A summary of all the action on Saturday in the UEFA Nations League, where Spain and Germany claimed victory and took control of Group 4 in League A…
Spain consolidated their grip on top spot in League A, Group 4 with a narrow home win over Switzerland The result gives Luis Enrique seven points from his first three matches and a two-point lead at halfway through the group stage
Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute, an exceptional opportunity thanks to a calamitous decision by Switzerland to pass the ball through the back with three red shirts squeezed into the penalty area
Oyarzabal was just in the right place at the right time as Yan Sommer’s pass passed helplessly past Granit Xhaka after slipping into the box Mikel Merino played the ball in Oyarzabal for the first time, and the finish was elementary from there
Germany kept the pressure on Spain with victory in Ukraine With the European superpowers meeting again on November 17, Spain and Germany are heading for an all-or-nothing showdown in the last day of the UEFA Nations League group stage
Matthias Ginter opened the scoring on Saturday after 20 minutes as he returned home on a cross from Antonio Rudiger The Chelsea defender crossed the ball atop the six-meter penalty area where he reached Ginter with a skillful dummy kick / back heel from Serge Gnabry
Goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan was solely responsible for Germany’s winning goal at the start of the second half His failed catch from a harmless cross put the ball over Leon Goretzka’s head for an open-net tap-in, and the game was indeed over by then.
A howler from Ukrainian goalkeeper and Leon Goretzka is able to take the advantage and put Germany 2-0! 💥 photoTwittercom / hgKAweARBZ
Ukraine struck out a goal from the penalty spot in the 76th minute, when Ruslan Malinovskiy converted after Bayern Munich’s Niklas Sule was called out for a foul in the box
UEFA Nations League
World news – UA – UEFA Nations League: Spain and Germany remain on collision course
