Frustrated Alex Král after the loss of the Czech Republic Source: SITA/AP/Petr David Josek PRAGUE/ZARAGOZA – The Portuguese footballers outclassed the Czech Republic 4:0 on their soil and reached first place in the 2nd group of the A-division of the League of Nations. The home loss of the Spaniards against the Swiss 1:2 also helped them. The Portuguese need only a point to advance to the Final Four at home against the Spaniards on Tuesday. Defender Diogo Dalot scored two goals for the Portuguese team. The Manchester United player opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and made it 3-0 shortly after the change of sides. The winners of the first edition of the League of Nations from 2019, even with Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting line-up, dominated most of the match, in the added time of the first half, another player of the “red devils”, Bruno Fernandes, made it 2:0. Patrick Schick could have restored hope to the Czechs, but the Leverkusen striker threw away the eleven in the opening act at the hands of Ronaldo. Although Ronaldo did not improve his record of 117 goals in the national team, he played the entire duel and assisted Diogo Jota’s final goal. The captain of the Portuguese team endured a hard clash with goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík already in the 13th minute, after which blood poured from his nose, but he returned to the field after treatment and a change of shirt. Photo gallery (17) Source: SITA/AP/Petr David Josek They want goals from Ronaldo “The whole nation wants goals from Ronaldo, but victory is important for us. He had chances, but it was not his day when it comes to scoring. But for the team he did a lot of work, he is very important for the team on the field,” said Portuguese coach Fernando Santos according to idnes.cz. “The first half was great from our side. We showed great quality. We were perfectly prepared for the match and didn’t allow the opponent much. Who knows how it would have been if they had converted the penalty, but then the Czechs were nervous and we were in control ” Santos added to the AFP agency. Portugal was the quality elsewhere, the Czechs lost at home after two years and ten matches. In addition, they suffered the worst home loss in individual history. “Our previous results were based on work, honest team performance at the limit of possibilities, that was not there,” said Czech coach Jaroslav Šilhavý. “The quality of the Portuguese was completely different,” said Schick. The Czechs fell to the last place in the table and if they want to stay in the A-division, they have to win against the Swiss at home on Tuesday. “It’s a complication. It would have been better for us if a draw was enough for us. We know what the Swiss can do, they also played well here. But I was surprised that they won in Spain, I didn’t count on that,” Šilhavý added. Spain with six FC Barcelona players Spain coach Luis Enrique fielded six FC Barcelona players against the Swiss, but the hosts struggled against the visitors’ solid defense and suffered their first defeat in five Nations League games this season. The Spanish footballers will win the promotion to the Final Four only if they get three points in Portugal on Tuesday. The Spaniards traditionally had the ball on their feet more often, but they were not effective in attack and did not manage two set pieces by the guests. Manchester City player Manuel Akanji scored the only goal in the first half with a header in the 21st minute. Shortly after the change of sides, Jordi Alba delighted the 31,000 spectators in Zaragoza, where the Spaniards presented themselves for the first time since 2003, who equalized at 1:1 in the 55th minute. Three minutes later, however, they failed to take the home corner, Breel Embolo did the best in the “small area” and restored the lead to the Swiss. Photo gallery (17) Source: SITA/AP/Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone Offensive substitutions did not help. Borja Iglesias and Nico Williams made their debut in the national team, whose older brother Inaki played his first game in the Ghana national team the day before. Iberian derby with a fight for everything Last year’s League of Nations finalists suffered only their second home loss in the past 20 years, the first since 2018. “It is never easy to play against the Swiss. They are physically strong and tried to eliminate our game, which they succeeded in. We continue to work , I still believe in this team. We have a match for everything in Portugal on Tuesday,” said Enrique, according to espn.com. Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 17 Author: © Video list: YouTube/Lanterna Vermelha; HooFoot Source: TASR
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