Football has been unfair to us, Spain coach says (Guardian)

Spain coach Luis Enrique says football has been unfair to his side after Thursday’s defeat in Croatia left them in danger of failing to reach the UEFA Nations League finals.

The 2010 World Cup winners had to chase the game twice in the second half in a dramatic 2-3 loss.

Dani Ceballos cancelled out Andrej Kramaric’s opener and captain Sergio Ramos levelled from the penalty kick spot after Tin Jedvaj had made it 2-1 to the hosts.

There were left with virtually no time to respond, though, when left-back Jedvaj struck again in stoppage-time.

“We created a lot of chances, some of them where it looked impossible that the ball would not go in, we hit the crossbar, and football has been unfair to us,” Luis Enrique told a news conference. Read more