Czech Republic 0-4 Portugal League A: Group 2
Diogo Dalot found his shooting boots in Prague. A fine run from in-form AC Milan star Rafael Leao resulted in an assist for Dalot who netted his first international goals at senior level.
Bruno Fernandes scored Portugal’s second after a good cross from Mario Rui in added time in the first half before Cristiano Ronaldo manipulated into his own box to give the Czechs a lifeline.
Patrick Schick missed the shot, hitting his penalty on the crossbar.
Dalot added his second in the second period through a pass from Fernandes.
from Liverpool Diogo Jota added the icing on the cake with an assist from Ronaldo.
Portugal are now two points clear of Iberian rivals Spain, with the two sides meeting on Tuesday.
Spain 1-2 Switzerland League A: Group 2
Manchester City’s new centre-half Manuel Akanji gave Switzerland the lead in the first half with a header from a Ruben Vargas free-kick.
Chicago Fire’s Xherdan Shaqiri had a great run but was denied by a strong forearm from Unai Simon in the first half that came down in torrential rain at La Romareda.
Spain started with a Barcelona midfield three from Gavi, Sergio Busquets and Pedri while Pablo Sarabia played in the false position of nine.
But it was Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio who rolled the defender and set up Jordi Alba for the Spanish equaliser.
The Spaniards were only tied for three minutes until they were defeated again in a corner, this time Akanji was the provider and Breel’s embolism the benefactor.
Israel 2-1 Albania League B: Group 2
by Shon Weismann The second-half strike put Israel in charge and extended their lead at the top of their group at Tel Aviv’s Bloomfield Stadium.
Gabi Kanichowsky provided the assist for Israel’s first goal.
The win means Israel win the group, which is bad news for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team as eligible players such as Liel Abada will retire for the second leg of the second leg of the play-offs. UEFA European Under-21 Championship. .
Tai Baribo pushed home after a scramble in the box to give Israel the win.
Mytro Uzuni had stole home the Albanian equalizer two minutes from time but it proved futile as Albania remain bottom of the three-nation group.
Slovenia 2-1 Norway League B: Group 4
Despite by Erling Haaland 21st international goal for his 22nd international match, he could not prevent his Norwegian team from slipping and losing to Slovenia.
Andraz Sporar typed home from a Benjamin Sesko pass before Sesko himself scored the winner nine minutes from time.
Serbia 4-1 Sweden League B: Group 4
A Alexander Mitrovic A hat-trick put Serbia top of the group alongside Norway with ten points in Belgrade on Saturday night.
Victor Claesson gave Sweden the lead after just 15 minutes with an assist from Dejan Kulusevski.
mitrovic equalized three minutes later before adding his second at halftime.
The Fulham striker completed his hat-trick three minutes into the second half thanks to a through ball from Dusan Vlahovic.
Sasa Lukic added a quarter range to put the result beyond doubt.
Cyprus 1-0 Greece League C: Group 2
Marinos Tzionis gave Cyprus the lead after a fine ball from Grigoris Kastanos found the Sporting KC striker.
The victory puts pressure on Northern Ireland who remain bottom of the group despite their previous victory against Kosovo.
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Armenia 0-5 Ukraine League B: Group 1
Ukraine beat Armenia in Yerevan, a result that means the Republic of Ireland cannot top Nations League Group B1.
A Oleksandr Tymchyk The strike allowed the visitors to score a goal at best at the break, but they asserted their superiority in the second period with goals from Oleksandr Zubkov, Danylo Ignatenko and a hug from Artem Dovbykadding to their tally.
The Ukrainians now know that a victory against Scotland at home on Tuesday will see them top of the table and promoted to Group A for the next Nations League in 2024.
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