This was the performance of the National Team players in the match against Ukraine (0-0).
From Gea: He played as a libero in the first half, cutting off the long balls of the Ukrainians. In the second half they did not create danger until the direct attack that was the goal that gave Ukraine the victory.
Jesus Navas: Constant. He played for his band always with discretion. He teamed up wonderfully with Canales and Adama and put a cross to Rodrigo that was not a goal due to the success of the Ukrainian goalkeeper. It went from more to less and did not close the direct attack of the goal.
Sergio Ramos: The times he had to intervene to cut off Ukraine's counterattacks, he did so with skill and power, exhibiting his enormous defensive talent. On the offensive level I look for the shot from outside the area and he rounded the goal with a free kick to the squad. In the play of the goal he was surprised like the whole team.
Pau Torres: Start of the positional attack of Spain with Ukraine in intensive withdrawal. He tried to drive in on several occasions to break lines, one of them stole the ball and caused a counter. Sober and expeditious to the cut.
Reguilón: He is a breed and gives off energy in each action, but he was somewhat messy and imprecise in the delivery of his incorporations. In the second half he improved on the offensive plane.
Rodri: Stole, tipped, distributed, and successfully made defensive transitions. Complete game of the City center half. And in the second half he continued his masterclass on how a positional midfielder should play, even going so far as to shoot from outside the area and his shot went brushing the post. He only had one mistake in the whole game.
Channels: He was a successful midfielder and gave pass options between the lines to break the two Ukrainian defensive lines. He maintained regularity in his game and patience in the touch as he sought the chance to score. He left his place to Dani Olmo in the 73rd minute.
Mikel merino: He once tried the shot from outside play as a resource to break the defense of Ukraine. It did not have the precision and the success that it habituates. Luis Enrique replaced him at halftime with Ceballos.
Adama Traoré: He always tries one on one and almost always goes away. While standing still, at speed, hanging on to the rival, it goes outside where it is more difficult to overcome an opponent. You know he's going to do it for you and he does it for you. And it also moves inwards, leaving the band to the side and inside, when the script of the play requires it. His exhibition was unrewarded.
Rodrigo: Good back game, good clearance in tight spaces and good shots that were met by Buhchan, Ukrainian goalkeeper very well trained by Pedro Jaro, Ukraine goalkeeper coach. He left his place to Oyarzabal in the 57th minute.
Ansu Fati: He started off imprecise and improved when he got into the center to team up and sought to enter walls as a way to overcome Ukraine's defensive cobweb. He had a shot that chose the short stick and Buhchan guessed it. You must give more. He was substituted in the 57th minute by Ferran Torres.
Substitutions
Dani Ceballos: Came in after the break for Mikel Merino and did everything possible to overcome the defensive line set up by Shevchenko. He tried entering walls, with orientation changes, giving speed to the game, but it was not possible.
Ferran Torres: He replaced Ansu Fati in the 57th minute to play as a left winger and playing with a changed leg did not have the overflow that a natural leg usually has.
Oyarzabal: He played as a center forward. He occupied the demarcation of Rodrigo Moreno in the 57th minute and moved with desire and judgment, but did not have any frank opportunity to score.
Dani Olmo: He came out in the 73rd minute for Canales and sought to break between the lines and surprise with his ability to step on the area, but he was not successful like the rest of his teammates who sought the goal by all means. Ukraine's defensive phase was imposed on Spain's positional and attacking football.