UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Switzerland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Spain
    • 13': Pablo Sarabia

    Pablo Sarabia strikes helps Spain edge Switzerland

    An early goal from Pablo Sarabia earned Spain a 1-0 win in Switzerland on Thursday, their first victory of this year's UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
    • 3': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
    • 3': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
    • 5': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Diego Llorente (Spain).
    • 10': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
    • 10': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 11': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Goal! Switzerland 0, Spain 1. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
    • 16': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
    • 16': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 24': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
    • 24': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 29': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
    • 36': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
    • 36': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 39': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 42': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Diego Llorente (Spain).
    • 44': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 44': Pau Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Eray Cömert (Switzerland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 45'+1': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
    • 49': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gavi.
    • 51': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gavi.
    • 52': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 52': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
    • 54': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
    • 54': Unai Simón (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
    • 55': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Steven Zuber is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
    • 59': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
    • 62': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 62': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pablo Sarabia.
    • 63': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
    • 63': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Steven Zuber.
    • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Michel Aebischer.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 65': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
    • 65': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
    • 67': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 67': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Álvaro Morata.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Gavi.
    • 75': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
    • 75': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
    • 78': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 78': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
    • 79': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Manuel Akanji.
    • 80': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 80': Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Marcos Llorente.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
    • 86': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
    • 86': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
    • 89': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 89': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 89': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 90': Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 90'+2': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Marco Asensio is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 21
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 2
    65.6 Possession 34.4
    7 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    632 Accurate Passes 294
    703 Passes 360
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 44
    32 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    9 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 12
    13 Effective Clearances 9
    13 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stade de Genève
    Location: Geneva, Switzerland
    Attendance: 25,875

    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

    SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    18 Eray Cömert
    5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    10 Granit Xhaka
    20 Michel Aebischer
    8 Remo Freuler
    7 Breel Embolo
    14 Steven Zuber
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri Yellow Card
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Mario Gavranovic, Jordan Lotomba, Kevin Mbabu, Yvon Mvogo, Noah Okafor, Renato Steffen, Gregor Kobel, Mattia Bottani, Djibril Sow, Fabian Frei, Haris Seferovic.

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    4 Pau Torres
    15 Diego Llorente
    18 Jordi Alba
    2 César Azpilicueta
    5 Sergio Busquets
    9 Gavi
    6 Marcos Llorente
    7 Álvaro Morata
    22 Pablo Sarabia
    11 Ferran Torres
    Spain Substitutes:
    Rodri, Iñigo Martínez, Robert Sánchez, Dani Olmo, David Raya, Marco Asensio, Dani Carvajal, Carlos Soler, Koke, Eric García, Marcos Alonso, Ansu Fati.

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