UEFA Nations League.. Portugal ousts Spain from the top

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With this win, Raise "Seleção" Europe He scored 10 points in first place, while it declined Spain To second place with 8 points, followed by Switzerland with six points, leaving the bottom of the standings to Czech Republic with four points.

In the first match, the Czechs started the match with a pressing attack in the first ten minutes to no avail. The Portuguese took control and were able to open the scoring in the 33rd minute through a player Manchester United Diogo Dalot after a assist from AC Milan striker Rafael Liao.

His club colleague Bruno Fernandes doubled the score on the first goal method by completing a perfect pass from Napoli player Mario Rui (45 + 2).

And amid the Czechs’ attempts to return in the match, German Bayer Leverkusen player Patrick Schick missed a penalty kick (45 + 6), which was awarded by the referee after a handball from Cristiano Ronaldo After using the video assistant referee "V AR".

The Portuguese punished Czech Republic in the second half with two more goals. Dalot scored his double in the 52nd minute with a beautiful long shot, before Diogo Jota concluded the goal fest after a corner Ronaldo headed with his head and followed by a player Liverpool He also headed into the net in the 82nd minute.

Switzerland inflicted the first loss to Spain in the third edition of the continental competition after two wins and two draws, which is the first loss for a national team. "La Roja" Since losing the final of the last edition last year to France 1-2, with 6 wins and 2 draws since October 2021.

This is the team’s first win Switzerland He beat his Spanish counterpart since his 1-0 victory over him in the World Cup South Africa 2010, on the latter’s way to winning his first world title.

It is also the second win in a row for Switzerland in Nations League After its victory over Portugal 1-0 in the previous round, after it started its campaign with three defeats in a row.

And on the playground "La Romareda" In Saragossa, with the start of the first half, the hosts had 75 percent of the ball without taking a shot only once, before the Swiss team surprised its host by opening the scoring through a defender’s header. Manchester City Manuel Akanji after a corner from Ruben Vargas (21).

The second half witnessed a fiery start, as Spain equalized with Alba’s shot after a pass from Asensio past goalkeeper Jan Sommer (55), before regaining Switzerland The initiative and progress again after 4 minutes after a new corner and the intervention of Akanji, who transferred the ball to the six metres, followed by Brill Empolo in the net of goalkeeper Unai Simon.

Sommer missed the opportunity to equalize against Spain by saving him in the second minute of stoppage time a shot from substitute Carlos Soler.

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With this win, Seleção raised Europe He scored 10 points in first place, while it declined Spain To second place with 8 points, followed by Switzerland with six points, leaving the bottom of the standings to Czech Republic with four points.

In the first match, the Czechs started the match with a pressing attack in the first ten minutes to no avail. The Portuguese took control and were able to open the scoring in the 33rd minute through a player Manchester United Diogo Dalot after a assist from AC Milan striker Rafael Liao.

His club colleague Bruno Fernandes doubled the score on the first goal method by completing a perfect pass from Napoli player Mario Rui (45 + 2).

And amid the Czechs’ attempts to return in the match, German Bayer Leverkusen player Patrick Schick missed a penalty kick (45 + 6), which was awarded by the referee after a handball from Cristiano Ronaldo After using the video assistant referee (VAR).

The Portuguese punished Czech Republic in the second half with two more goals. Dalot scored his double in the 52nd minute with a beautiful long shot, before Diogo Jota concluded the goal fest after a corner Ronaldo headed with his head and followed by a player Liverpool He also headed into the net in the 82nd minute.

Switzerland inflicted the first loss to Spain in the third edition of the continental competition after two wins and two draws, which is the first loss for the “La Roja” team since losing the final of the last edition last year against France 1-2, with 6 wins and 2 draws since October 2021.

This is the team’s first win Switzerland He beat his Spanish counterpart since his 1-0 victory over him in the World Cup South Africa 2010, on the latter’s way to winning his first world title.

It is also the second win in a row for Switzerland in Nations League After its victory over Portugal 1-0 in the previous round, after it started its campaign with three defeats in a row.

And at the “La Romareda” stadium in Saragossa, with the beginning of the first half, the hosts possessed the ball by 75% without shooting only once, before the Swiss team surprised its host by opening the scoring through a defender’s header. Manchester City Manuel Akanji after a corner from Ruben Vargas (21).

The second half witnessed a fiery start, as Spain equalized with Alba’s shot after a pass from Asensio past goalkeeper Jan Sommer (55), before regaining Switzerland The initiative and progress again after 4 minutes after a new corner and the intervention of Akanji, who transferred the ball to the six metres, followed by Brill Empolo in the net of goalkeeper Unai Simon.

Sommer missed the opportunity to equalize against Spain by saving him in the second minute of stoppage time a shot from substitute Carlos Soler.

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