In a duel of extremes Swiss surprised Spain in Romareda this Saturday at UEFA Nations League, and beat him 2-1. They scored for the Swiss Manuel Akanji Y Breel Plunger, both in games from corners, while Jordi Alba marked what was the transitional draw Red.
The headache for Luis Enrique will be how to solve set pieces. And just like that Switzerland, who were slightly superior, got on the board twice. First Akanji, in the first half and with a header, and then Embolo in the 58th minute when he was waiting for everyone at the first post and scored the final 2-1.
Spain, indebted to the performance, had just a few moments of brilliance. About the start of the match and at the start of the second half, when Jordi Alba violently finished a ball, in the 55, given to him by Marco Asensio, to make it 1-1. Little for a team with more potential than the one presented in La Romareda.
Red (with 8 points) will determine passage to the semi-finals of the Nations League against Portugal (10 points) in Braga on Tuesday 27 September.
How did Spain vs. Swiss? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swiss | 1 | 1 | two |
Objectives:
- SUI – M. Akanji – Min. 21
- ESP – J. Alba – Min. 55
- SUI – B. Plunger – Min. 58
Spain vs. Switzerland live
Full time. Switzerland strikes in La Romareda and justly beats Spain 2-1.
🏁 GAME OVER IN ZARAGOZA!!
We tried until the last second but narrowly lost to Switzerland.
We will travel to Portugal to fight for the passage to the Final Four and it is enough to WIN!!
🇪🇸 🆚 🇨🇭 | 1-2 | 90+5′#VamosSpain | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/z3RC5TnlK3
— Spanish soccer team (@SEFutbol) September 24, 2022
Minute 90 +2. Excellent save by Sommer on Soler’s low shot inside the area.
minute 90. Another 5 minutes are added to La Romareda.
minute 85. Change in Switzerland: Haris Seferovic for Embolo, while in Spain Carlos Soler for Azpilicueta.
Minute 82. Spain are promoting, but without too many ideas.
78th minute. Another change in Switzerland: Michel Aebiser for Vargas.
75th minute. Sommer clears the danger before Llorente’s shot from distance.
minute 70. New modification in Spain: Marcos Llorente by Pedri.
minute 68. Switzerland change: Denis Zakaria for Sow. Then good spill from Nico Williams where the ball hit the defense and Sommer saved.
minute 67. Incredible. Steffen tried to play Sommer but without looking at the keeper’s position and almost turned into an own goal.
minute 63. Triple change in Spain. Luis Enrique looks for a reaction from his team and brings on Nico Williams, Borja Iglesias and Jeremy Pino for Sarabia, Asensio and Torres.
minute 62. The situation that Switzerland is missing is unbelievable. Vargas header in front of Unai, the ball stays on the line and the keeper recovers to hold it.
Ebolo’s goal for Switzerland
🤦♂️ Goal of Switzerland! Another corner goal for the Swiss.
The joy was short-lived @SEFutbol.
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Minute 58. Goal Switzerland! And when all was well for Spain, once again a corner kick gave the visitors the advantage. Corner from the left that crosses the entire area and is connected by Embolo under the goal.
Jordi Alba’s goal for Spain
⚡️ GOAL OF LOVE
PLAYER by Marco Asensio for Jordi Alba’s great shot.
Plan the selection!
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Minute 55. Spain’s goal! Great team game Red. Asensio takes the ball in the middle and allows Jordi Alba to finish violently in from the left.
minute 52. Ball that falls into the area from the right and that Sarabia, facing the goal, cannot control. Spain starts to push Switzerland against Sommer.
Start the second half. Spain and Switzerland play again at La Romareda. In the away match, Rodríguez retired and was replaced by Renato Steffen.
46′ 🔄
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Minute 45. End of the first half. Spain started the better but Switzerland took the lead thanks to Akanji’s header and leveled the proceedings. It ends up being a poor first part of it Red in La Romareda.
🏁 REST AT ROMAREDA!!
The @SEFutbol will go for the return in the second half. You can team up!! Come on fans!!
