Spain beats Czech Republic to continue winning start to Nations League-Xinhua
MADRID, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- World champion Spain maintained its 100 percent start to the UEFA Nations League on Saturday night thanks to a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic in Oviedo. Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made nine changes from the team that won 4-1 at home to Croatia on Tuesday, with Ivan Fresneda and Roberto Fernandez both making their debuts, while Fran Garcia, Robin le Normand and Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya also returned to the team. Despite the changes, the win was only in doubt for a handful of minutes from the moment Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a trademark curling shot into the corner of the Czech goal. A flowing move minutes later almost saw Rodrigo Hernandez double Spain's lead, but with the Spaniards dominating the ball and playing almo...