Spain 1 - 0 Switzerland: Finished | 2020-10-10 | UEFA Nations League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
David de Gea	0	0	1

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Mikel Oyarzabal 73' 14'	1	0	3	1	1

Midfielders	A	SHO	FC	FS
Mikel Merino	1	1	3	2
Sergio Busquets	0	0	1	1
Ferran Torres 88'	0	1	1	2
Dani Olmo 57'	0	0	2	0
Ansu Fati 57'	0	0	1	0

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Jesús Navas	0	0	0
José Gayá	1	0	1
Sergio Ramos	1	1	0
Pau Torres	0	0	1

Substitutes	SHO	FC	FS
Adama Traoré 57'(Ansu Fati)	0	0	0
Sergio Canales 57'(Dani Olmo)	0	0	0
Gerard Moreno 73'(Mikel Oyarzabal)	1	0	0
Rodrigo 88'(Ferran Torres)	0	0	0
Sergi Roberto	0	0	0
Eric García	0	0	0
Reguilón	0	0	0
Rodrigo	0	0	0
Diego Llorente	0	0	0
Dani Ceballos	0	0	0
Kepa	0	-	-
Unai Simón	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Yann Sommer	0	1	1

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Haris Seferovic	0	0	0	2	2
Admir Mehmedi 60'	0	0	0	2	0

Midfielders	FC	FS
Granit Xhaka	1	3
Remo Freuler 86'	1	1
Djibril Sow 60'	2	1

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Ricardo Rodríguez	0	0	0
Fabian Schär	0	2	2
Nico Elvedi	0	1	0
Silvan Widmer 86'	0	0	0
Loris Benito 81'	1	0	0

Substitutes	FC	FS
Ruben Vargas 60'(Djibril Sow)	0	0
Xherdan Shaqiri 60'(Admir Mehmedi)	0	0
Steven Zuber 81'(Loris Benito)	0	0
Edimilson Fernandes 86'(Remo Freuler)	0	0
Mario Gavranovic 86'(Silvan Widmer)	0	0
Becir Omeragic	0	0
Christian Fassnacht	0	0
Jordan Lotomba	0	0
Cedric Itten	0	0
Eray Cömert	0	0
Jonas Omlin	-	-
Yvon Mvogo	-	-

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That is all for today's live text coverage. Thanks for joining, goodbye!

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Luis Enrique's side remain top of the Nations League Group A4 standings, two points better off than Germany, who beat Ukraine 2-1 in the other game to take place today. Next up for Spain is a trip to Ukraine on Tuesday, the same day that Switzerland - bottom with one point - take on Germany.

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Spain beat Switzerland 1-0 in Madrid through Oyarzabal's 14th-minute strike, gifted to the home side by a Sommer error. Benito was denied by a brilliant De Gea save with the game goalless, while the hosts missed a couple of chances to make the scoreline a bit more convincing.

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FULL-TIME: SPAIN 1-0 SWITZERLAND

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Three of the four added minutes have elapsed. Spain are surely now over the line with another Nations League victory.

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Switzerland know how to score late goals but they are not looking likely to find one in Madrid. Spain win themselves a corner, work it short and Traore's cross is headed clear.

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Spain look content to settle for a 1-0 win and have just three more minutes to see through. Switzerland are unable to get their foot on the ball at the moment.

90'

Four minutes have been added on at the end of the game at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

89'

De Gea gets hold of an aerial ball and takes a bit of a battering from Mehmedi in the process. The Spain keeper looks as though he will be able to shake it off.

88'

Torres, who missed a good opportunity to put Spain 2-0 up in the first half, leaves the field with two minutes of normal time to play. On comes Rodrigo in his place.

87'

Vargas somehow keeps the ball in play down the right. Switzerland pass it around in the final third and Seferovic knocks it into the feet of Shaqiri, but he cannot work a shooting angle.

86'

Gavranovic takes over from Widmer in the last of the Swiss changes.

86'

Petkovic rolls the dice for the final time today with a double substitution. On comes Fernandes for Freuler.

85'

Both sides still have two more substitutions available to use should they wish. It looks as though the visitors are about to make one of those changes now...

84'

Traore gets past one man and tries to get away from a second but overhits his touch and it goes out of play.

