UEFA Nations League play on Thursday will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal travel to face Spain in Sevilla. Both teams look like contenders to win the ...
Expect him to play a significant role with Bernardo Silva as the creator with Bruno Fernandes. The team still has some veterans with 39-year-old Pepe even still in the squad, but it will feel confident in going to Spain and getting something from this match. Ferran Torres leads the frontline and has 13 goals in 24 matches for Spain, and Ansu Fati joins him, while the midfield features veterans Sergio Busquets, Koke, Rodri and others. Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:
When is it? How can you watch it? All you need to know about the UEFA Nations League Group A2 game between Spain and Portugal.
The four group winners in League A will advance to the knockout finals with, in principle, one appointed as hosts. Our objective is always to aspire to the maximum. The hosts, runners-up in the last edition of the Nations League, will want to lay down a marker as they start their campaign in front of a vibrant Seville crowd; however, inaugural winners Portugal will be hungry to regain their crown and claim local pride over their Iberian neighbours.
63 min: Both teams make a couple of changes in Seville. Spain replace Carlos Soler and Ferran Torres with Koke and Dani Olmo, while Portugal withdraw André ...
Gavi nicks possession in the middle of the park and slips Morata into space down the right. His vicious whipped cross isn’t far away from finding Morata in the middle. Pepe intervenes and Morata applauds his team-mate’s ball in. 74 min: Koke sprays a glorious diagonal pass towards Sarabia on the right wing. Jordi Alba only has to nod home from eight yards, but sends the ball sailing wide of the left-hand post! A deserved win for Gus Poyet’s Greece, and a frustrating evening for Ian Baraclough’s men.
A late equaliser from Ricardo Horta gave Portugal a share of the spoils as they drew 1-1 with...
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored the only goal in the 26th minute as Norway won 1-0 in Serbia, with Sweden also winning away from home in group B4 thanks to a penalty from captain Emil Forsberg and a late goal from Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski in Slovenia. In the other game in group A2, Jan Kuchta and a 58th-minute own goal from Djibril Sow saw the Czech Republic beat Switzerland 2-1, Noah Okafor having cancelled out Kuchta's opener just before half-time. A late equaliser from Ricardo Horta gave Portugal a share of the spoils as they drew 1-1 with Spain in their Nations League clash in Seville.
Goals by strikers Alvaro Morata and Ricardo Horta led to a 1-1 draw between Spain and Portugal in their Nations League opener at Estadio Benito Villamarin ...
"It was a match similar to the previous ones. Both sides play three more Nations League games in the next 10 days. "We didn't finish it off, but we played a good game," Morata said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Portugal have not won a competitive game against Spain since 2004 and have never beaten them on Spanish soil. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Portugal scored late to earn a 1-1 draw at Spain in their Nations League opener on Thursday, while Erling Haaland led Norway to a ...
Watch goals and match highlights after Spain and Portugal played out a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League.