Teams to be updated after the toss.
Match Details:
Spain vs. Germany
18th November at 1:15 AM
Venue: Estadio Olimpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
Match Preview:
The UEFA Nations League is a new tournament organized by UEFA where international friendlies have been replaced with competitive matches, allowing European nations to play against equally ranked-teams and also giving them an opportunity to qualify for the European Championships and FIFA World Cups. In this League A Group 4 encounter, the 6th ranked team in the world, Spain, take on the 14th ranked team in the world, Germany. In their respective previous matches, Spain drew 1-1 away at Switzerland, while Germany defeated Ukraine 3-1 at home on matchday 5 in the UEFA Nations League. Spain have been on a three-match winless run and are second on the table. Thanks to a substandard display against Switzerland where they had to equalize in the 89th minute and where they missed two penalties, they have landed themselves in a tough spot where only a win against group leaders Germany would see them through to the finals. Germany are on a twelve-match unbeaten run stretching back to September 2019 and had a good victory against Ukraine which propelled them to top spot. They would only require a draw against La Roja to seal the top position and advance to the finals. All-in-all, it is expected to be an entertaining encounter.
Key Stats & Info:
- Germany and Spain have met 24 times before with Germany winning 9 and Spain winning 7 games, there have been 8 drawn games.
- Spain have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 1 in their last 6 UEFA Nations League matches, scoring 9 goals and conceding 6
- Germany have won 2 and drawn 4 of their last 6 UEFA Nations League games, scoring 12 goals and conceding 9.
Expected XI:
Spain:
Simon, Roberto, Ramos, Torres, Reguilon, Canales, Rodrigo, Merino, Traore, Morata, Oyarzabal
Germany:
Neuer, Henrichs, Ginter, Sule, Max, Goretzka, Kroos, Gundogan, Sane, Gnabry, Werner
Key Players:
Oyarzabal (Spain): Oyarzabal made his international debut in 2016 and has appeared 10 times for La Roja in all competitions, scoring 3 goals. He had a good 19-20 season at club level with Real Sociedad, scoring 10 goals and providing 11 assists in 37 league games, and has started the new season brilliantly, scoring 6 goals and providing 2 assists in 9 league games. He might not have scored in the last match, but is in good goal-scoring form at the club level and is expected to carry that to the international stage in the next match. He is a good captaincy pick.
Werner (Germany): Werner made his international debut for Die Mannschaft in 2017 and has 33 caps for them in all competitions, scoring 13 goals. He had an excellent 19-20 season for former club RB Leipzig, scoring 28 goals in 34 league games and providing 8 assists and has started life in Chelsea where he left for after Leipzig, scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists in 8 PL games. Werner had scored in the reverse fixture as well against Spain and is currently in excellent form. He is a top captaincy pick.
Gnabry (Germany): Gnabry made his international debut for Germany in 2016, and has notched up an incredible 14 goals in just 15 games played for them. He had an excellent 19-20 campaign at club level with Bayern Munich, where his incredible 23 goals and 14 assists in 46 games across all competitions helped his club win the treble. He has started the new campaign in similar fashion, scoring 4 goals and providing 1 assist in 10 games across all competitions. He might not have scored in his last game, but Gnabry’s ability to make deep runs into the attack, lightning quick speed and clinical finishing always make him a threat in the opposition box and is currently in good form. He is a good captaincy pick.
Captain & Vice-Captain Picks
- Oyarzabal (Spain)
- Werner (Germany)
- Gnabry (Germany)
- Kroos (Germany)
Dream11 team:
Source for Stats:
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/
https://www.whoscored.com/
https://int.soccerway.com/
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