Spain vs Switzerland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueSpain 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 Commentary
- 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
 SUI |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: La Romareda
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Attendance: 31,809
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | +9 | 11 |
| 2 | Greece | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | -7 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
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 | Rubén Vargas |
| 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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