Spain took first place, beating Denmark, Switzerland and Serbia to end in a draw

The reigning European champions won their Nations League group ahead of schedule.

On Friday, November 15, the matches of the fifth round were played in Group 4 of Division A of the League of Nations, where Spain met Denmark, and Switzerland hosted Serbia.

The current European champions in this match managed to get the first place in the quartet and access to the playoffs, defeating their closest pursuers with a score of 2:1.

The Spanish national team took the lead in the 15th minute when Mikel Oyarzabal scored from Ajose Perez’s pass. In the second half of the match, Perez himself doubled the visitors’ lead, scoring after an assist from Dani Olmo. At the end of the match, the Danes could answer only one goal from Gustav Isaksen.

Statistics of the match Denmark – Spain fifth round of the Nations League

Denmark – Spain 1:2

Objectives: Isaksen, 84 – Oyarzabal, 15, Perez, 58

Expected Goals (xG): 0.64 – 1.79
Possession of the ball: 47% – 53%
Beats: 10 – 11
Shots on target: 2 – 4
Corner: 7 – 7
Fouls: 8 – 17

Denmark: Schmeichel – Ba, Andersen, Vestergaard, Christiansen – Hojbjerg, Nergaard (Damsgaard 61), Julmann – Grönbeck (Isaksen 61), Hoylund (Dolberg 79), Eriksen (Skov Olsen 79).

Spain: Raya – Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella – Subimendi (Casado, 70), Merino (Pedri, 80) – Oyarzabal, Olmo (Williams, 70), Baena (Ruiz, 62) – Perez (Morata, 70).

Warnings: Nergaard, Andersen, Isaksen – Oyarzabal, Morata.

In a similar group match, Switzerland failed to win the first victory of the tournament at home, losing at the end of the match a narrow advantage against Serbia and the chances of retaining a residence permit in Division A.

Statistics of the match Switzerland – Serbia of the fifth round of the Nations League

Switzerland – Serbia 1:1

Objectives: Amduni, 78 – Terzic, 88

Terzic missed a penalty in the 55th minute

Expected Goals (xG): 2.46 – 1.53
Possession of the ball: 66% – 34%
Beats: 19 – 7
Shots on target: 7 – 2
Corner: 5 – 3
Fouls: 13 – 15

Switzerland: Kobel, Rodriguez (Garcia 89), Amenda, Jomert, Fernandes (Mbabu 83), Freuler, Xhaka, Rieder (Monteiro 66), Okafor (Kutesa 65), Amdouni, Embolo (Zeqiri 66).

Serbia: Petrovic, Babic (Stoic 46), Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Samardzic (Topic 72), Terzic (Zdielar 90), Gudelj, Maksimovic, Zivkovic (Nedeljkovic 78), Mitrovic (Maksimovic 90), Vlahovic.

Spain, which scored 13 points, topped the group ahead of schedule and advanced to the playoffs. Denmark is second with seven points, two points ahead of Serbia. Switzerland closed out the quartet without a chance to rise higher, having two points to its credit.