So Spain coast through despite the odd spark from Albania, whose Euro 2024 is over. Here’s how the full-time numbers looked…
FT: Albania 0-1 Spain
- Possession: 41% — 59%
- Shots: 10 — 16
- On target: 4 — 3
- XG: 0.49 — 1.37
- Big chances: 0 — 1
- Blocked shots: 3 — 4
- Duels won: 50 — 43
- Dispossessed: 8 — 5
Albania took more chances and more shots, although the quality and xG figures didn’t shift as much. In the end, Spain were able to keep them at arms’ length.
Maybe in an easier group, Albania would have snuck through — but in reality, it wasn’t meant to be.