Spain vs Portugal, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Spain

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0 - 0

Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal draw with Spain in entertaining stalemate

Spain and Portugal played out an entertaining 0-0 draw on Friday as both sides prepared for this month's European Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
2': Offside, Portugal. José Fonte tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
3': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
3': Hand ball by Thiago (Spain).
6': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Thiago (Spain).
9': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
11': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
11': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Hand ball by João Félix (Portugal).
14': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
20': Offside, Spain. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
22': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
22': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
22': Pau Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
25': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Thiago (Spain).
27': Sérgio Oliveira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a cross.
29': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
29': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Offside, Portugal. Pepe tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
33': Foul by Renato Sanches (Portugal).
33': José Gayà (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Renato Sanches (Portugal).
34': José Gayà (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Renato Sanches (Portugal).
35': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
38': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Sérgio Oliveira.
41': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
41': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
42': Offside, Spain. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
44': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
44': Corner, Spain. Conceded by José Fonte.
45': Foul by José Gayà (Spain).
45': Renato Sanches (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 0, Portugal 0.
45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Portugal 0.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Pote replaces João Félix.
48': Hand ball by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
50': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
51': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
54': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
54': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
54': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
56': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
57': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
57': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
59': Substitution, Portugal. William Carvalho replaces Pepe.
59': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
60': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a cross.
60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
61': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
61': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Thiago.
62': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
62': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Thiago.
63': Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Sergio Busquets.
63': Substitution, Spain. Eric García replaces Pau Torres.
66': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
66': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodri.
68': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
68': Renato Sanches (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Renato Sanches.
70': Substitution, Portugal. Rafa replaces Diogo Jota.
75': Substitution, Spain. Gerard Moreno replaces Pablo Sarabia.
75': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Fabián Ruiz.
77': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
79': Substitution, Spain. Diego Llorente replaces Aymeric Laporte.
81': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
82': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
85': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
87': Foul by Rafa (Portugal).
87': José Gayà (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
89': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Spain).
89': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Álvaro Morata (Spain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by José Gayà.
90'+1': Foul by Koke (Spain).
90'+1': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by José Gayà (Spain).
90'+2': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Spain 0, Portugal 0.
0': Match ends, Spain 0, Portugal 0.

Statistics

POR		ESP
14	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
34.4	Possession	65.6
5	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
290	Accurate Passes	623
360	Passes	687
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	3
10	Crosses	15
0.5	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	58
26	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	6
12	Effective Clearances	8
12	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 14,473

Line-Ups

Spain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Unai Simón (GK)
4	Pau Torres
24	Aymeric Laporte
14	José Gayà
6	Marcos Llorente
5	Sergio Busquets
17	Fabián Ruiz
10	Thiago Alcantara
7	Álvaro Morata
11	Ferran Torres
22	Pablo Sarabia

Spain Substitutes:

Eric García, Robert Sánchez, Mikel Oyarzabal, Rodri, César Azpilicueta, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Gerard Moreno, Koke, Jordi Alba, David de Gea, Diego Llorente.

Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
3	Pepe
6	José Fonte
5	Raphaël Guerreiro
2	Nélson Semedo
23	João Félix
13	Danilo Pereira
24	Sérgio Oliveira
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
21	Diogo Jota
16	Renato Sanches

Portugal Substitutes:

William Carvalho, Pedro Gonçalves, André Silva, Rui Silva, Anthony Lopes, João Palhinha, Rafa Silva, João Moutinho, Nuno Mendes, Rúben Neves, Bruno Fernandes.

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