83'

Luis Enrique is unhappy with a decision that goes against his side. Spain are living a little nervously as we enter the final throes in Madrid.

82'

Gerard Moreno's volley ends somewhere in the stands. That is a poor effort!

81'

Zuber is brought on for Benito to provide some fresh legs for Switzerland out wide.

80'

A Swiss corner drops to Vargas. The angle is against him and he can neither shoot nor cross in the end.

79'

Swiss substitute Shaqiri gives away the ball on the halfway line and Spain have pretty much kept hold of it for the 60 seconds since. They are not exactly looking to force the issue in terms of a second goal.

78'

Vargas has Seferovic in the middle but tries to bring the ball inside Ramos. It is an unorthodox challenge from the Spain skipper with his trailing leg, but the referee agrees that he won some of the ball before taking the man.

76'

There is no real rhythm to Spain's play. The question now is whether Switzerland can create a rare opportunity at the other end, with time not exactly on their side.

74'

Freuler brings down Busquets and is shown a yellow card by referee Ali Palabiyik. The Switzerland midfielder is not at all happy with that decision, seemingly claiming that he won some of the ball.

73'

Gerard Moreno is introduced in place of Oyarzabal to give Spain a bit more presence through the middle.

72'

The game has gone a little quiet but it remains very tight with around 20 minutes to go. Traore initially gets past his man down the right but Rodriguez recovers by sliding in and winning the ball, albeit at the expense of a corner.

71'

Switzerland attack Spain down their left but the hosts get enough bodies across to deal with the threat. The sides have had two shots on target apiece so far, though it is Luis Enrique's men that hold a 1-0 lead.

69'

Ramos gets on the end of this latest corner but cannot find the target with his headed attempt.

68'

PENALTY SHOUT! The corner drops to Ramos in the middle. His initial shot comes to nothing but his next effort, a powerful drive from 10 yards, strikes Schar and the hosts ask for a penalty. The referee waves away the handball appeals.

67'

Ramos feeds the ball to Traore down the right. He looks for an early cross and it goes behind off Rodriguez for another corner.

66'

For as long as it remains just 1-0, Switzerland have a real chance of taking something from this game. Spain have looked livelier in the second half but they have been unable to score a second goal.

64'

Spain midfielder Merino is cautioned for a pretty poor challenge on Schar. He is late and catches his opponent on the calf.

63'

Vargas is still adapting to the pace of the game and is caught in possession. A quick pass releases Oyarzabal but a poor first touch denies him the chance of racing through one-on-one.

61'

CHANCE! A left-sided corner drops to Merino and he should be hitting the target at the very least. The midfielder instead side-foots it over the bar from 10 yards.

60'

Vargas is on and Sow off in the second of Switzerland's changes.

60'

Traore clips in a cross from the right and it is inches above the head of Oyarzabal in the middle.

60'

Shaqiri, passed fit to play today after returning a negative coronavirus test, is brought on for Mehmedi.

59'

Traore is already catching the eye. He bursts through the middle, avoiding a couple of sliding challenges in the process, and plays the ball to his left. The cross into the box is cut out.

57'

Traore is on to provide some much-needed threat out wide for Spain, with Fati making way.

57'

Canales is on for Olmo in the first of Spain's five available substitutions.

57'

Oyarzabal is in a bit of pain after taking Schar's elbow to the back of hit head. The physios are on to check the damage - it does not look too serious, thankfully.

56'

This is a good spell for Switzerland. Benito tries to find Widmer in the box but Spain deal with the cross.

55'

SAVE! Mehmedi calls De Gea into action for a second time today with a shot to nothing. The visitors are taking a lot more risks in the second half, knowing that it is all on them to score the next goal.

53'

TERRIBLE MISS! Sommer parries the ball but gets away with it. In a near identical move moments later, he this time pushes a cross into the path of Oyarzabal but the Spanish youngster cannot react in time and turns the ball wide from a few yards out.

50'

It is very congested in midfield at the moment. Fati is played into a bit of space down the left and, after initially trying to cut inside, gets to the byline and looks for a team-mate but is unable to find one.

