While Spain are sitting at the top of the table, the Swiss nation is languishing at the bottom of the standings.
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Spain will be keen to maintain their lead at the top of League A Group 2 when they play host to Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League. The Saturday night clash in Zaragoza will be an intriguing one since both sides will have something to benefit from that clash. While Spain are sitting at the top of the table, the Swiss nation is languishing at the bottom of the table. Even though La Roja will be the clear favourites in this clash, the visitors can take a lot of confidence from beating Portugal in their last fixture. Hence, they will be eager to move out of the bottom spot.
| Spain vs Switzerland | Key details |
| Date | September 24 |
| Venue | Estadio La Romareda |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 8:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Switzerland | 8:45 pm |
In League A Group 2, Spain are sitting at the top of the table and have eight points from four games. They are one point above Portugal and they would like to maintain the lead when the two sides face each other in the final group match. On the other hand, Switzerland ended their three-game losing streak with a win over Portugal in the last match. As a result, the Swiss side now have three points from four games and are just a point behind the third-placed Czech Republic.
READ MORE – Czech Republic vs Portugal: Nations League Live Stream, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups
Spain is the country that has to deal with a lot of missing players. The absence of Aymeric Laporte will be a big blow for Spain and he will be joined on the sidelines by Mikel Oyarzabal. Besides, they have also gone into this international round without Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Barcelona’s Ansu Fati. In David de Gea’s absence, Unai Simon could continue to be Spain’s first-choice goalkeeper. On the other hand, Noah Okafor will not be part of the Switzerland squad for the Nations League matches. Besides, there are question marks over the participation of Ricardo Rodriguez.
Spain possible line-up: Simon, Carvajal, Llorente, Torres, Gaya, Busquets, Gavi, Soler, Sarabia, Torres, Morata
Switzerland possible line-up: Omlin, Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Mbabu, Freuler, Xhaka, Sow, Shaqiri, Embolo, Seferovic
The UEFA Nations League match between Spain and Switzerland will take place at Estadio La Romareda on Sunday at 12:15 am IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Nations League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website and Jio TV. Besides, the supporters in Spain can watch the match between Spain and Switzerland on fuboTV España, RTVE.es, TVE La 1; and RTS 2, RTS Sport, SRF zwei, RSI La 2 in Switzerland.
