Yamal scores as Spain beat Czechia to near Nations League quarter-finals
Lamine Yamal scored early as Spain beat Czechia 3-1 in Oviedo, extending their perfect start and moving to within one point of the Nations League quarter-finals. The teenager’s third consecutive game with a goal inside six minutes helped put Spain in control, though Czechia made the second half far more tense.
Rodri Hernández added Spain’s second in the 32nd minute, and Spain had 70% possession and 13 shots to Czechia’s one by half-time. Jiri Slama pulled a goal back in the 69th minute; a Czech equaliser was ruled out, and the visitors were later reduced to ten men. Mikel Merino scored Spain’s third with two minutes remaining.
- Spain beat Czechia 3-1 in Oviedo.
- Yamal scored inside six minutes for the third game running.
- Spain need one point to reach the Nations League quarter-finals.
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The Nations League is a competition for Europe’s national football teams, organised by UEFA. Teams play in groups, with results deciding who advances to the knockout stages and who moves between divisions in later editions.
Spain are one of Europe’s leading national teams, while Czechia compete in the same group. Lamine Yamal is a young Spain forward; Rodri Hernández and Mikel Merino are also members of the squad. The group standings matter because teams need enough points to reach the quarter-finals.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Lamine Yamal stars again as Spain see off Czechia and maintain perfect start”.