UEFA League: Depleted Spain beat Denmark 1-0

Agencies Murcia Denmark: goalkeeper Kasper Schmeich e l was left redfaced as a second-half strike by midfielder Martin Zubimendi gave an injury-hit Spain a hardfought and deserved 1-0 win in Nations League Group A4 on Saturday. Missing seven of the starters that beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final in July, Spain dominated proceedings from early on but it was not until the 79th minute that it managed to find the winner as Zubimendi netted his first goal for his country. The Real Sociedad midfielder unleashed a first-time shot from the edge of the box that deflected off a defender before squirming under Schmeichel, who should have kept it out. Spain lead the group at the halfway mark with seven points from their three games, followed by the Denmark on six and Serbia on four, with Switzerland bottom with no points. “We are very happy, especially in such a tight game in which we had to dig deep to open the scoring,” Zubimendi told TVE.