BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Whether it was Antonin Panenka's insouciant penalty or Karel Poborsky's audacious chip, the great Czech sides of the past had a sense of adventure and daring that the current team seems to lack, judging by Monday's 1-0 defeat to Spain.
Gerard Pique's 87th-minute header was enough to earn the Spaniards an opening Euro 2016 victory in their Group D clash in Toulouse against a Czech Republic side that had frustrated the champions but offered little going forward.
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