Spain 0-0 Scotland – Euro 2024 qualifier LIVE: Scots clinging on to point they need to qualify as Liverpool suffer blow with Andy Robertson taken off with a suspected shoulder dislocation

Robertson was substituted in the 45th minute of the first-half with a nasty looking shoulder injury.

We’re waiting for confirmation on the extent of the issue, but it looked like it could have been a dislocated shoulder with the Liverpool defender falling awkwardly underneath the Spain goalkeeper.

It’ll be a big blow for Scotland, with the full-back having an excelllent first half so far.

So that’s half-time and it’s been an enthralling first 45 minutes.

Scotland defended admirably against a barage of Spanish attacks.

The home side should have gone 1-0 up early on through Ferran Torres who missed a sitter after going 1v1 with Gunn.

Defensively Scotland have been outstanding with Hickey and McKenna standouts so far. But they were handed a tough blow after Andy Robertson walked from the field with a nasty looking shoulder injury he sustained during an aerial clash with Spain’s goalkeper Simon.

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Robertson has walked from the field clutching his shoulder after that nasty collision.

It’ll be a huge loss for Steve Clarke’s side who have been excellent defensively so far.

Meanwhile, Nathan Patterson is coming on as his replacement.

40′ Scotland have control of the ball now and Hickey plays a dangerous ball into the penalty area.

Robertson is the target and he goes up to challenge against the Spain goalkeepeer, Simon.

Simon rises above him but in the one-on-one Robertson is clattered by the keeper and looks to be in some discomfort, holding his shoulder.

Scotland breathe yet another sigh of relief!

The ball is played in to Morata who is yards in front of the last man. He reaches to knock the ball past Gunn with his left foot, but the linesman has his flag up!

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36′ The forward goes up for a header against Laporte, but the referee deems he was too physical in the challenge, perhaps a little harsh as it seemed the Al-Nassr defender had jumped into him.

Wow and Spain really have stepped up the gear here, but for an excellent piece of defending again from Hickey, who has been outstanding, the home side could have had a goal there.

Gabi gets in behind to play a lovely pass back from the byline and the initial shot is deflected by the Scottish defender, before Merino pounces on the rebound, swiping his left foot at the ball but it careers into the post!

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Norway have the lead against Cyprus!

Alexander Sorlof gets the opener for his side – which will put Spain under some pressure here!

The Atletico Madrid forward is very much in form at the moment but he can’t quite get that one in.

He picks up the ball in the right side of the box but it’s a tough angle and he strikes a right footed shot into the side netting of the goal.

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25′ Interesting decision from the referee! Christie breaks down the right wing and plays a ball over to Robertson arriving on the left side. He heads down the ball towards McGinn who is taken out by Carvajal before he can run past the right back and break onto the ball.

It looked like Scotland should definitely have been awarded a free-kick there with McGinn holding his hands up in displeasure at the referee who signals that it was just a coming together.

The Villa midfielder would have certainly been in there if he wasn’t obstructed.

Scotland’s defence has been under the kosh so far to start with Torres and Morata playing several looping diagonals from the right wing over to Oyarzabal.

Defensively, Scotland’s positioning has been spot on. They’ve cut out several difficult balls and made it hard for Spain’s attackers, with Hickey showing his strength on the right wing to recover the ball and fend off Oyarzabal.

21′ Christie manages to recover the ball from Spain, but the home side have too many bodies forward.

The Bournemouth man breaks upfield but the Spain defence sitting on the half-way line stops him in his tracks.

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He’s been excelleent so far and has linked up very well with Morata, but what a huge miss!

That is the story of the opening 15 minutes for Spain. They’ve been excellent pushing on Scotland but have just missed out on that final bit of quality.

They’ve dominated possession so foar too with 74% of the ball making a whopping 151 passes to Scotland’s 43. It could be a long night for Steve Clarke’s side if they can’t get on the ball more.

15′ Scotland have survived several attacks from Spain.

Another corner comes in and the Scots manage to hang on and clear away.

Oyarzabal finds a little bit of space in the Scottish penalty area breaks into the box and manages to get a shot away.

Gunn is there to comfortably collect the ball but Spain are dominating so far this half.

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5′ Scotland have their first chance of the game. Dykes plays a fiery low cross into the box and McTominay is there but he just can’t take control of the ball.

He slides in and concedes a free-kick, but Scotland are growing into the match and have recovered the ball in the Spain half.

Porteus is called into action to defend a cross in and it goes out for a corner.

We’re only three minutes in but Spain are showing some serious intent early on.

The resulting corner goes out again for another corner, and there’s a scramble at the back post! McKenna narrowly misses the clearance and Morata almost heads the ball in through a scramble of bodies.

It goes out for a goal kick and Scotland will need to find their feet here.

Ferran Torres misses a sitter! The ball is played through from Morata after spain win the ball in the Scotland half.

It’s on a plate for the Barcelona forward, but somehow he puts it wide!

Steve Clarke is on the touchline breathing a sigh of relief after that one – how did he miss!

It’s Scotland to kick off here! They go long from the off but the ball is headed out for a throw-in!

A reminder of tonight’s teams…

Spain XI: Simon, Carvajal, Le Normand Laporte, Balde, Gavi, Rodri, Merino, F Torres, Morata, Oyrarabal.

Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Raya, Sancet, Pau Torres, Fabian Ruiz, Zaragoza, Joselu, Fati, Garcia, Zubimendi, Fran Garcia, Navas.

Scotland XI: Gunn, Hickey, Hendry, Porteous, McKenna, Robertson, McGregor, McTominay, McGinn, Christie, Dykes.

Substitutes: Kelly, Clark, Souttar, Cooper, Adams, Gilmour. Armstrong, Brown, Ferguson, Taylor, Patterson, McLean.

