Thursday, from 20:00, Spain and France meet in the U21 European Championship semi-finals in a match played in Reggio Emilia. France has reached this stage of the competition with a single goal, received from England, in group B of which Romania was part.
Spain has the chance to become the most laureed team in the history of the Euro U21, on a par with Italy, but the Iberians will have a difficult mission in front of Sylvain Ripoll’s “cocks”. Even if they did not impress from the offensive point of view, the French have an excellent organization of the game and know how to close the spaces well, a situation I noticed in the draw with Romania.
Suffice it to say that in the game France-Romania, zero sutures were sent on the gate, and white-blue is one of the best-prepared teams in the competition. With Thuram, Dembele, Ikone and Matata at an optimum level, France will pose great problems to Spain, even if La Roja starts its favorite. Spain has experienced emotions from the group that included Italy, Belgium and Poland, and the Iberian defensive is not insurmountable.
In the previous two direct meetings of the strong at this age level, it has always happened to score both teams and the last match ended 1-1 in 2018. Although it comes after the victories with Poland (5-0) and Belgium (2-1), Spain has not fully convinced and meets a mature, physically physically ready band. We see a balanced match!
PREDICTION: Spain U21 to win @ 2,15
