Portugal vs Spain

The final round of this year's UEFA Nations League sees Portugal welcome their close neighbours Spain to the Estadio Municipal de Braga, with both sides ...

For UK viewers, the game will be shown live on BoxNation, as part of the Premier Sports package. Their 22-game unbeaten run at home was also broken last weekend with a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland, thanks to goals from Akanji and Embolo, which leaves them two points behind Portugal ahead of their encounter. [Santos ](https://www.sportbible.com/utddistrict/fernando-santos-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-sheriff-manchester-united-20220915)will be hesitant to change too much considering the scale of the clash. [Barcelona midfield trio of Busquets, ](https://www.sportbible.com/football/barcelona-sergio-busquets-contract-latest-20220924)Gavi and Pedri could be broken up, with Rodri coming in to replace one of them. [Spain](https://www.sportbible.com/spain) have had a mixed batch of results so far this campaign, including draws to both tonight’s hosts and Czech Republic. [Portugal](https://www.sportbible.com/portugal) have had a strong calendar year so far, and they are first in group 2A after the first five games.

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Diogo Dalot scored twice while Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Jota also got on the score sheet. They have won titles recently, like the Euros or the Nations League. Luis Enrique said on Friday that he did not think this lack of minutes at club level was an issue as every player had looked sharp and fit at training throughout the week. Santos has been in charge of Portugal’s national side since 2014 and is more than happy to find a home for the former Real Madrid player in his starting XI. Before the best national sides were tasked with facing opponents of a similar quality between tournaments in the Nations League, any underlying problems could quite easily go under the radar. SC Braga's Municipal Stadium has established a reputation for being one of the most picturesque in Europe and that is where tonight's game is being played. As for Spain, their performance against Switzerland was miles from their best so the raft of changes made by Enrique were expected. A quick reminder that Portugal will qualify for the finals of the Nations League if they can avoid defeat this evening. Among a few more English-based players on the bench, Leao and Felix are the most dangerous that could make an impact from the bench. Although, the Portugal manager would be well within his rights to bench him for crimes against fashion with those glasses! After trying his hardest to leave Manchester United in the summer, he has shown exactly why none of Europe's top clubs felt a move for him was viable. Avoiding defeat will be enough to see Fernando Santos' side into next summer's finals in the Netherlands while only victory can help the visitors into the next stage.

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PORTUGAL are facing Spain in a mouth-watering Nations League tie tonight.Cristiano Ronaldo starts the hosts, but he is currently sporting a nasty look.

Portugal 0-0 Spain Portugal 0-1 Spain - Result: Portugal 0-1 Spain

Spain stun Portugal to clinch spot in Nations League finals ... Spain snatched a place in the Nations League final four after striker Alvaro Morata's late goal ...

However, we went down and lost the intensity after the 60th minute," Santos told a news conference. "We were really well organised in the first half. "Spain began to push and came from really having no chances to end up scoring a goal. They face Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H. Everyone will think the second half was incredible, but the first half was necessary for that. It's a pleasure to have so many quality Spanish players. "If we were knocked out it had to be by leaving everything on the field and that's how it was one more time for us. "Every time that Spain have to show up in big games we do it. It's a huge joy, we're in the final four again, let's enjoy it." A win is the best antidote," Luis Enrique said after the match. Asked about who he'd take to the World Cup in November, Luis Enrique said: "It's not about 26 players, there are 40 who could go to the World Cup. "This is a marvellous sport.