Portugal sought for a long time to secure the victory of the group.
Then Alvaro Morata appeared in the 88th minute and sent Spain to the Nations League play-offs.
The conditions were clear for the prestigious meeting between Portugal and Spain. The away team needed a win to guarantee the group’s victory in the First Nations League.
However, the Spaniards struggled to create any big chances to score in the first half, and instead it was like that Cristiano Ronaldo Which almost gave Portugal the lead.
Ronaldo missed the free kick
In the 47th minute, Ronaldo got a free kick after Diogo Jota sent it. However, Unai Simon came into Spain’s goal quickly and saved Ronaldo’s goal.
In the last minutes of the match, Spain pressed for a decisive decision – and in the 88th minute came the goal. Dani Carvajal sent a cross into the penalty area, which was passed by Nico Williams to Alvaro Morata.
The striker made no mistake in front of the open goal, and Morata won 1-0 against Spain.
Ready for playoffs
Ronaldo had the opportunity to equalize in the 90th minute, but Unai Simon saved it with a strong leg. There were no more goals and with that Spain win Group B in the first division.
Thus, the Spaniards will also be allowed to play in the Nations League qualifiers in June next year.
The other countries that qualified for the qualifiers are Italy, the Netherlands and Croatia.