Germany national football team

Alfredo Relaño reflects on the chain of events that led to Real Madrid and Spain captain suffering another injury - one that rules him out of season-defining games for Los Blancos.

Teams that finish second in UEFA World Cup qualifying groups face an arduous route to Qatar and Sweden took the early advantage.

Luis Enrique's Spain brought out their A-game when it was needed, sweeping aside Germany, a team that had not lost in over a year.