48'

Switzerland are seeing a little more of the ball in the early part of the second half. They are desperate to play it out from the back but Spain do not allow them to do so. Possession is turned over but a shot in the box is blocked.

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Luis Enrique's side dominated possession in the first half but their only chance of note came via the Sommer error that led to their goal. Switzerland had a couple of promising moments, none more so than the opportunity Benito wasted just three minutes before Oyarzabal's breakthrough.

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Spain take a 1-0 lead into half-time in this Nations League Group A4 clash with Switzerland through Oyarzabal's 14th-minute strike, coming as a direct result of Sommer's error. The Swiss keeper produced a great save to keep out Torres later in the half, while De Gea was also called into question with the game scoreless to somehow deny Benito.

46'

RESTART! Spain, leading 1-0 through Oyarzabal's third international goal, get us back up and running at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

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HALF-TIME: SPAIN 1-0 SWITZERLAND

45'

Gaya sends in a low cross from the left. It bounces in the box but is an easy one for Sommer to gather.

44'

Oyarzabal and Torres appear to have changed positions late in the first half. Spain are controlling the tempo of the game as we approach half-time.

43'

Ramos wins back possession but then plays it straight to Mehmedi. The Spain skipper leaves a huge gap in the heart of defence but Busquets slides in to intercept Mehmedi's attempted throughball.

41'

Switzerland have more than held their own in this first half, only being undone by a Sommer error. The visitors do need to step things up in the second half, though, as the onus is on them to find the next goal.

39'

Freuler, caught by team-mate Xhaka, is still on the pitch despite picking up a knock - that is one to keep an eye on at half-time.

38'

Olmo tries to play a return pass back into the path of Fati but it runs straight through for Sommer. Freuler appears to have picked up a knock - he is not moving comfortably at all.

36'

Spain are pressing Switzerland high up the pitch but the visitors pass their way out of danger. Ramos is nearly caught out but nothing comes of the rare Swiss attack.

34'

Seferovic and Mehmedi exchange passes in the Spain half but they are pretty much all alone and Spain deal with the danger. The visiting side could do with a period of possession.

32'

Spain work a two-on-one situation down their right but Olmo's cross is cut out. The hosts' movement has been impressive but they are not exactly creating a great amount.

30'

Schar takes one for the team by clipping Torres' heels and halting the winger's charge, earning himself the first yellow card of the contest in the process.

29'

SAVE! It is yet another top-class save, this time from Sommer in the Switzerland goal. Navas' cross is right on the head of Torres, who is left totally unmarked 10 yards out. His header is central and that allows Sommer to get down and push it aside.

27'

Luis Enrique's side win a free-kick out on the left. The ball in is pretty terrible and it goes straight behind for a goal-kick.

26'

Spain are playing a risky strategy given the amount of space between their back five - including Busquets - and the rest. Switzerland have already had a couple of promising counter-attacking opportunities.

25'

Sow clatters into Merino and is lucky to avoid a booking. The referee appears to have given the Switzerland midfielder a final warning.

23'

Busquets is playing as Spain's solitary holding midfielder, allowing Merino and Olmo to join Torres and Fati in attack. Oyarzabal is leading the line and has had fewer touches than any Spain player - just eight so far.

21'

The hosts are up to 67 per cent in terms of possession. They do not look particularly dangerous in the final third, though.

20'

Spain's goal came via their only shot of any note so far. Switzerland have also managed one effort, with De Gea producing a great save to keep out Benito.

18'

Switzerland's wing-backs are putting in a mighty shift in the opening quarter of the game. Gaya finds himself in space down the Spain left but his cross is horribly overhit and goes out of play for a goal-kick.

16'

Petkovic would have been delighted with his gameplan up until that Oyarzabal goal, with his side arguably the better of the two so far. The visitors now need to settle down and attempt to find an equaliser.

14'

Merino stepped up, intercepted the ball and played in Oyarzabal all in one movement for the opening goal of the game.

14'

PENALTY APPEAL! Fati gets past Widmer but the Switzerland wing-back does not give up and wins the ball back for his side. However, he appears to shove Fati in the process and the Spain attacker rightly wants a penalty, which the referee does not give.

