UEFA Nations League

Spain vs Switzerland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
  • 55': Jordi Alba
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  • 21': Manuel Akanji
  • 58': Breel Embolo

Spain upset 2-1 at home by Switzerland in Nations League

Spain suffered a 2-1 home defeat by Switzerland to relinquish top spot in their Nations League group ahead of the final round of fixtures.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Silvan Widmer is caught offside.
  • 7': Offside, Spain. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
  • 9': Hand ball by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 14': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 17': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 17': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Switzerland. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
  • 21': Goal! Spain 0, Switzerland 1. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 25': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 25': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 25': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
  • 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 36': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 40': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 43': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 43': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
  • 44': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 44': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
  • 45': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 0, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 54': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 55': Goal! Spain 1, Switzerland 1. Jordi Alba (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  • 56': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
  • 57': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Goal! Spain 1, Switzerland 2. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Akanji following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 60': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 63': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
  • 63': Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 63': Substitution, Spain. Yeremi Pino replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 63': Substitution, Spain. Borja Iglesias replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 64': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 64': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
  • 66': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 66': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 67': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Dan Ndoye replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Djibril Sow.
  • 70': Substitution, Spain. Marcos Llorente replaces Pedri.
  • 71': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
  • 71': Nico Williams (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 72': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 73': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 73': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Borja Iglesias (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Yeremi Pino (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 75': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 80': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 80': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
  • 82': Eric García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 82': Jonas Omlin (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 87': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 87': Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 88': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 88': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 89': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 1, Switzerland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 1, Switzerland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 1, Switzerland 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 3
25.4 Possession 74.6
8 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
193 Accurate Passes 712
269 Passes 803
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 46
26 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 6
20 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: La Romareda
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Attendance: 31,809

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Italy 4 +6 10
2 France 4 +4 9
3 Belgium 4 -1 4
4 Israel 4 -9 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Eric García
18 Jordi Alba
2 César Azpilicueta
5 Sergio Busquets
21 Pedri
9 Gavi
10 Marco Asensio
22 Pablo Sarabia
11 Ferran Torres

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
4 Nico Elvedi
5 Manuel Akanji
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
15 Djibril Sow
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
7 Breel Embolo
17 Ruben Vargas
23 Xherdan Shaqiri

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