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 ...
There are many big-city football derbies in Europe, a duel Madrid's rivals Real Madrid and Atletico is certainly one of the largest, with a long history, which certainly will not be the same after tonight's fights in the Champions League final. So close to home, a neighbor in Lisbon for the first time in the history of elite competition teams from the same city , Madrid will fight for the title of European Champion . On one hand Real, most successful European club wishing 10th anniversary title , the first after 12 years , and on the other Athletics, a team that has already won the title of champion of Spain , the first in 18 years and that he wants the first trophy of continental champions. Real, led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Garrett Bailey , two of the most expensive player in football history , who are paid almost 200 million euros to restore the trophy in Madrid , all the tickets went on in the match , while Atletico , who on the eve of the season even the most jade...