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Elliott Bretland·19 November 2018
OneFootball
Elliott Bretland·19 November 2018
The Nations League continues to provide plenty of drama and the words âdrabâ and âboringâ are a thing of the past when it comes to international football.
There were jubilant scenes at Wembley as England secured top spot while there were some other incredible comebacks on the continent.
Hereâs all the best action from a thrilling Sunday.
Roberto MartĂnezâs open, attacking style of play can fire his teamâs into a hefty lead but they are never, ever comfortable.
And so it occurred again as Belgium went two ahead in Switzerland within only 17 minutes as Thorgan Hazard netted a beauty to complete a brace his brother Eden would be proud of.
However, the Swiss rallied and were ahead by half-time before Haris SeferoviÄ completed a hat-trick for a 5-2 victory!
Not only was it a great comeback but it saw Xherdan Shaqiri and Co top Group 2 in League A.
Oh, and check out the Liverpool playmakerâs neat trick to help create the fifth!
This one was cruel.
Drawing at home with Austria and on the cusp of earning their first point of the Nations League campaign, Leeds sideman Stuart Dallas was dispossessed with seven seconds left of injury-time.
Unfortunately for Michael OâNeillâs men, the ball was quickly released to Marko ArnautoviÄ who found Valentino Lazaro to curl a wicked effort into the top corner.
Cue jubilant scenes in the away team dugout.
This clash encapsulated the beauty and fresh drama of the Nations League.
England met Croatia at Wembley with both sides battling for top spot AND against relegation. Incredible.
After Andrej KramariÄâs opener, the Three Lions looked to be heading for demotion with just 12 minutes left.
However, Gareth Southgateâs men kept fighting and, following Jesse Lingardâs equaliser, turned things around through, you guessed it, Harry Kane to seal their place in the Nations League finals.
You wonât have seen âSpainâ followed by âlosingâ written very often in the modern era but after defeat by Croatia and England in the Nations League they needed a positive result in Sundayâs friendly against Bosnia.
Despite the disappointment of losing top spot as the Three Lions claimed a late win, they got it.
Brais MĂ©ndez scored on his Spain debut on a memorable night for the Celta Vigo midfielder though it wasnât a great evening for Ălvaro Morata after this horror missâŠ
No, this competition has seen the best of the smaller countries too and so a special mention for Belarus and their neat passing move which went towards sealing a 2-0 over San Marino and promotion to League C.
After great diagonal passing into the area, Stanislaw Drahun kept his cool to slot home. Lovely stuff.