Nations League Summary
Sunday’s Nations League matches featured an action-packed evening for Premier League players.
Here’s a recap of how each player performed.
Croatia
Mateo Kovacic – The Manchester City midfielder played 79 minutes and received a yellow card as Croatia secured a 1-0 victory over Poland, with Luka Modric netting the decisive goal.
Poland
Jan Bednarek – The Southampton defender completed the full 90 minutes and was also booked in Poland’s loss to Croatia.
Jakub Moder – Brighton’s Moder entered the match as a substitute in the 62nd minute, replacing Kacper Urbanski.
Jakub Kiwior – The Arsenal defender remained unused on the bench throughout the game.
Portugal
Ruben Dias – The Manchester City centre-back played the entire match, helping Portugal overcome Scotland 2-1 in Lisbon.
Bernardo Silva – Dias’ teammate started the match but was substituted in the 68th minute for Joao Neves.
Bruno Fernandes – After Scott McTominay put Scotland ahead, Fernandes equalized early in the second half.
Pedro Neto – The new Chelsea acquisition started the match on the wing but was replaced at halftime by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the winning goal.
Diogo Jota – Jota led the attack in place of Ronaldo but failed to score despite playing the full 90 minutes.
Joao Felix – Felix came off the bench in the 68th minute for Rafael Leao.
Diogo Dalot – Dalot was introduced from the bench in the 76th minute, replacing Nelson Semedo.
Nelson Semedo – The Wolves player started over Dalot.
Jose Sa – The reserve goalkeeper remained on the sidelines for the duration of the match.
Scotland
Andy Robertson – The Liverpool left-back played the entire match and received a yellow card in the narrow defeat.
Ryan Christie – The Bournemouth midfielder started on the wing and picked up a yellow card before being substituted in the 87th minute.
John McGinn – McGinn played on the left for Scotland before being replaced by Ben Doak.
Denmark
Jannik Vestergaard – The Leicester defender played the full 90 minutes in Denmark’s 2-0 win over Serbia.
Joachim Andersen – The new Fulham player also completed the match but received a yellow card.
Victor Kristiansen – The Leicester left-back provided an assist for Yusuf Poulsen’s second goal.
Christian Norgaard – Brentford’s defensive midfielder played 60 minutes before being substituted.
Christian Eriksen – The Manchester United midfielder took on an attacking role and was substituted after 68 minutes.
Jesper Lindstrom – The Everton winger remained on the bench for the entire match.
Mikkel Damsgaard – Damsgaard also spent the match as an unused substitute.
Serbia
Sasa Lukic – Fulham’s midfielder started the game and was booked before being substituted in the 72nd minute.
Nikola Milenkovic – The new Nottingham Forest centre-back completed the full 90 minutes.
Switzerland
Manuel Akanji – The Manchester City defender started and played the full match in a heavy 4-1 loss to Spain.
Spain
David Raya – Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper made a rare start but will be disappointed to have conceded.
Rodri – Despite not playing for Manchester City this season, Rodri contributed 59 minutes in the match.
Marc Cucurella – The Chelsea left-back remained on the bench for the entire match.
Robert Sanchez – Cucurella’s teammate also sat on the bench for the duration.
Slovakia
Martin Dubravka – The Newcastle backup goalkeeper played the full 90 minutes in Slovakia’s 2-0 victory over Azerbaijan.
Sweden
Yasin Ayari – The Brighton midfielder contributed to Sweden’s 3-0 win over Estonia before being substituted in the 63rd minute.
Dejan Kulusevski – The Tottenham star played the entire match in an advanced midfield role.
Alexander Isak – The Newcastle forward found the net against Estonia, continuing his successful partnership with Viktor Gyokeres.
Jens-Lys Cajuste – The Ipswich loanee came off the bench in the 63rd minute.
Anthony Elanga – The Nottingham Forest winger was substituted on for Gyokeres in the 79th minute.
Northern Ireland
Conor Bradley – The up-and-coming Liverpool right-back was utilized in an attacking position during their 1-0 defeat to Bulgaria.
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