How Spain could line-up against Switzerland

12:05pm on Friday 13th November 2020
By Martin Macdonald

Sergio Ramos could break the record for the most international caps for a European player should he play against Switzerland in the Nations League.

With his appearance for Spain against the Netherlands on Wednesday, he tied Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon on 176 caps.

If, as expected, he plays against the Swiss, he will move on to 177.

Top 10 international appearance makers of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Caps	Active?
1	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	184	No
2	Ahmed Mubarak	Oman	179	Yes
=3	Mohamed Al-Deayea	Saudi Arabia	178	No
=3	Bader Al-Mutawa	Kuwait	178	Yes
5	Claudio Suarez	Mexico	177	No
=6	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	176	No
=6	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	176	No
=6	Sergio Ramos	Spain	176	Yes
9	Amer Shafi	Jordan	173	No
=10	Ivan Hurtado	Ecuador	168	No
=10	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	168	Yes

Head coach Luis Enrique is set to make several changes to his starting XI after drawing 1-1 against the Dutch, with a few fringe players being given the opportunity to impress in that friendly game.

David de Gea will return in goal to replace Unai Simon, while Pau Torres will likely come in to partner Ramos in the centre of defence.

Hector Bellerin should retain his place at right-back, with Sergio Reguilon coming in at left-back after Jose Gaya was taken off midway through the first half on Wednesday.

In could be as you were in the middle of the pitch with Rodri and Koke playing centrally, though Sergio Busquets is another option.

Enrique could opt for basically a front four consisting of Alvaro Morata, Marco Asensio, Ferran Torres, and Mikel Oyarzabal.

Ansu Fati is out for four months with a knee injury.