UEFA Nations League

Serbia vs Spain 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

Serbia
FT
0 - 0
Spain

Spain held by Serbia in drab goalless draw

Euro 2024 champions Spain were held to a dour goalless away draw with Serbia in Nations League Group Four on Thursday, ending a nine-game winning streak and dropping their first points since March.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Ayoze Pérez (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Dani Carvajal (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Lamine Yamal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Strahinja Erakovic.
  • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Spain 0.
  • 56': Substitution, Spain. Álex Grimaldo replaces Marc Cucurella.
  • 57': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 59': Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Substitution, Serbia. Kristijan Belic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 67': Dani Olmo (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Kristijan Belic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Serbia. Marko Grujic replaces Luka Jovic.
  • 74': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Ratkov replaces Lazar Samardzic.
  • 76': Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 82': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams.
  • 82': Substitution, Spain. Joselu replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 85': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Ivan Ilic.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 29,981

UEFA Nations League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+9 Spain 6 16 0
+2 Denmark 6 8 2
-3 Serbia 6 6 2
-8 Switzerland 6 2 4
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
73.7 Possession 26.3
21 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
556 Accurate Passes 165
611 Passes 227
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 1
45 Crosses 7
0.2 Cross % 0.1
22 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 13
6 Effective Clearances 43
6 Clearances 43

Line-Ups

SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Strahinja Pavlovic
16 Strahinja Erakovic Yellow Card
10 Sasa Lukic
17 Ivan Ilic
7 Veljko Birmancevic Yellow Card
2 Kosta Nedeljkovic
8 Luka Jovic
14 Andrija Zivkovic
11 Lazar Samardzic
Substitutes:
Aleksa Terzic, Srjdan Babic, Kristijan Belic, Milan Aleksic, Marko Ilic, Jan-Carlo Simic, Stefan Mitrovic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Petar Ratkov, Djordje Jovanovic, Marko Grujic.

ESP Spain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Robin Le Normand Yellow Card
22 Marc Cucurella
2 Dani Carvajal Yellow Card
10 Dani Olmo Yellow Card
8 Fabián Ruiz
6 Martín Zubimendi
15 Ayoze Pérez Yellow Card
17 Nico Williams
19 Lamine Yamal Yellow Card
Substitutes:
Pepelu, Robert Sánchez, Álex Remiro, Pau Torres, Óscar Mingueza, Aleix García, Mikel Oyarzabal, Joselu, Yeremy Pino, Pedri, Alejandro Grimaldo, Ferran Torres.

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