Spain took the lead in the ninth minute when high pressure saw Jorrel Hato robbed high up the pitch by Lamine Yamal, who connected with Pedri. The Barcelona midfielder slid the ball in for Williams to turn and beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from around six metres out.

With that Cody Gakpo goal the Netherlands have now scored in their last 10 UEFA Nations League home games. Leon Goretzka continues to look the most likely to level for Germany as he takes aim from distance, but Gianluigi Donnarumma has it covered all the way.

Mikel Merino's 93rd-minute equaliser earned Spain a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in Nations League quarter-final first leg action on Thursday, while Croatia have one foot in the semi-finals after beating France 2-0.