Denmark, which led the Nations League group before the match, looked for a long time like they could bring home a point. It was the reigning European Champions Spain who had most of the game and a fairly large pressure against the Danish goal on home ground in Murcia. But the Danish defense stood strong, with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as a stable rock at the back.
In the 79th minute, the rock was no longer so stable. Then Martín Zubimendi got a volley that took a deflection off a Danish defender and went into the goal at the right post, perhaps not entirely unstoppable for the Danish goalkeeper. It was Zubimendi's first national team goal.
Thus, the Danish streak in the Nations League was broken. Denmark won both the first matches in group A4 against Switzerland and Serbia. Spain, which dropped points against Serbia in the Nations League premiere (0–0), now tops the table with seven points, one ahead of Denmark.
Serbia defeated Switzerland 2–0.
With Spain's victory, the fact remains that it has been 29 years since Denmark last beat Spain in a football international. And Spain's winning streak against Denmark is now six matches.
