Nations League Recap: Ansu Fati Scores in Spain, Germany Win at Switzerland | Football news



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Nations League Group A4 match summary between Spain and Ukraine

Nations League Group A4 match summary between Spain and Ukraine

Spanish forward Ansu Fati became the youngest scorer in the history of the national team as the 17-year-old inspired Luis Enrique’s side to a resounding 4-0 home win against Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

Spain captain Sergio Ramos scored the first goal with a penalty in the third minute after Fati won the penalty and the defender also doubled his team’s lead by heading home in the 29th minute.

Fati had been threatening to score from the start and finally landed a goal worthy of his inspiring performance by shooting from outside the box in the 33rd minute, having come close with a header and another effort beforehand.

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Ansu Fati becomes the youngest scorer in the history of Spain with a shot from outside the area in a very good position against Ukraine.

Ansu Fati becomes the youngest scorer in the history of Spain with a shot from outside the area in a very good position against Ukraine.

Substitute Ferran Torres, 20, scored with a volley in the 84th minute to also score his first goal for his country and round off a victory that led Spain to the top of Group 4 in League A with four points from two games.

Germany held by Switzerland

Ilkay Gundogan celebrates with his teammates from Germany after their first match

Ilkay Gundogan celebrates with his teammates from Germany after their first match

Germany are still awaiting their first Nations League victory after they put on a tired performance and drew 1-1 against Switzerland on Sunday.

Ilkay Gundogan gave Joachim Low’s team the perfect start when he scored a clinical goal in the 14th minute, but Silvan Widmer earned his smaller neighbors a deserved draw with a draw just before the hour.

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Highlights from the Nations League match between Switzerland and Germany

Highlights from the Nations League match between Switzerland and Germany

In the end, Germany could have been thankful for the draw in the League A Group 4 match, as the much more animated hosts created the best chances.

Germany failed to win any of their four games in the inaugural Nations League two years ago and have drawn their first two games this time. Switzerland have one point after losing their first game to Ukraine.

Elsewhere: Greece beats Kosovo, Russia beats Hungary

Elsewhere, Russia earned a narrow 3-2 victory in a close match with Hungary in group B3. In the same group, Serbia and Turkey played a goalless draw.

In group C3, Slovenia achieved a 1-0 victory over Moldova while Greece hit Kosovo 2-1.

the Faroe Islands secured a 1-0 victory over Andorra While malt drew 1-1 with Latvia in group D1.

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