Spain and Portugal draw for fifth time in row

Published on: 02 June 2022

Ricardo Horta was 19 when he won his first cap and is 27 now

Ricardo Horta struck on his first Portugal appearance in almost eight years as they drew with Spain in their Nations League opener in Seville.

Spain's Alvaro Morata scored the opening goal, finishing off a slick move involving Gavi and Pablo Sarabia.

Braga's Horta, who won a first cap as a teenager in 2014, came off the bench and tucked home Joao Cancelo's cross.

It is almost 10 years since this fixture was won by either side, with the last five meetings all draws.

Jordi Alba should have won the game for Spain when he headed wide from eight yards out.

Spain's Carlos Soler and Portugal forward Rafael Leao squandered two good opportunities each with the hosts ahead 1-0 through Morata's 25th-minute effort.

The visitors, who won the 2019 tournament, brought on Cristiano Ronaldo in the second half but he was not involved in the 82nd-minute equaliser, which was Horta's first international goal.

This is only the second time in nine games in all competitions that Spain have not won. The other was last year's Nations League final defeat by France.

In the other game in Group A2, the Czech Republic beat Switzerland 2-1.

On Sunday, the Czechs host Spain and Portugal are at home to Switzerland.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsSpain

Formation 4-3-3

23Simón2Azpilicueta15Llorente4Torres18Alba19Soler5Busquets9Páez11Torres7Morata22Sarabia

    23Simón2Azpilicueta15LlorenteBooked at 72mins4Torres18Alba19SolerSubstituted forKokeat 63'minutes5BusquetsBooked at 90mins9PáezSubstituted forLlorenteat 81'minutes11TorresSubstituted forOlmoat 63'minutes7MorataSubstituted forde Tomásat 70'minutes22SarabiaBooked at 36mins

Substitutes

    1Sánchez3Martínez6Llorente8Koke10Asensio12Fati Vieira13Raya14de Tomás16Rodri17Alonso20Carvajal21Olmo

Portugal

Formation 4-3-3

22Meireles Costa20Cancelo3Pepe13Danilo5Guerreiro11Bruno Fernandes8João Moutinho10Bernardo Silva16Otávio9André Silva15da Conceição Leão

    22Meireles Costa20Cancelo3PepeBooked at 90mins13Danilo5GuerreiroBooked at 89mins11Bruno FernandesSubstituted forNunesat 81'minutesBooked at 83mins8João MoutinhoBooked at 38minsSubstituted forNevesat 45'minutes10Bernardo SilvaBooked at 39mins16OtávioSubstituted forCristiano Ronaldoat 62'minutes9André SilvaSubstituted forGonçalo Guedesat 62'minutes15da Conceição LeãoSubstituted forda Luz Hortaat 72'minutes

Substitutes

    1Rui Patrício2Dalot4Veiga Teixeira Carmo6Alves Palhinha Gonçalves7Cristiano Ronaldo12Dantas da Silva14William Carvalho17Gonçalo Guedes18Neves19Tavares Mendes21da Luz Horta23Nunes

Referee:Michael OliverMatch StatsHome TeamSpainAway TeamPortugalPossessionHome60%Away40%ShotsHome11Away7Shots on TargetHome2Away2CornersHome5Away5FoulsHome15Away14Live TextPost update

Match ends, Spain 1, Portugal 1.

90'+4'Full Time

Second Half ends, Spain 1, Portugal 1.

90'+4'Post update

Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.

90'+3'Booking

Pepe (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+3'Post update

Raúl de Tomás (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Pepe (Portugal).

90'+3'Post update

Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.

90'+2'Booking

Sergio Busquets (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).

90'+2'Post update

Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'Booking

Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

89'Post update

Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.

89'Post update

Foul by Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal).

88'Post update

Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88'Post update

Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).

87'Post update

Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

84'Post update

Corner, Spain. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.

84'Post update

Corner, Spain. Conceded by João Cancelo.

83'Booking

Matheus Nunes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

83'Post update

Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Source: bbc.com

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