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.

There is one positive ahead of tonight's game - at least people will get to see what an authentic Nations League clash is all about, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Spain's Nations League draw with Switzerland, which saw Sergio Ramos miss two penalties after scoring his previous 25.