Ukraine made a winning start to their Nations League campaign, defeating Switzerland 2-1 in Lviv. Andriy Yarmolenko put the home side ahead, only to see his strike cancelled out by Haris Seferovic. However, Oleksandr Zinchenko's goal in the second half secured the three points for Andriy Shevchenko's side. They face a major task against La Roja, but they do have the quality in their side to force a positive result.
A late strike from Jose Gaya saved Spain from defeat in their opener against Germany on Thursday. Timo Werner had put Die Mannschaft ahead, but Gaya converted from close range with the final kick of the game salvage a share of the spoils for La Roja.