
Today, Albania will face one of the favorite teams to win Euro 2024 , Spain .
The BBC has stopped at the red and black national team, which says that they remain " ambitious " to secure a place in the direct elimination phase for the first time in their history.
The British media writes that Spain has meanwhile qualified as the winner in group B, while Albania is third with one point.
"Albania lost to Italy despite scoring the fastest goal in the history of the Europeans, as well as coming back to draw with Croatia 2-2 in the final minutes", writes the BBC.
Now coach Silvinho says that his team will fight for the qualification against Spain.
"They are a strong team and it will be a strong game. We will try. We have good players who are ambitious and we will look to play well against Spain," he said.
The BBC has also focused on what attacker Arbër Hoxha said. "Spain is the best team of this group and not only of this group, but of the whole tournament," he said.
Silvinho's side are in a difficult position, but the Brazilian coach said the team is proud of their performances in Germany so far and that they now want to take it a step further.
"There are three million Albanians in Albania and more than nine or ten million others around the world. There is a generation that has not seen the team in a European championship. We are all doing a good job. We are in the game, proud and ambitious. Spain is strong, but we will fight for 90 minutes. We would be satisfied if we played in 1/16, but we have to produce the best performance", said the coach.
The qualification of Spain has been achieved, but for coach Luis de la Fuente the game with Albania will be difficult.
"Albania has fantastic fans and they have already created a surprise here. We will approach the game like any other game, as if it is the last. We have a strategy for the players we think are ready for the match. We are only focusing on winning because we want to win in every game," said the Spanish coach.
Further, the British media lists Albania's chances.
"Albania can come second if they beat Spain and Croatia beat Italy." However, if Croatia wins by two goals more than Albania, they can take the position from the Reds and Blacks", writes the BBC.
But still, even if Albania does not finish second, it has a chance to advance to the next stage as one of the other four best teams.
Further, the British also dwells on the recent decision of the two-game suspension of Mirlind Daku. As for the rest, the entire red and black team is ready.
While the coach of Spain talks about a rotation in the formation saying that, " the last thing they want are injuries ".