Switzerland pulled off the biggest upset of EURO 2020 so far when they managed to eliminate France from the tournament in the round of 16, with a thrilling comeback to level thing at 3-3 after going 3-1 down in normal time. This was even more extraordinary given that they were 1-0 up, and it is now quite interesting that they face Spain in the quarter-finals, a team that came through a similar experience in their own round of 16 match against Croatia. The difference here was that Spain, the so-called bigger team, prevailed here, winning 5-3 in extra-time after the match had ended 3-3 in normal time. Both these teams have therefore played through 120+ minutes of emotionally and physically draining football this week, and it remains to be seen as to what impact this has on their performances. Nevertheless, Switzerland have shown that they can hold their own against the worlds best, and so we can look forward to an exciting match yet again. This tactical preview of the game will look at the expected tactics for both sides, as well as areas of strength and weakness that could play a big role in the match.
Expected lineups
Vladimir Petkovic will be without Granit Xhaka for this match due to suspension, so we expect Denis Zakaria to come into the lineup instead. The rest of the side should be the same as the one that came through the round of 16 clash with France.
Luis Enrique finally seems to have hit on his first-choice XI, and we expect no changes from the side that was sent out in the previous round.
