Spain unbeaten 38-match run ends as England records their first win in Spain since 1987

The day that saw a host of records being re-written in Benito Villamarin, England defeated Spain 3-2 in the UEFA Nations League match.

The match started with Gareth Southgate's cruising to a 3-0 lead at half-time that saw Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling scoring the first goal, his first goal for the Three Lions since his goal against Estonia on the 10th of October 2015, in the 16th minute with Marcus Rashfording adding the second in the 29th minute and Sterling completing his double in the 38th minute.

Raheem Sterling was rewarded with the man of the match after scoring a brace, his first goal since 2015
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The Spanish Armada was stunned by the pace of the English side as they tried desperately to keep the young lions at bay in the first half. The second half saw the 2008 World Cup winners enjoying much more space and freedom as they started to crawl back into the match with ono-form striker Paco Alcacer heading one in the 58th minute to make it 3-1.

The next 30-minutes saw the Spanish attack getting better and better as Spain inched forward to get the second and equalising goal with Alonso hitting the post in the 6th minute of injury time before Sergio Ramos made it 2 the 97th minute.

The match was witness to a number of records with England winning their first ever match in Spain since a 4-2 win in 1987. The match also witnessed Spain conceding 3 goals at home since Scotland scored 3 in a 6-2 win over the Spanish in 1963.

The match was also witnessed Spain being handed their first competitive fixture lose at home since losing against Greece in 2003, ending a 15-year and 38-match unbeaten streak at home.

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