14'

GOOOOAAAALLL!!! SPAIN 1-0 SWITZERLAND!! This is a horror moment for Sommer! The visiting keeper pretty much passes the ball straight to Merino, who helps it into the path of Oyarzabal. The Real Sociedad attacker spins and finds the back of the net with a first-time shot.

13'

Benito was in all sorts of space there and should have been doing better, even if it was a great stop from De Gea. Switzerland have looked the better in the final third in the opening 14 minutes of the match.

12'

WHAT A SAVE!! This is superb from De Gea! Widmer is played into space down the right. His cross goes right the way through to left wing-back Benito and he looks to pick out the bottom-left corner, but De Gea gets down to make the save.

11'

Spain have dominated possession early on, boasting 61 per cent of the ball, but they have not yet created a shooting chance. Every time the ball is worked into a central position a Switzerland player instantly chases it down.

9'

Ramos is the latest Spain player to play a stray pass. Mehmedi swings in a quick cross from the left but Xhaka is unable to get his head to the ball eight yards out.

7'

De Gea, brought into the side in place of Kepa today, bails out Gaya by chasing down an underhit pass before Seferovic can get to it.

5'

The visitors are working very hard to form a compact shape at the back. They are going with a back five again today so it will be tough for Spain to break them down.

4'

The movement of Spain's forward players is already causing Switzerland some problems. They turn over possession and look to Seferovic but the counter soon fizzles out.

2'

Spain probe away down the right and left but there is no clear route for Torres and Fati. The latter, incidentally, was today named as LaLiga's Player of the Month for September.

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KICK-OFF! Switzerland, looking to pick up their first Group A4 victory at the third attempt, get us up and running at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

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Both sets of players are now out on the field and kick-off is just moments away. This match in the Spanish capital will be played behind closed doors.

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Spain have just lost once in their 20 meetings v Switzerland, winning 15 and drawing four of those encounters. That solitary loss came in the 2010 World Cup finals when they went on to win the tournament.

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Switzerland have a coronavirus-related absence of their own, with Manuel Akanji once again missing out, but Shaqiri is back in the squad after sitting out the midweek friendly with Croatia. Petkovic also has to make do without Breel Embolo and Renato Sanches today, so Schar, Freuler and Mehmedi return to the side from last month's 1-1 draw against Germany.

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Spain have made four changes from their most recent Nations League clash - the 4-0 win over Ukraine last month - with one of those enforced as Thiago Alcantara misses out after recently testing positive for coronavirus. Busquets takes over in holding midfield, while Gaya, Torres and Oyarzabal are brought in for benched trio Reguilon, Rodrigo and Rodrigo Moreno.

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Subs: Becir Omeragic, Yvon Mvogo, Xherdan Shaqiri, Edimilson Fernandes, Jonas Omlin, Christian Fassnacht, Ruben Vargas, Mario Gavranovic, Steven Zuber, Cedric Itten, Eray Comert, Jordan Lotomba.

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SWITZERLAND XI (3-5-2): Yann Sommer; Nico Elvedi, Fabian Schar, Ricardo Rodriguez; Silvan Widmer, Djibril Sow, Granit Xhaka (c), Remo Freuler, Loris Benito; Haris Seferovic, Admir Mehmedi.

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Subs: Diego Llorente, Unai Simon, Eric Garcia, Adama Traore, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Reguilon, Rodrigo Moreno, Dani Ceballos, Rodrigo, Gerard Moreno, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Sergio Canales.

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SPAIN XI (4-3-3): David de Gea; Jesus Navas, Sergio Ramos (c), Pau Torres, Jose Gaya; Dani Olmo, Sergio Busquets, Mikel Merino; Ferran Torres, Mikel Oyarzabal, Ansu Fati.

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Switzerland are bottom of Group A4 after following up a 2-1 loss to Ukraine with a 1-1 draw against Germany in their opening two fixtures. Vladimir Petkovic's side were also in action in midweek, falling to a 2-1 friendly loss to Croatia in St. Gallen.

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Spain played out a goalless draw in their friendly with Portugal on Wednesday to make it 14 games without defeat. That includes a late 1-1 draw with Germany and a 4-1 win over Ukraine in their opening two games in this competition, placing them top of the standings.

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Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of the Nations League Group A4 clash between Spain and Switzerland at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid.

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