Spain vs Portugal: Spain begin their Nations League campaign on Thursday with a high-profile clash against 2018-19 winners, Portugal at home.
Match Details:
Teams: Spain vs Portugal
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin
Date: Friday 3rd June, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Spain head into this after a 5-0 win over Iceland in a friendly clash played earlier this year in March.
Morata and Sarabia scored two goals each on either side of Pino’s strike to ensure a comfortable win.
Prior to this, Spain beat Albania 2-1 to ensure a victory as well where Torres and Olmo scored.
La Roja have secured qualification to the FIFA World Cup and will look to continue the good form ahead of the main event.
On the other hand, Portugal sealed their trip to Qatar after beating North Macedonia 2-0 in their final qualifier match in March.
Fernandes scored in either half to ensure A Seleção book their trip to the Middle East.
The visitors will be looking to kick start their campaign on a positive note as well since they have sealed their WC fate.
Both sides last met in a friendly match last year in June which ended goalless.
This clash is set to be a humdinger with both sides looking confidence after a long season.
Form Guide
Spain: WWWWL
Portugal: WWLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Spain 5-0 Iceland
Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
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— utdreport (@utdreport) June 1, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Spain vs Portugal in India?
The match is live streamed on Sony LIV, Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1, TEN 2.
Team News
Alonso and Sá miss out for Spain and Portugal respectively due to back and knee injuries.
Spain possible 11:
Simon, Azpilicueta, Garcia, Torres, Alba, Koke, Busquets, Llorente, Torres, Morata and Gavi
🏟️☀️ ¡¡SOLECITO Y A ENTRENAR!!
🥰 Los jugadores de la @SeFutbol, a tope en el entrenamiento oficial.
🇵🇹 Mañana, España debuta en nueva edición de la UEFA #NationsLeague ante @selecaoportugal.#VamosEspaña pic.twitter.com/CyGiINiPmS
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) June 1, 2022
Portugal possible 11:
Patricio, Guerreiro, Duarte, Pepe, Cancelo, Moutinho, Silva, Fernandes, Otávio, Leao and Ronaldo
Prediction: Spain 1-2 Portugal
This should be a heated match-up between two quality sides with good attacking quality.
We see the visitors getting the points here as they will be more confident after recent successes. But do not rule out a good fight from the Spanish side.
Recent history doesn’t suggest a winner but Portugal’s experience should get them through.
Players to watch out for: Morata, Gavi, Ronaldo and Silva.