It’s been a sensational Euro Qualifying campaign for Scott McTominay who was hailed by team-mate John McGinn earlier this week for the goals he’s scored.

The Man United midfielder found the back of the net twice during Scotland’s last outing against Spain adding to his haul of six goals and one assist in five games for Scotland during 2023.

‘Steve Clarke came in and pushed me higher up,’ McGinn said of his team-mate. ‘He obviously noticed something in my game that he felt could help the team. And he has echoed that with Scotty, he has pushed him higher up. The credit I will give the gaffer, Villa have copied that with me, and Ten Hag has copied him as well.’

Of McTominay, McGinn added: ‘He is so athletic, he gets in the box and hits the ball harder than anyone I have ever played with, so it’s no surprise he is getting goals.’

Scotland sit at the top of Group A, with a draw or a win guaranteeing them qualification for Euro 2024.

But a tough Spain side stand in their way. The Nations League champions have not conceded on home soil in four years!

A lot more rests on this match for Luis de la Fuente’s side too.

They’re second in the group and need to put some distance between them and Norway. With La Roja resting on nine points, and Norway on seven, a win tonight is imperative to help pull away from their immediate challengers.

They’ll be looking to star man Alvaro Morata tonight who has been in flying form so far this season, scoring 11 times in 12 matches for both Atletico Madrid and his national side.

Out come the players! We’re just over 20 minutes until kick off!

Speaking on how tonight’s opposition have fared since they last took on Scotland, Steve Clarke lauded tonight’s opponents for their excellent summer, but added his side are feeling good heading into tonight’s clash.

‘I said pre-match when we played them in March they were in a bit of transition,’ he told Viaplay.

‘They’ve now had a great summer where they’ve gone and won a Nations League and have had two fantastic results in the last international window.

‘They’ll feel they’re in a good place but we’re also in a good place. Like I said after the game at Hampden – let’s see what we get tonight.’

Clarke also fielded questions over his team selection, with Billy Gilmoure missing out with Dykes, Christie and McKenna coming in to play for Scotland.

‘It gives us something a little bit different than what Billy gives us,’ he said to Viaplay.

‘It’s three changes that we made to the team that beat Spain at Hampden earlier in the year.

‘Everyone that’s out there they know their job and they know what they have to do.’

Steve Clarke has been speaking ahead of the match and has claimed that it’ll be business as usual tonight for Scotland

‘We will try and do what we always do. We’ll respect our opponents and try to put together an idea that can give us a chance to get something from the game.

‘That’s what we’ve done as always,’ Clarke said to Viaplay on tonight’s gameplan.

‘You have to relish these games. Big games against big opponents.

‘You want to do as well as you can and show everybody how good you are.

‘And hopefully these players can show everybody how good they are.’

Steve Clarke’s side have arrived and seem in good spirits ahead of tonight’s clash!

Spain’s team have also arrived and have been checking out the pitch.

Rodri’s dismissal against Nottingham Forest back in September, the Man City midfielder returns to action tonight having missed games against Newcastle, Wolves and Arsenal.

He did play during City’s 3-1 Champions League victory against RB Leipzig. But he will be fresh against his domestic suspension and keen to win tonight after he condemned Scotland’s style of play following their defeat at Hampden.

The midfielder slammed Spain’s tactics in a bitter outburst after the loss, claiming that their style of play was ‘rubbish’.

‘It’s the way they play, you have to respect, but for me it’s a bit rubbish,’ he told Viaplay. ‘Always wasting time, provoking you, always they fall.

‘For me, this is not football. For the speed of the sport, you have to move on. The referee has to take on this, but he says nothing.

‘It’s a bit frustrating because we want to win. It’s difficult if it’s waste time, waste time. But they have their weapons. We have to use our weapons and we will learn for the next time.’

It was a huge night at Hampden back in March. Scott McTominay got the crowd rocking after scoring twice for his side to secure a big win in their second qualifying match for Euro 2024.

But it was a fantastic all-round team performance, with Steve Clarke’s side keeping Spain quiet during the match. Luis de la Fuente’s side will no doubt be baying for revenge tonight and have fielded a strong side as they look to put some distance between themselves and Norway in second and third respectively in the group.

The big question coming into this huge clash though, is can Scotland do it again tonight in Seville?

After his side were beaten 2-0 in the first leg of this clash back in March, Luis de la Fuente has named a strong side to take on Scotland tonight.

Simone starts in net, with Balde, Laporte, Le Normand and Carvajal making up a back four in front of him.

Rodri occupies the central midfield position, and it will be interesting to see how he performs tonight after his comments about the way the Scots played against his side at Hampden earlier this year. He’s flanked in midfield by Merino and Gavi.

Up top, the Spain boss has opted for a front three of Oyarzabal and Ferran Torres on the wings, with Morata the spearhead of the attack.

So Steve Clarke looks to be going with a back-five, after much speculation had revolved around whether he would switch to a back four in the absence of Kieran Tierney.

The defender sustained a hamstring injury while playing for Real Sociedad earlier this month.

It means Clarke has gone for a defensive line-up of Hickey and Robertson in the full-back positions, with Hendry, Porteous and McKenna at the back.

McGinn, McTominay, Christie and McGregor line up as the four midfielders with Dykes starting up top alone against Spain.

Spain team news next…

Steve Clarke’s side are out to make it back-to-back wins against spain in tonight’s Euro 2024 qualifier in Estadio de La Cartuja in Sevilla.

Kick off is 19:45 and we’ll have all the latest, news, updates and action from the match, with a point guaranteeing Scotland a place in the tournament next summer.

But first – the team news is in! And seems Clarke has named a back five even in the absence of Kieran Tierney.

More to follow…