Spain 3-1 Czechia · UEFA Nations League
Spain beat Czechia 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League. Goals: L. Yamal 6', Rodri 35', J. Sláma 69', M. Merino 89'. Expected goals (xG): Spain 1.7, Czechia 0.3. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Spain and Czechia met in the UEFA Nations League at Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Spain: L. Yamal 6'; Rodri 35'; M. Merino 89'. Czechia: J. Sláma 69'.
How the match went
Spain saw more of the ball, 69% of it. Spain had 18 shots with 10 on target, Czechia 5 with 2 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 5 to Spain and 0 to Czechia. Spain conceded 11 fouls, Czechia 13. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (1 for Spain, 7 for Czechia).
Line-ups
Spain started in a 4-3-3: David Raya, Iván Fresneda, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte, Fran García, Dani Olmo, Rodri, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Roberto Fernández, Alex Baena.
Czechia started in a 4-2-3-1: Antonín Kinský, Michal Sáček, Štěpán Chaloupek, Ladislav Krejčí, Jiří Sláma, Alex Král, Roman Macek, Matej Radosta, Lukáš Ambros, Ondrej Lingr, Adam Hložek.
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Minute by minute
- 6'Goal! Spain 1-0 Czechia. L. Yamal (Spain) scores, assisted by D. Olmo.
- 35'Goal! Spain 2-0 Czechia. Rodri (Spain) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Spain 2-0 Czechia.
- 69'Goal! Spain 2-1 Czechia. J. Sláma (Czechia) scores, assisted by A. Hložek.
- 85'Second yellow card for L. Krejčí (Czechia), who is sent off.
- 89'Goal! Spain 3-1 Czechia. M. Merino (Spain) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Spain 3-1 Czechia.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Spain vs Czechia.
- 1'Attempt missed. L. Yamal (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 5'Attempt blocked. D. Olmo (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 5'Attempt blocked. D. Olmo (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 6'Goal! Spain 1-0 Czechia. L. Yamal (Spain) scores, assisted by D. Olmo.
- 8'Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 8'Attempt blocked. D. Olmo (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 12'Offside, Spain.
- 14'Attempt saved. A. Baena (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 14'Corner, Spain.
- 16'Attempt missed. O. Lingr (Czechia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 27'Corner, Spain.
- 28'Attempt missed. A. Laporte (Spain), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 33'Corner, Spain.
- 33'Attempt saved. A. Baena (Spain), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 33'Attempt saved. D. Olmo (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.33.
- 34'Corner, Spain.
- 35'Goal! Spain 2-0 Czechia. Rodri (Spain) scores.
- 37'Attempt saved. A. Baena (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 37'Corner, Spain.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Spain 2-0 Czechia.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Spain: V. Muñoz comes on for L. Yamal.
- 46'Substitution, Spain: Y. Pino comes on for A. Baena.
- 47'Attempt missed. M. Radosta (Czechia), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 49'Attempt saved. R. Fernández (Spain), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 57'Substitution, Czechia: L. Červ comes on for R. Macek.
- 57'Substitution, Czechia: R. D. Naderi comes on for L. Ambros.
- 58'Attempt missed. V. Muñoz (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Substitution, Spain: M. Merino comes on for Pedri.
- 67'Substitution, Spain: F. López comes on for D. Olmo.
- 68'Attempt saved. A. Hložek (Czechia), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 69'Goal! Spain 2-1 Czechia. J. Sláma (Czechia) scores, assisted by A. Hložek.
- 71'Corner, Spain.
- 72'Attempt missed. O. Lingr (Czechia), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 73'Substitution, Czechia: P. Bucha comes on for M. Radosta.
- 73'Substitution, Czechia: M. Sadílek comes on for A. Král.
- 77'Substitution, Spain: M. Zubimendi comes on for Rodri.
- 79'Yellow card for L. Krejčí (Czechia) for argument.
- 82'Yellow card for M. Sadílek (Czechia) for foul.
- 85'Second yellow card for L. Krejčí (Czechia), who is sent off.
- 85'Yellow card for S. Denia (Czechia) for argument.
- 87'Substitution, Czechia: M. Vitík comes on for A. Hložek.
- 87'Attempt missed. V. Muñoz (Spain), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 89'Yellow card for O. Lingr (Czechia) for foul.
- 89'Attempt saved. V. Muñoz (Spain), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.39.
- 89'Goal! Spain 3-1 Czechia. M. Merino (Spain) scores.
- 90'Yellow card for S. Chaloupek (Czechia) for foul.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for A. Kinský (Czechia) for argument.
- 90+3'Yellow card for F. López (Spain) for simulation.
- 90'Full-time. Spain 3-1 Czechia.