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In the Nations League, Spain has given up the group lead. Against Switzerland, the team that surrounded captain Sergio Ramos was no more than 1: 1 (0: 1). And although Ramos replaced the Italian Gianluigi Buffon as European record player with 177 international players, the center-back had nothing to celebrate.
Ramos missed two penalties in the second half, both of which were saved by Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Sommer directed the first penalty after a hand from Ricardo Rodríguez that went over the post (minute 57). Ramos whistled the second penalty after a foul by Nico Elvedi on Álvaro Morata down the left half, while Sommer held the ball (80 ‘). At that time, Spain was still lagging behind.
Ramos is actually a very safe shooter. He has never missed two penalties in a game in his professional career. According to statistics from the transfermarkt.de portal, Ramos only missed three of his 32 penalties in his professional career before the game against Switzerland. For this reason and because of his head game, he is considered one of the most dangerous center-backs in professional football. Last season he scored eleven goals for Real Madrid in the Spanish league.
Freuler with a dream target
Remo Freuler put “Nati” in the lead with a dream goal. Freuler fired a center from Breel Embolo with a soulful dropkick in the left corner (26). As a result, Spain and especially Unai Simón were lucky: the goalkeeper, who was between the posts in place of David De Gea and Kepa, deflected the ball in the 55th minute. Haris Seferovic missed with his shot at Ramos clearing the line.
The fact that Ramos’ fouls were not punished with a loss was due to Gerard Moreno. In the 89th minute, he fired a cross from Sergio Reguilón straight into the goal. Summer was still over.
Due to the draw, Spain fell back to second place in Group 4 of the Nations League A. Germany won a parallel game against Ukraine and took the lead in the table. In the direct duel on Tuesday (8:45 p.m., SPIEGEL.de live ticker), Spain now has to win to reach the Final Four.
