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Mon 26 September 2022 | 20:08

Luis Enrique: Portugal clash is like a World Cup quarter-final

Spain manager Luis Enrique says the game against Portugal in the Nations League on Tuesday is like a World Cup quarter-final.

Spain

will face

Portugal

on Tuesday in the Group A2 final match. Spain will qualify for next year's finals if they beat Portugal. Spain lost 2-1 against Switzerland on Saturday and Portugal currently is at top of the table after a 4-0 victory against the Czech Republic.

"It's a final and we're thinking about it that way. It's positive to have reached matchday six with the possibility of being champions,"

Enrique said at Monday's pre-match press conference.

"We put it as if it were the quarter-finals of Qatar. It's 90 minutes and it's only worth winning – not even a draw is useful.

"We have always defined [Portugal] as very talented and with an outstanding physical presence. They have already conquered very important things, and the evolution of the teams is usually measured by what they win.

They are one of the favourites, as Spain are too. It's the fourth time we've played against them (recently) and we drew the first three of those. I think we had three good games, we could not beat them and they could not beat us."

Defeat against Switzerland was Spain's first since October 2018 on home soil but Enrique said his players would not let supporters down in the

World Cup.

"You can see the players have won the love of the fans,"

he said.

"I can't guarantee anything, I wish I could guarantee we'd win the World Cup, but we will go and we won't be afraid."


source: SportMob



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