Spain moved top of their Uefa Nations League group thanks to a 2-0 win over Czech Republic on Sunday in which they were heavily indebted to goalkeeper Unai Simon.
Their main rivals in League A, Group 2, Portugal, suffered defeat in Switzerland in which he visitors, missing talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo, conceded the only goal after just 57 seconds.
A perfectly-weighted pass by Marco Asensio released Carlos Soler to score on 24 minutes before. Pablo Sarabia added the second on 75 minutes.
It was not all one-way traffic though as Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Simon was called upon several times to deny the Czechs. He thwarted an 18th-minute strike from Vaclav Cerny and, two minutes later, denied Jan Kuchta. "I hope to return in the next international window and go to the World Cup," said Soler, who plays his cub football with Valencia. "But now I only think of going on vacation.