Spain made it three wins from three in Nations League Group A3 with a 3–1 victory over the Czech Republic at the Carlos Tartiere stadium in Oviedo on October 3.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a curling shot from the edge of the area. Rodri doubled the lead in the 35th minute after combining with Dani Olmo, giving Spain a 2–0 halftime advantage.
Sláma pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 69th minute. Their hopes of an equalizer suffered when Ladislav Krejčí received a second yellow card in the 85th. Mikel Merino scored Spain’s third in the 89th minute to secure the result.
Spain reached nine points, three ahead of England after their 7–0 win over Croatia. Croatia had three points and the Czech Republic none after the group’s third round.
Spain face Croatia on October 6 before the longer autumn international window ends. Their November fixtures are away to the Czech Republic and at home to England.
Result, scorers and group context: BBC Sport’s match coverage.
