Soccer-Spain point finger at La Cartuja pitch after Sweden stalemate


Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Spain v Sweden - La Cartuja, Seville, Spain - June 14, 2021 Spain coach Luis Enrique Pool via REUTERS/David Ramos

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Spain were looking forward to staging a festival of football in their Euro 2020 opener against Sweden as they basked in the Seville sun and a fervent atmosphere but after a frustrating 0-0 draw they turned on the ramshackle La Cartuja stadium.

Spain made a tournament record 917 passes but lacked killer instinct and coach Luis Enrique was quick to blame the dry surface at the stadium.

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