Prior to their Nations League showdown, Spain manager Luis Enrique has conceded that Portugal has “better players” than his team.
Spain, however, lost to Switzerland in the Nations League in an unexpected fashion going into their match on Tuesday. This meant Luis Enrique’s team suffered their first home loss in four years.
Meanwhile Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 and are in pole position to qualify for next summer’s finals.
The UEFA Nations League semi-finals line-up is almost complete! ✨
✅🇳🇱 Netherlands
✅🇭🇷 Croatia
✅🇮🇹 Italy
⬜️🇵🇹 Portugal / 🇪🇸Spain ❓Portugal just need a point at home to Spain tomorrow to seal their spot… will Cristiano & co get the job done?
SFs to be played in June 2023 pic.twitter.com/BSViV3HkxO
— MessivsRonaldo.app (@mvsrapp) September 26, 2022
Portugal need just a point to join Netherlands, Italy, and Croatia in the final four.
Ahead of the match, Luis Enrique said in a press conference: “Regarding Spain today, Portugal has better players than Spain. Starting players in the Premier League, La Liga and other championships.
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“It exports a lot of players, it’s very interesting. I hope both teams triumph in the World Cup.”
After the Portugal match, Luis Enrique’s side play a friendly against Jordan in November before the start of the World Cup.
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