The Schweizer Nati Squad for the Nations League Finals Pre-England June 2019
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
16.Ajeti, Albian Afrim	26 February 1997	22	F	FC Basel 1893	7	1
5.Akanji, Manuel Obafemi	19 July 1995	23	D	Bsv Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany	16	0
15.Benito Souto, Loris	7 January 1992	27	FB	Berner SC Young Boys	3	0
19.Drimić, Josip	8 August 1992	26	F	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach, Germany	33	10
4.Elvedi, Nico	30 September 1996	22	CD/RB	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach, Germany	10	1
20.Fernandes Ribeiro, Edimilson	15 April 1996	23	AM	AC Fiorentina, Italy, on loan from West Ham United FC, England	9	0
8.Freuler, Remo Marco	15 April 1992	27	M	Atalanta BC, Italy	17	1
6.Lang, Michael Rico	8 February 1991	28	D	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach, Germany	30	3
2.Mbabu, Melingo Kevin	19 April 1995	24	D	Berner SC Young Boys	5	0
3.Moubandje, Jacques François	21 June 1990 in Douala, Cameroon	28	LB	Toulouse FC, France	21	0
12.Mvogo Nganoma, Yvon Landry	6 June 1994 in Yaoundé, Cameroon	25	G	RB Leipzig, Germany	2	0
7.Okafor, Noah Arinzechukwu	24 May 2000	19	M	FC Basel 1893	0	0
21.Omlin, Jonas	19 January 1994	25	G	FC Basel 1893	0	0
13.Rodríguez Araya, Ricardo Iván	25 August 1992	26	LB	AC Milan, Italy	64	7
22.Schär, Fabian Lukas	20 December 1991	27	CB	Newcastle United FC, England	49	7
9.Seferović, Haris	22 February 1992	27	F	Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal	60	17
23.Shaqiri, Xherdan	10 October 1991 in Gjilan, Yugoslavia	27	M	Liverpool FC, England	81	22
1.Sommer, Yann	17 December 1988	30	G	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach, Germany	46	0
18.Sow, Mohameth Djibril Ibrahima	6 February 1997	22	M	Berner SC Young Boys	4	0
11.Steffen, Renato	3 November 1991	27	LM	VfL Wolsfburg, Germany	7	0
10.Xhaka, Granit	27 September 1992	26	M	Arsenal FC, England	75	11
17.Zakaria Lako Lado, Denis Lemi	20 November 1996	22	DM	Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach, Germany	21	2
14.Zuber, Steven	17 August 1991	27	RM	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany	24	6
				Had been on loan at VfB Stuttgart 1893, Germany, until the end of the domestic season

Squad details correct up to and including Switzerland's match against Portugal on 5 June 2019.
Tallies from ASF/SFV

Diary

Monday, 27 May 2019 - Arsenal defender has been left out of the Swiss squad for the 2019 Nations League Finals, as he has barely played in 2019, despite captaining his country in last year's World Cup. His team-mate, Granit Xhaka, and Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri, have been included. Neither of which are expected to join up with the squad until late because of their participation in their European Cups finals. Stuttgart's Steven Zuber is needed for the Bundesliga relegation play-off, and Remo Freuler's season with Atalanta only concluded yesterday. Noah Okafor, Eray Comert and Ruben Vargas have been included in the training squad in view of the missing players.

Wednesday, 5 June 2019 - The 23rd member of the squad, Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri, has joined up with the rest of the team in Porto, following his team's Champion's League success.
Portugal manager Fernando Santos described Cristiano Ronaldo as "a genius" after his superb hat-trick ensured Portugal reached the Nations League final with victory over Switzerland at the Estádio do Dragão. Ronaldo, 34, had given the hosts the lead with a stunning first-half free-kick that flew into the bottom-right corner, wrong-footing Swiss keeper Yann Sommer. Switzerland leveled in the second period when Ricardo Rodriguez tucked away a video assistant referee-awarded penalty - after Felix Brych had initially signalled for a penalty at the other end. But after consulting his pitch-side monitor, referee Brych instead gave a spot-kick for Nelson Semedo's foul on Switzerland's Steven Zuber. Incensed by the decision, the hosts struggled to build any rhythm as the game appeared to drift towards extra-time. However, Ronaldo made the crucial difference late on, sweeping Bernardo Silva's cross into the corner of the net, before firing into the same spot 102 seconds later. "In terms of adjectives to describe Ronaldo's game - I have used many," said Santos, Ronaldo's former manager at Sporting Lisbon. "I was his coach in 2003 and I could see where he would go. There are genius paintings and sculptures and he is a football genius. When someone scores three goals, they are the difference maker."

Thursday, 6 June 2019 - The Swiss squad return to training after last night's disappointing result.

Friday, 7 June 2019 - Swiss squad spend a second day training in Porto.

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