Spain vs Serbia, 2026 International Friendly

Rodri returns, Oyarzabal nets brace as Spain beat Serbia

Rodri made his first start for Spain since 2024 but a 3-0 victory over Serbia at Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica was all about the finishing of Mikel Oyarzabal.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
• 4': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fermín López.
• 6': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Rodri.
• 8': Offside, Spain. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
• 12': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
• 12': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 14': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 15': Foul by Fermín López (Spain).
• 15': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Goal! Spain 1, Serbia 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López.
• 19': Lamine Yamal (Spain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Álex Baena.
• 21': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic.
• 23': Fermín López (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 23': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
• 26': Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
• 26': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 26': Foul by Ognjen Mimovic (Serbia).
• 26': Álex Baena (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 27': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
• 27': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 30': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
• 30': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Delay in match because of an injury Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
• 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 33': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Pedri.
• 34': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
• 35': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Spain).
• 36': Handball by Fermín López (Spain).
• 38': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri with a headed pass.
• 38': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
• 41': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Yamal (Spain).
• 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 43': Goal! Spain 2, Serbia 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
• 45': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Spain 2, Serbia 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Spain 2, Serbia 0.
• 45': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.
• 45': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Fornals replaces Fermín López.
• 48': Offside, Serbia. Aleksa Terzic is caught offside.
• 50': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
• 50': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
• 51': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 54': Attempt saved. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
• 55': Foul by Aleksa Terzic (Serbia).
• 55': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
• 56': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
• 60': Substitution, Serbia. Sasa Lukic replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
• 60': Substitution, Serbia. Lazar Samardzic replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
• 60': Substitution, Serbia. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Filip Kostic.
• 63': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
• 63': Substitution, Spain. Víctor Muñoz replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
• 66': Foul by Víctor Muñoz (Spain).
• 66': Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
• 68': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Aleksa Terzic.
• 72': Goal! Spain 3, Serbia 0. Víctor Muñoz (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
• 74': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Víctor Muñoz.
• 74': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
• 76': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Bukinac replaces Aleksa Terzic.
• 76': Substitution, Serbia. Dejan Joveljic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic.
• 77': Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Álex Baena.
• 77': Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.
• 83': Substitution, Serbia. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Ognjen Mimovic.
• 83': Substitution, Serbia. Strahinja Erakovic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
• 83': Substitution, Spain. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Pau Cubarsí.
• 84': Cristhian Mosquera (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia).
• 85': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
• 85': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
• 86': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a cross following a corner.
• 87': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 87': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
• 87': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
• 87': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Spain).
• 90': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Víctor Muñoz (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia). Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
• 90'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, Spain 3, Serbia 0.
• 0': Match ends, Spain 3, Serbia 0.