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  • Classifications.The group of Spain

They will know of other championships, such as the European Football Championship or the Basketball World Cup, which in recent years the leaders have discovered the business of small countries, to swell tournaments with many participants, and with these precedents we must analyze the European that started this Thursday. The handball knows its borders, it is only enjoyed in seven or eight places, but those who govern it strive to export it further and, in some way, distort the competition. Of 16 selections for European this year has been passed to 24 and luck has been introduced as a decisive element to mark the semifinalists and even the champion . Now it determines a lot the draw of the group stage. If before the continental tournament was a all against all, now there are teams that can divide their efforts and have it with advantage.

In the present European it is the case of Spain, which premiered with victory against Latvia (33-22).

While on the other side of the table, you will find France, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Sweden and other reliable groups such as Hungary, Iceland, Slovenia or Poland, the side of the selection presents a much clearer horizon. Since last June 28, the day of the draw in Vienna, Spain knows that to be a semifinalist you must beat Germany or Croatia and not fail in the rest of your commitments and thus structured the appointment . As always since Jordi Ribera is a coach, many rotations are expected, several tests along the way, but, of course, the prebenda also has drawbacks. Now it is more difficult to maintain tension. And it was more than clear in the debut. If in previous editions the challenge was to reach the fight for the medals with some rested players, now the challenge is to raise the concentration before debuting teams in a tournament, as was Latvia Thursday or will be next Monday, the Netherlands.

Victories are almost assured, sensations matter more.

And before Latvia, despite the final advantage, they were contradictory. Spain fell into multiple errors and if it did not take a fright it was because of the scarce resources of the rival . The entire game of the Baltic team revolved around its side Dainis Kristopans, the tallest player on the planet , 2.15 meters, and only had to wait for their moments of fatigue to open space. But he didn't teach the selection much more. In defense, it was difficult to manage the height of Kristopans, especially in the first part, when he sank his 6-0 too much and in attack he lacked references in the positional. He spent the first seven minutes in the tournament without scoring and thus advanced a discomfort that would not get rid of the entire game. At the end of the first part, Joan Cañellas , in an excellent state of form, ordered the ideas and in the second part, the counterattacks of the four extremes opened the advantage, but also lacked joy. The expulsions of Jorge Maqueda and Viran Morros that had been fatal any other day did not help.

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