an attacking 4-2-2-3 for specific matches. With possession, Silva, Iniesta and Cesc often move freely between defense and midfield to offer passes to Alba or Arbeloa who provide width high up the field.
Wide players then have plenty of freedom to move into open spaces and join the attack or remain back to protect their full backs, which enables them to maintain an impressively high percentage of passes in the final third (92.8 percentile rank for touches inside penalty area per match).
Esther Gonzalez remains an effective link-up player who shares an excellent rapport with Jenni Hermoso, while Claudia Zornoza and Maite Oroz provide additional options to create strong connections. Defensively too, this team works tirelessly, boasting defensive duels per match rankings in the 90 percentile.
Vilda have expressed some concerns over their lack of depth in central midfield. With no longer having Alexia Putellas available to them, however Vilda have several candidates such as Sheila Garcia and Claudia Zornoza to fill this role.
Brazil Formation
The Brazil Formation was one of the first tactical alignments to utilize a defensive set-up to unleash attacking talent elsewhere on the pitch. Manager Flavio Costa realized that having strong players to form an early base would allow his attack-minded players to attack without worrying too much about defence.
As planned, Brazil advanced through their group with only one defeat coming at the hands of Peru. They would face Italian champions Juventus who would prove much tougher opposition.
A match known as “Sarria’s Tragedy,” in which Brazil led by coach Tele Santana were defeated 3-2 at Barcelona and exited from the tournament, sent shockwaves through Brazil as fans took drastic measures to end their lives at Sarria stadium in Barcelona in despair. Fans even committed suicide.
Scolari appears set on repeating the system that worked so effectively for them in March friendlies and that will likely see Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson take his place among Danilo, Marquinhos and a healthy Eder Militao in defence. Furthermore, neither Kaka or Ganso is expected to play an integral part in supporting Neymar.
Brazilian attack relies heavily on their 1v1 players and their skillful and well-drilled forward runners are adept at engaging centre backs in one-on-one battles to force them out of the game and free Fred and Neymar upfield to drift freely, searching for space – creating an effective, menacing system which makes watching Brazilian attack an exhilarating spectacle. To know more about this and want to update yourself time to time just follow us: https://sportsbyte.co.uk/
