UEFA Nations League play on Thursday will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal travel to face Spain in Sevilla. Both teams look like contenders to win the ...
Expect him to play a significant role with Bernardo Silva as the creator with Bruno Fernandes. The team still has some veterans with 39-year-old Pepe even still in the squad, but it will feel confident in going to Spain and getting something from this match. Ferran Torres leads the frontline and has 13 goals in 24 matches for Spain, and Ansu Fati joins him, while the midfield features veterans Sergio Busquets, Koke, Rodri and others. Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:
When is it? How can you watch it? All you need to know about the UEFA Nations League Group A2 game between Spain and Portugal.
The four group winners in League A will advance to the knockout finals with, in principle, one appointed as hosts. Our objective is always to aspire to the maximum. The hosts, runners-up in the last edition of the Nations League, will want to lay down a marker as they start their campaign in front of a vibrant Seville crowd; however, inaugural winners Portugal will be hungry to regain their crown and claim local pride over their Iberian neighbours.
Spain and Portugal will renew their local rivalry when the two sides kickstart their Nations League campaigns.Spain will look to go one step further i.
- This League A Group 2 clash will kick-off at 7.45pm Portugal meanwhile won the first ever iteration of the Nations League back in 2019 after edging out the Netherlands 1-0. Spain and Portugal will renew their local rivalry when the two sides kickstart their Nations League campaigns.
Spain will take on neighbours Portugal in a Group 2 fixture of the ongoing UEFA Nations League at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville.
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The 2022-23 UEFA Nations League continues on Thursday, with Spain and Portugal meeting in the group stage of the tournament.
Since then, Spain has allowed just one goal, in a 2-1 win over Albania. Spain enters this tournament as one of the presumptive favorites. The last three matches have been draws, including 0-0 friendlies in 2020 and 2021.
Group A2 in the Nations League gets underway in style as Spain host Portugal in Seville tonight.
That should be the most ambitious attempt of the night. Lovely ball by Otavio to pick out Andre Silva’s run into the box. 44 mins: Pepe lumps a shot from 35 yards that flies into the stands. Gavi again at the centre of Spain’s creativity and Soler gets on the end of a low cross, placing his effort at Costa. The ball comes back to the midfielder, who simply has to score... 33 mins: Portugal’s pressure game is growing and Soler commits a foul on the edge of the box. Czech Republic and Switzerland will compete with the duo for the one qualification spot out of Group 2 of the Nations League A division.