Game is over and the final score is Spain 6 - 0 Croatia. Super Asensio grabbed a goal and forced four others as Spain put Croatia to the sword in their Nations League clash in Elche.
2018/2019 UEFA Nations League
6 - 0
Match Events
5' CLOSE! Rakitic's shot wide out
14' WHAT A CHANCE! Santini's shot wide out
16' CHANCE! Perisic's shot saved
24' GOAL! Spain 1-0 Croatia (Saul)
SAUL FOR SPAIN! 1-0 TO THE HOSTS! It's two goals in two Nations League games as the Atletico Madrid man tucks a header in from the centre of the box to hand his side the lead against the World Cup finalists, meeting a Carvajal cross tipped in from the right wing. Lovely stuff from Luis Enrique's men..
33' GOAL! Spain 2-0 Croatia (Asensio)
MARCO ASENSIO, WHAT A STRIKE! 2-0 TO THE HOSTS! A 25-yard screamer from bang in front doubles Spain's lead as the Real Madrid man pounces upon a poor, lazy pass to nowhere from the Croatian defence, whereupon he rockets it into the top-right corner. Magical stuff; the World Cup finalists look shell-shocked.
35' OWN GOAL! Spain 3-0 Croatia (Kalinic)
3-0 TO SPAIN! Luis Enrique's men are in dreamland as Asensio, released on the right by a wonderful cross-field pass, lofts a cheeky shot in from 20 yards or so out that ricochets off the crossbar, and onto the back of Lovre Kalinic who can only watch as the ball falls back behind him into his own net. Croatia have just been hit by a brutal one-two combo..
45' MISS! Rodrigo's header wide out
49' GOAL! Spain 4-0 Croatia (Rodrigo)
RODRIGO MAKES IT FOUR THIS TIME THOUGH! It's the second goal in as many games too for the Valencia striker as, supplied by a neat throughball from Asensio, he bursts past the last defender and tucks an effort from the right into the bottom-left corner , despite Kalinic's attempts to halt it. 4-0 to Spain.
57' GOAL! Spain 5-0 Croatia (Ramos)
SERGIO RAMOS! 5-0 TO SPAIN! The captain gets himself on the scoresheet, having gone close at Wembley, with a simple header left unchecked by a soggy Croatian defence at the corner. Asensio weights it perfectly and the hosts have even more reason to cheer.
70' GOAL! Spain 6-0 Croatia (Isco)
ISCO MAKES IT 6-0! Honestly, there were less leaks on the Titanic than there are in this Croatian defence tonight. Again, Asensio cuts them wide on the right and again he is allowed to turn in a square ball with casual ease to his fellow forward. The Real Madrid man needs to step back inside twice to escape a pair of markers - but then he turns on a dime and duly blasts a shot across Kalinic into the top-left corner. What a game this has been for Spain.
Match Report
Croatia suffered the biggest defeat in their history as Spain thrashed them 6-0 in Tuesday's Nations League match at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero.
Marco Asensio scored once and set up four more in Luis Enrique's second match in charge, as the World Cup finalists were run ragged in Elche.
Saul Niguez headed Spain in front before Asensio fired in two spectacular strikes, although the second was credited as an own goal from Lovre Kalinic.
Croatia, for whom Ivan Rakitic was making his 100th appearance, rarely got to grips with their opponents and conceded three times more in the second half through Rodrigo Moreno, Sergio Ramos and Isco.
The result is their heaviest ever defeat, the first time they have conceded six goals and the first game in which they have let in five since a 5-1 loss to England in 2009.
Ivan Santini and Ivan Perisic missed good early chances before Spain seized control 23 minutes in, as Saul headed the ball in off the turf after being picked out by Dani Carvajal's sublime cross.
It got worse for Croatia before the break as Asensio grabbed two memorable goals in the space of two minutes, first blasting beyond Kalinic from 25 yards before driving towards the box and curling a stunning effort that smacked the crossbar and went in off the unfortunate goalkeeper.
Zlatko Dalic cut a furious figure on the touchline, and his mood darkened just four minutes after the restart, when Rodrigo beat the offside trap to latch onto a pass from Asensio and slot between Kalinic's legs.
The Real Madrid winger got his second assist of a spectacular display before the hour mark, his corner finding the head of the unmarked Ramos, who made no mistake from eight yards out.
A memorable result was capped by a stylish sixth from Isco, who took a touch from Asensio's pass and fired high into the net across the helpless Kalinic.
Line-ups
Spain XI: Sergio Ramos, Sergio Busquets, David de Gea, Isco, Rodrigo, Nacho, Daniel Carvajal, Saúl, Gayá, Marco Asensio, Ceballos
Subs: Albiol, Azpilicueta, Iago Aspas, Thiago Alcântara, Morata, S.Roberto, M.Alonso, I.Martínez, Kepa, Suso, Pau López, R.Hernández
Croatia XI: L. Modrić, I. Rakitić, I. Perišić, D. Vida, Santini, J. Pivarić, Š. Vrsaljko, L. Kalinić, M. Brozović, M. Kovačić, Matej Mitrovic
Subs: Duje Cop, M. Badelj, M. Livaja, A. Milić, D. Livaković, Mario Pasalic, M. Pjaca, T. Jedvaj, F. Bradarić, Borna Barisic, Rog, K. Letica