Spain faced off against Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium earlier today as they hoped to earn another positive result in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Spaniards made a dominant start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Alvara Morata came off the bench and finally netted the opening goal in the 62nd minute when he scored with a brilliant finish. However, the Germans equalised in the 83rd minute courtesy of Niclas Fullkrug’s powerful strike. The contest ended with Spain being held to a 1-1 draw in Qatar.
Let’s take a look at how each Spain player fared during the match against Germany.
GK: Unai Simon – 7/10
The Spanish keeper made a few important saves at the back but couldn’t do much about Fullkrug’s excellent finish late in the game.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 6/10
He earned the ball back once and was tidy with his passing.
CB: Rodri – 7.5/10
Rodri gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and engineered one good chance going forward.
CB: Aymeric Laporte – 6.5/10
He made a couple of crucial defensive contributions and was accurate with his ball distribution.
LB: Jordi Alba – 7.5/10
Alba did his fair share of defending and engineered a couple of decent chances in the final third. He has got an assist to his name for setting up Morata’s goal.
CM: Gavi – 6.5/10
The Barcelona midfielder got stuck in with some solid tackles but failed to influence the game in the final third.
CM: Sergio Busquets – 6.5/10
Busquets tried his best to anchor the midfield for Spain and had two lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CM: Pedri – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back twice and completed one good dribble with the ball.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
Torres lacked quality in front of the German goal and was replaced early in the second half.
ST: Marco Asensio – 6/10
The Spaniard had a couple of bright moments in the game but never looked like he would score.
LW: Dani Olmo – 6.5/10
Dani Olmo had some bright moments in the game and was too selfish in the final third.
Substitutes:
ST: Alvara Morata – 7/10
Morata made an instant impact off the bench and scored the opener with a great finish.
CM: Koke – 6/10
He added some energy to Luis Enrique’s midfield.
RW: Nico Williams – 6/10
Williams made one decent run with the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – N/A
He got some valuable minutes under his belt.
