Serbia drove through Nico Elvedi's own objective in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic multiplied the benefit before Predrag Rajkovic saved a punishment from Swiss striker Breel Embolo. Serbia took a giant stride towards survival in the UEFA Nations League top-flight by securing a 2-0 victory over near rivals Switzerland - their first-ever head-to-head win. With Serbia and Switzerland essentially competing against each other to avoid relegation from Group A4, you’d have been forgiven for expecting a brighter start from two sides desperate to beat the other. It turned out to be quite the opposite though, as the only bright spot in an incredibly dull start came when Veljko Birmancevic ’s tame effort was easily gathered by Gregor Kobel . It took until just after the half-hour mark for the game's first big chance to arrive, but it was wasted by Breel Embolo who skewed wide after he was teed up by Silvan Widmer . That ...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals of the new season in Real Madrid's 3-0 win against Granada. His first of the day was one that Granada keeper Tono might find difficult to forget. In the 26th minute, Ronaldo received a pass in the box as he made a run towards the endline, giving him a difficult angle for a shot. But as we should know by now, this does not stop Cristiano, so he took the shot anyway and found a gaping hole between the goalkeeper's legs that the ball was able to pass through on its way into the net.