Spanish coach worries ahead of Euro 2016

Spain are among the favourites to win the European Championship this (northern) summer but a 1-0 home defeat to Georgia has set alarm bells ringing.

In their last warm-up game on Tuesday before the tournament and nearly two years on from their first-round exit at the World Cup in Brazil, Spain lost to a team ranked number 137 by FIFA.

"We were looking to gain more confidence and generate a good atmosphere all around with this game but it has been the contrary, a disappointment," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque told Marca of Spain's first defeat since March 2015.

So what went wrong?

"We didn't play badly," he said. "We simply couldn't overcome an organised defence.

"We lacked solutions and that is the most worrying aspect."

Spain had 76 per cent of possession against their opponents and took 17 shots on goal but only three were on target.

Georgia, who had just four shots on goal in the match, made the most of a Jordi Alba mistake in midfield to score.

"You can give away a goal but the fact that we haven't scored is a big disappointment," Del Bosque said.

Lack of goals was not a problem for Spain in their previous two friendlies - a 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 6-1 rout of South Korea.

The team just had a bad night in front of goal, according to the coach.

Winners of the European Championship in 2008 and 2012 as well as the 2010 World champions, Spain will begin their title defence against the Czech Republic on June 13 in Toulouse.

Spain will also take on Turkey and Croatia in Group D.

"We cannot go to the tournament with any doubts and we must go without any fear," Del Bosque added.