Spain 1 - 0 Czech Republic: Pique scores, Spain wins all 3 points
(Baonghean.vn) - Spain had a hard-fought 3 points against the weaker team, the Czech Republic, with Pique's only goal in the 86th minute.
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Pique's goal brings 3 hard-won points to the defending champions
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Video of the match:
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Starting lineup
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Head to head and form:
- Spain are unbeaten in four games against the Czech Republic and have conceded just once.
- 5 friendly matches before Euro, Spain won 2, drew 2, lost 1.
- In 5 friendly matches before Euro, Czech Republic won 2, drew 1, lost 2.
Sideline information Spain vs Czech Republic:
- In the last 8 matches of the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Spain won all and set a record of keeping a clean sheet in 8 consecutive matches.
- Spain is the first team in Euro history to successfully defend the championship.
- 5/7 recent matches of Spain ended with a maximum of 2 goals.
- The Czech Republic was the only team in the qualifiers to concede in every match.
- Spain are unbeaten in all four previous head-to-head matches, with three wins.
- Czech Republic has only scored 1 goal in the last 4 matches, that was Plasil's goal when the two teams met in March 2011.
- Spain are unbeaten in their last 12 matches at the Euro finals, with nine wins.
- Spain have kept a clean sheet for 510 minutes at the Euro finals, a record for the tournament.
- The Czech Republic conceded 14 goals in qualifying, more than any other team in France this year.
- The Czech Republic's best achievement was reaching the Euro 1996 final.
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