Pablo Sarabia scored the only goal as Spain deservedly beat Switzerland for their first win of the Nations League.
Sarabia slid home Marcos Llorente’s cross in a goal which was allowed to stand after a video assistant referee review for offside.
The Swiss had two late chances in Geneva, with Breel Embolo lobbing wide and Djibril Sow’s last-second volley being blocked.
Spain are on five points from three games in Group A2.
Portugal – who beat the Czech Republic 2-0 – are two points clear of their neighbours.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
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Line-ups
Switzerland
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Sommer
- 3Widmer
- 5AkanjiBooked at 67minsSubstituted forFreiat 79′minutes
- 18Cömert
- 13RodríguezSubstituted forSowat 89′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 8Freuler
- 10Xhaka
- 20AebischerSubstituted forOkaforat 64′minutes
- 23ShaqiriBooked at 59minsSubstituted forSeferovicat 80′minutesBooked at 89mins
- 7Embolo
- 14ZuberSubstituted forSteffenat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Mbabu
- 6Frei
- 9Seferovic
- 11Steffen
- 12Mvogo
- 15Sow
- 16Lotomba
- 17Okafor
- 19Gavranovic
- 21Kobel
- 22Bottani
Spain
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Simón
- 2Azpilicueta
- 15Llorente
- 4Torres
- 18Alba
- 6LlorenteSubstituted forSolerat 80′minutes
- 5Busquets
- 9PáezSubstituted forKokeat 73′minutes
- 11Torres
- 7MorataSubstituted forAsensioat 73′minutes
- 22SarabiaSubstituted forOlmoat 62′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sánchez
- 3Martínez
- 8Koke
- 10Asensio
- 12Fati Vieira
- 13Raya
- 14García
- 16Rodri
- 17Alonso
- 19Soler
- 20Carvajal
- 21Olmo
- Referee:
- Serdar Gözübüyük
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home34%
- Away66%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home21
- Away10
Live Text
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Match ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
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Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
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Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Marco Asensio is caught offside.
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Booking
Djibril Sow (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
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Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
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Booking
Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
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Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
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Substitution
Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
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Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
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Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
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Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
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Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
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Substitution
Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Marcos Llorente.