Nations League: Portugal and Spain celebrate victories

Team boss Luis Enrique's team won 1-0 against Switzerland in Geneva. It was the third defeat in the third game for the Swiss. Portugal had little trouble in the parallel game in Group A2 with the Czech Republic, who had fought to a 2-2 draw against the Spanish four days ago. Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. won 2-0. After the 0-4 defeat in Portugal, Nati coach Murat Yakin changed his starting line-up with eight new players, just as Enrique did with the Iberians after the draw in Prague. This had a better effect on the latter, “La Furia Roja” lived up to its name at the beginning and started like the fire department. After preparation by Marcos Llorente, striker Pablo Sarabia slipped the ball into the goal from a slightly offside position to take the lead (13th). As a result, the Swiss found their way into the game better. However, the hosts did not manage to score anything. Bernardo Silva as assist man Meanwhile, the Portuguese inflicted their first group defeat on the Czech team in Lisbon. The 1-0 came from a fine combination of two players from English champions Manchester City: Bernardo Silva served full-back Joao Cancelo with an opening pass on the right side, who scored after an irresistible rush and a sharp shot from an acute angle (33'). Just five minutes later, after another Silva assist, Goncalo Guedes made it 2-0 with a placed low shot into the left corner (38th). In the second half, Fernando Santos's team routinely took the lead home. Portugal now leads with seven points from three games, ahead of Spain (5) and the Czech Republic (4). In Group B4, Serbia celebrated a 1-0 away win in Sweden, Norway and Slovenia drew 0-0.

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Nations League: Portugal and Spain celebrate victories

After two draws at the start, Spain celebrated its first win in the new Football Nations League season on Thursday evening.

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