Spain continued their all-conquering form on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 victory over Georgia in Elche. Here’s how their players fared at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
Player ratings
Unai Simon – 6
Had almost nothing to do.
Pedro Porro – 8
The Tottenham Hotspur defender was a dangerous outlet throughout his 75 minutes on the pitch, as he created numerous chances and also scored a goal of his own, but was denied by the post.
Robin Le Normand – 7.5
Solid, had little defending to do but won his duels. He also got the assist for Spain’s first goal of the evening.
Pau Cubarsi – 7
Same as Le Normand, although not as solid at times.
Marc Cucurella – 7.5
Very good performance in both attack and defence.
Martin Zubimendi – 7.5
Excellent from Zubimendi, who continues to show that Rodri’s absence is not as big of a deal as some Spain supporters had feared.
Pedri – 8
An almost typical Pedri performance at this stage, as he helped run the midfield alongside Zubimendi and Merino. He delivered a perfect pass which led to Spain’s opener.
Mikel Merino – 7
He should have continued his goalscoring form for the national team, but aside from that, good performance nonetheless.
Ferran Torres – 6.5
Frustrating evening for the Barcelona forward, who won a penalty in the first half before seeing it saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Mikel Oyarzabal – 7
Oyarzabal should have scored before he did, but his goal in the second half was worth the wait.
Yeremy Pino – 7
Scored Spain’s opening goal of the evening, and overall, did relatively well in the absence of Nico Williams.
Substitutes
Alex Baena – 6
Had a few nice moments during his second half cameo.
Borja Iglesias – 6
Struggled for involvement after replacing Oyarzabal in the 65th minute.
Marcos Llorente – 6
The Atletico Madrid man earned a deserved recall to the national team for this international break, and he did not look out of place during his time on the pitch.
Pablo Barrios – 6
Solid enough on his second cap for La Roja.
Aleix Garcia – 6
Not too involved, but he was only on the pitch for around 10 minutes.