In the third edition of the UEFA Nations League, the national teams of Spain and Portugal start their way in the fight for the cup.
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A lot of fouls in midfield. In any fight, both of them foul to prevent the opponents from making a quick attack. It makes sense. One quick attack of the Spaniards has already ended in a goal.
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This corner did not lead to anything interesting.
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Corner for Portugal after a cross from Bruno Fernandes. Played the Portuguese and then served in the penalty area. Pepe made a discount, and then Busquets knocked out to the second corner. Here the guests are already ahead - 2-3.
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There was a pause in the game, VAR checked the moment - there was no penalty.
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Gavi after a pass from Busquets entered the penalty area and made a pitch. The ball hit one of the Portuguese and bounced off him into the hand of Danilo Pereira. Oliver didn't stop.
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Leau famously burst into the penalty area, but struck extremely unsuccessfully.
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Pablo Sarabia ran along the left flank and shot - Pepe almost cut his own.
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Ruben Neves replaced Joao Moutinho after the break.
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Let's go! The second half started.
Break
Not the brightest first half, although both teams had moments. Only Spain scored. In a chic swift counterattack, organized by Gavi and completed by Morata. 6(2) - 3(0) in punches. 58% to 42% by ownership. We are waiting for the second half.
And it's over - whistle for a break.
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One minute added to the first half .
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Pepe decided on an ultra-long shot. The ball flew off into the sky.
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A long pass to the penalty line followed, but the Portuguese did not come up with anything interesting in the end.
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Leau earned a corner with tricks in the penalty area of Spain - Azpilicueta blocked the cross.
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Sarabia hits over the wall and slightly over the crossbar!
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The Spaniards played the ball, preferring a positional attack, and Gavi, after the wall with Ferran Torres, earned a free kick in the right half-flank already at the shock point. Moutinho fouled! The Spaniards listlessly ask for a second yellow card, but no.
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Immediately, the Spaniards opened the defense with a draw. Moutinho did not go to foul on Ferran Torres, who was torn with the ball, and Bernardo Silva did it for him in a tackle - a yellow card.
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João Moutinho slashed Morata to clean up Pepe who had thrown himself out. And it's a yellow card.
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Rafael Leau is once again false in the attack in the passes. With his, by the way, sawn-off shotgun began the scoring counterattack of the Spaniards.
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The first yellow card of the match is received by Otavio Pablo Sarabia, who severely cut down Otavio on the flank .
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Andre Silva, after a pass from Otavio, took the ball, looked, saw that Simon had come out of the gate far away, and slyly struck - close to the post!
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High pitch to the front of the far post. Andre Silva ran and somehow fulfilled the discount, but the defenders knocked it out.
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Bernardo Silva intercepted the pass of Busquets himself! But the Portuguese was quickly shot down on the left flank of the attack. Point for a canopy in the penalty area.
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Spain continues to confidently attack. Now there is just one team on the field.
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Gavi rolled out to the penalty line at Carlos Soler, who first struck Diogo Costa in touch, and then finished off above the gate! Great chance.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOL Alvaro Morata — 1:0! Just a chic Spanish counterattack! Gavi picked up the ball in his own half of the field, got away from the tackle, dragged it forward and organized a 3-on-2 breakthrough. Then the Barcelona midfielder made a pass to the right forward, Morata missed on Ferran Torres, already creating a 2-on-1 situation. Then Morata slowed down a little to to avoid offside and, having received the transfer, easily shot past the goalkeeper point-blank!
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Rare foul. The Spaniards knocked down Bernardo Silva, who played in touch with his face in his half of the field.
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Throwing from the depths into the penalty area for Bruno Fernandes, but he could not send the jumping ball into touch with Andre Silva.
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The ball is more for the Portuguese team in these minutes, but the Spaniards are powerfully pressing, which is why it is not particularly possible to leave their half of the field.
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Guerreiro from the front shot from the left flank into the penalty area. The ball was brought back. Guerreiro climbed into the penalty area, famously beat Azpilicueta and threw the ball into the center of the penalty area past Llorente to the lone Leau, who received and powerfully struck - over the crossbar!
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The Spanish national team earned and played a corner kick. As a result, followed by filing into the penalty area from the depths of the right flank. In the hands of Costa. This time he fixed confidently.
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Until the ball reaches Rafael Leau, who at the end of the season became the locomotive of the long-awaited Milan championship in Italy.
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I must say that the pace of the game is still very low so far.
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Portugal is knitting the opponent very well so far.
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A lot of struggle in the center of the field so far, little interesting.
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Pepe received in the fight in the face. A small pause has arisen, but everything is already in order with the veteran of the Portuguese national team.
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Now the positional attack of the Portuguese national team. But she didn't end up with anything.
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In the attack of the Spaniards, Pepe blocked Azpilicueta's shot, and Gavi powerfully hit the bounced ball. Ricochet and corner. After it was submitted, a discount followed. Costa took the ball, but dropped it, but they secured their own and carried it out.
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The ball at the start of the match with the Spanish national team, but so far without exacerbations. From the bench of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo is watching this. Unusual to see him in stock.
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Let's go! The match has begun.
21:45
Well, it remains to be said that the match takes place in Seville at the Betis stadium - Benito Villamarin.
21:40
Our meeting is served by the English team of referees headed by Michael Oliver.
21:35
The 2022/24 UEFA Nations League tournament kicks off today in Group A2. Here, in addition to the Spaniards with the Portuguese, the Czech Republic and Switzerland are also playing today in Prague.
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And here is the starting lineup of the Portugal national team , put up by Fernando Santos:
Diogo Costa - Joao Cancelo, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Rafael Guerreiro - Joao Moutinho, Bruno Fernandes, Otavio - Rafael Leau, Bernardo Silva, Andre Silva.
21:25
Let's take a look at the lineups. That's who from the first minutes put the head coach of Spain Luis Enrique: Unai Simon - Cesar Azpilicueta, Diego Llorente, Pau Torres, Jordi Alba - Sergi Busquets, Carlos Soler, Gavi - Ferran Torres, Pablo Sarabia, Alvaro Morata.
21:20
The match will start at 21.45 Moscow time.
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Good evening, dear football fans! The national teams of Spain and Portugal meet in the first round of the League of Nations. "Gazeta.Ru" conducts a text online broadcast of the match.