🇪🇸 🆚 🇨🇭 | 0-1 | Four five’#VamosSpain | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/2x4grpxAof
— Spanish soccer team (@SEFutbol) September 24, 2022
minute 44. Akanji reprimanded for protesting to the referee.
minute 43. Unai deflects Shaqiri’s shot, which left several marks along the way, at the near post. It was good for Switzerland.
minute 35. Lazy game of Spain which is all uphill.
minute 28. And just when it looked like the game was in Spain’s favour, Akanji’s goal appeared and all the doubts about Luis Enrique’s men appeared. ONE Red It costs everything now.
Akanji’s goal for Switzerland
💥 Akanji beats Switzerland with this great shot.
It’s time to come back! Let’s go @SEFutbol!
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— Telesport (@telesport) September 24, 2022
BALL STOP! By Manuel Akanji, Switzerland lead 1-0 against Spain #NationsLeague.
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— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) September 24, 2022
Minute 21. Switzerland’s goal! Corner from the left which Akanji connects with a header, it goes past Azpilicueta’s mark and Unai goes in for a corner.
minute 17. Great response from Unai at Embolo, although the move was ruled out due to the Swiss striker’s restricted position.
minute 13. Xhaka from distance and controls Unai without problems.
minute 11. And just when it looked like Switzerland were beginning to suffer, a ball fell into the area which Shaw connected with a header that went over the bar.
minute 10. Now the dominance of Luis Enrique’s men is sharper, with more movement of the ball, but again without as much depth.
minute 5. Intense first few minutes. Spain start to take control of the ball, Switzerland are waiting in their field to start the counter attack with a lot of people.
start the match. The French Clément Turpin gives the order and Spain vs. Swiss.
“We’re excited for the opportunity, we’re really looking forward to it, we know it’s going to be a tough game. Like my teammates, I want to give our fans a win“, the words of Marco Asensio before the duel with Switzerland.
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— Telesport (@telesport) September 24, 2022
This group falls in love. Thousands of fans are waiting for the Spanish national team bus around La Romareda.
🚍 WHAT A SHOW, ZARAGOZA!!
These were the spectacular last meters of the arrival of the bus from the @SEFutbol at La Romareda Stadium.
🙌🏼🇪🇸 A corridor of illusion and passion for ours!!#VamosSpain | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/R7h8JpSlgR
— Spanish soccer team (@SEFutbol) September 24, 2022
Murat Yakin’s line-up to beat Switzerland in Zaragoza.
Aufstellung / Synthesis / Formazione
🇪🇸 🆚🇨🇭
🕘 20:45
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Luis Enrique’s 11 to keep Spain top.
🚨 OFFICIAL | WE ALREADY HAVE THE ELEVEN OF SPAIN!!
👥 This is his composition @LUISENRIQUE21 for tonight’s game in La Romareda against Switzerland.
💪🏼 GO FOR THE THREE POINTS!! #VamosSpain | #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/h3ckjW01GI
— Spanish soccer team (@SEFutbol) September 24, 2022
Welcome to La Romareda! The Luis Enrique’s Spain want to continue at the top of the Group and take another step towards qualifying for the UEFA Nations League semi-finals, while Switzerland do not want to be relegated and need to add.
Spain’s eleven
Unai Simon? César Azpilicueta, Eric García, Pau Torres, Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri? Ferran Torres, Marco Asensio and Pablo Sarabia.
The composition of Switzerland
Yann Sommer? Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez; Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka: Djibril Sow, Xherdan Shaqiri, Ruben Vargas; Breel Plunger.
How and where to watch Spain vs. Swiss? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming
- Day: Saturday, September 24.
- Time:
- Spain: 8:45 p.m.
- Argentina: 3:45 p.m.
- United States ET: 14:45
- Mexico: 13:45.
- TV channel
- Spain: The 1 TVE.
- Argentina: -.
- USA: VIX.
- Mexico: -.
- flow:
- Spain: RTVE Play.
- Argentina: Star+.
- USA: VIX+, fuboTV.
- Mexico: Blue To Go, Sky HD.
