THE BALL – Spain – Switzerland: follow the Portugal Nations match live here (Liga)
23 minutes: Right-footed shot from outside the box by Pablo Sarabia, but it is intercepted by a contrast ball and goes off the end line.
21 minutes: Switzerland scores! Left corner of Rúben Vargas and Akanji, with a header, beats Unai Simon and opens the scoring. 0-1.
14 minutes: Shot from outside Xhaka’s area, for a safe defense by Unai Simon.
12 minutes: Shaquiri’s cross from the right and Djibril Sow’s header, cartoon over the crossbar by Unai Simon.
First minutes marked balance, without either of the two getting dangerous approaches near the goals by grips.
Start of the match!
In the Spanish national team, note for the fact that Pablo Sarabia, a former Sporting player, is in the starting eleven selected by Luís Enrique. On the Swiss side, Haris Seferovic, a former Benfica player, starts the game sitting on the substitutes’ bench guided by Murat Yakin.
Spain: Unai Simon; Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Pau Torres and Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets Ç and Peter; Ferran Torres, Marco Asensio and Pablo Sarabia
Supplements: Sánchez, Raya, Marcos Llorente, Álvaro Morata, Koke, Hugo Guillamón, Gayà, Pino, Rodri, Borja Iglesias, Carlos Soler and Nico Williams
Coach: Luis Henrique
Switzerland: Summer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi and Ricardo Rodriguez; Freuler and Xhaka Ç; Djibril Sow, Shaquiri and Rúben Vargas; Breel Embolus
Supplements: Omlin, Mvogo, Mbabu, Zakaria, Seferovic, Steffen, Aebischer, Ndoye, Comert, Itten, Frei and Schar
Coach: Murat Yakin
Referee: Clement Turpin (France)
Assistants: Nicolas Danos and Cyril Gringore (France)
4th Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
You already have teams!
In addition, on the 6th and final matchday of this Group A2, we will have a Portugal v Spain, an Iberian duel that could be absolutely decisive in the tabulation accounts and which is scheduled for next Tuesday (19.45 hours) , at Braga Municipal Stadium.
Spain enters this round at the top of the group, with 8 points conquered in rounds, and the only Swiss team is in 4th and last place, having 3 points. In between, are Portugal (7) and the Czech Republic (4), who will also face each other on Saturday night, at the Eden Arena, in Prague (Czech Republic). Assuming that the National Team will return to Portugal with the three points in the bag, it was quite convenient that Spain could slip in this reception to Switzerland…
Spain and Switzerland will face each other tonight (19.45 hours), in a match for the 5th round of Group A2 of the League of Nations, which will be played at La Romareda Stadium, in Zaragoza (Spain). We are in the presence of two alternatives for Portugal to meet in the most recent competition of UEFA national teams and A BOLA online alongside and all the following occurrences. Come with us, dear reader. As you already know, he is called up and will even play at the beginning…
Goodnight!