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Nations League: Nico stars for Spain; Germany, Denmark win
The Statesman Kolkata
|March 22, 2025
Nico Williams helped Spain to a 2-2 draw away to the Netherlands in a thrilling UEFA Nations League quarterfinal first leg match the athletic Bilbao forward opened the scoring for his side and then had a big role in a late equaliser.
Spain took the lead in the ninth minute when high pressure saw Jorrel Hato robbed high up the pitch by Lamine Yamal, who connected with Pedri. The Barcelona midfielder slid the ball in for Williams to turn and beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from around six meters out. Cody Gakpo levelled for the Netherlands in the 28th minute after the ball came to him on the left of the Spain penalty area. Spain lost defender Pau Cubarsi to injury after 40 minutes, with 19-year-old Dean Huijsen, who was born in Amsterdam but brought up in Spain, making his debut. The Netherlands almost
This story is from the March 22, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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