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Spain v Portugal - as it happened

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Spain v Portugal - International friendly - 04/06/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer

Live coverage of the international friendly between Spain and Portugal in the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. The match should give some good insight into both teams before the upcoming European Championships.

Match report in news

End of match

93'

FT: 0-0. It ends goalless in Madrid after a game of few clear opportunites. Spain's best chance fell to Morata with just a a minute remaining in the match, but the striker could only fire his effort onto the bar from close range!
91'

What a chance for Spain!!! Morata hits the bar!! Gaya's long ball over the top puts Morata in acres of space through on goal, but the striker blazes his effort onto the bar. What a miss!!
90'

2 minutes added on.
88'

What a save by Rui Patricio!! Koke's ball into the box flies through a load of bodies and is heading goalwards off of Ferran's head, but the GK is down smartly to his left to keep the ball out. So close for Spain!
87'

Gaya fouled by Rafa, FK in a good position for Spain.
85'

Both sides hunting for a winner here but a clear opportunity is yet to arise!
82'

Ronaldo is played in through on goal but his headed control lets him down and flies into Simon's gloves. Let off for Spain!

Substitution

at Portugal

Off...

R. Guerreiro

Defender

On...

Nuno Mendes

Defender

81'

Portugal change: Nuno Mendes on for Guerreiro.

78'

Spain change: Diego Llorente comes on for Laporte.

Substitution

at España

Off...

Fabián

Midfielder

On...

Gerard Moreno

Striker

Substitution

at España

Off...

Pablo Sarabia

Striker

On...

Koke

Midfielder

75'

Spain double change: Gerard Moreno on for Sarabia, Koke on for Fabian

70'

Double change for Portugal: Rafa comes on for Sanches, Palhinha for Jota
69'

Chance for Portugal!! Ronaldo heads wide from the FK!! What a chance for the Portugal captain, but he can't convert from close range.
69'

Laporte fouls Renato, Bruno over the FK.
67'

Ferran picks the ball up from Rodri, before turning and firing wide from the edge of the box.
65'

Unai Simon shows a great bit of skill to beat the unrushing striker who was pressuring the backpass. Nerves of steal there from the GK!
62'

Triple change for Spain: Rodri is on for Busquets, Pedri for Thiago and Eric Garcia for Pau.
60'

Chance for Portgual!!! Jota's turn to miss a sitter! Ronaldo runs down the right and fires in a great cross, but Jota can only head over the bar.

Substitution

at Portugal

Off...

Sérgio Oliveira

Midfielder

On...

Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder

Substitution

at Portugal

Off...

Pepe

Defender

On...

W. Carvalho

Midfielder

59'

Double change for Portugal: Fernandes on for Oliveira, Carvalho on for Pepe.

58'

Chance for Spain!! Ferran misses a sitter! Fantastic work from Llorente to keep the ball in from Pepe, before crossing to Morata. The striker misses it but it finds its way to Torres who practically has an open goal, but he fires narrowly over.
54'

Double chance for Spain and for Morata!!! Llorente found out wide by Thiago who pulls back to Morata in space on the edge of the box. Fonte blocks his first tame effort, before his second flies wide of Patricio's near post! Portugal let off the hook!
52'

Laporte comes close to a shocker own-goal, after he slices a seemingly harmless cross wide for a corner.
50'

Chance for Spain, as Morata is played in after showing great movement, but his shot is straight at Patricio.
48'

Portugal break dangerously once more but Jota is penalised for a handball in the Spain box. Promising attack broken down there!
46'

Following that change we're back underway!

45'

HT change for Portugal: Pedro Goncalves on for Joao Felix.

45'

HT: 0-0. Nothing to separate the sides at the break. Spain's bright start turned on its head after Jose Fonte had a goal disallowed for a foul on Pau, after which point Portugal looking dangeorus throughout the latter stages of the first period. Both teams with it all to play for in the second half!
44'

Fabian cuts in for Spain from the left-hand side of the edge of the box but his shot deflects wide for a corner.
43'

The table's look to have turned after Spain's lightning start. Portugal really coming into this one, and looking dangerous.
42'

Morata offside for Spain.
41'

Chance for Portugal! They break with Renato, who finds Ronaldo out right on the edge of the box. He pulls back Semedo who fires with his left from range but it goes comfortably over.
37'

Unai Simon let off the hook with a near-howler!! The GK tries to clear the ball in his own box, after Gaya had played it back with a looped interception. His clearance strikes Ronaldo from close range but deflects kindly back into his body. Nearly a horrible error from the GK!
36'

Renato slips and fouls Busquets. The referee has to have a word!
35'

Renato is late with another poor challenge on Gaya. Referee Craig Pawson refuses to get his cards out, however.
33'

Ronaldo offside for Portugal.
30'

Busequets let off the hook! The midfielder is lazy on the ball from Simon, and Portugal nearly capitalise just a few yards from goal. The challenge kindly falls to the GK Simon, however, who calmly clears.
27'

Chance for Spain!! Morata crosses from the left with a fantastic pass with the outside of his boot, it finds Ferran but he can only head it wide. Closest Spain have come this half!
25'

Will that decision prove a turning point for Portugal, who have barely got into this game so far.
24'

The Portugal bench and players are furious with that decision!

Goal disallowed

23'

Fonte scores for Portugal from the corner with a magnificent header, but the referee blows for a foul from Fonte on Pau as he's jumping for the header!! Portugal thought they had got a shock lead, but the referee says no!

21'

Portugal attack for the first time in the match. Renato Sanches looks to do it all on his own, before he's eventually stopped in the box. Unai Simon plays it out well under pressure.
18'

The fans in the Wanda are being treated to a great performance from Spain so far, Portgual can't seem to keep the ball!
14'

Oliveira goes in with a harsh challenge against Morata but the referee waves play on. The Portuguese man gets away with one there, looked a foul.
13'

Spain seeing a lot more of the ball here and look in control of this one.
10'

First chance for Spain! Fantastic play down the left from Sarabia creates an opening in which he crosses for Llorente. The midfielder is inches away from converting from close range!
6'

Jota fouled by his Liverpool teammate Thiago.
5'

Spain have started brightly. Torres attacks at goal using his pace but Portugal defend well in the box.
4'

Just a reminder that there will be no VAR in use this evening!
3'

Jotas fouls Ferran, breaking up a promising Portugal attack.

1'

Early foul from Busquet's against Danilo.

1'

We're underway!

Start of match

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It's a sunny evening in Madrid this evening, the temperature a warm 28º!
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It will be an all-English officiating team for this evening's match. Craig Pawson will be the referee, with David Coote as fourth official. There will be no VAR this evening!
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Chelsea's Azpilicueta and Villarreal's Gerard Moreno start on the bench for Spain after their respective European commitments.
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Portugal field an impressive side that doesn't feature the Manchester quartet of United's Bruno Fernandes and City's Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo.
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Portugal XI: Patricio (GK); Semedo, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro; Pereira, Oliveira, Renato Sanches; Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Jota
June 4, 2021
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Spain XI: Simon (GK); M. Llorente, Laporte, Pau, Gaya; Thiago, Busquets, Fabian; Sarabia, Morata, Ferran
June 4, 2021
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Team news is in!