Uefa nations league - germany fight back twice, draw 3-3 with switzerland

Germany fought back twice from behinf to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League Cup and they are now within one point of leaders Spain, who suffered a shock

0-1 defeat to Ukraine. Toni Kroos scored in his 100th international as Germany avoided a narrow defeat. Germany fought back twice after trailing behind against Switzerland in the UEFA

Nations League Cup as they drew 3-3, with Toni Kroos scoring in his 100th international. Germany twice had to come from behind to earn a rollercoaster 3-3 draw against visitors Switzerland

in an exciting Nations League group game packed with incident on Tuesday. The Swiss took an early lead through Mario Gavranovic and Remo Freuler added a second before goals from Timo Werner

and Kai Havertz levelled the scores. Gavranovic then grabbed his second only for Serge Gnabry to earn Germany a point. The result moves Germany within a point of League A Group Four leaders

Spain, who remain on seven points after losing 1-0 away to a Ukraine side now on six points, while the Swiss, still without a win, stay bottom with two points.  Germany coach Joachim Loew

reverted to a four-man defence for the game in an empty stadium, after they had led in the last four games only to concede equalisers in three of them. But it remained their weak spot on

Tuesday as they struggled with quick breaks from the Swiss who found far too much space. "It was extremely intense. We started badly but showed great attitude in coming back," Loew

said. "That was positive. In defence we made our share of mistakes which we have to stop. But we showed that the team is ready to fight." The Swiss had stunned Germany with

Gavranovic`s fifth minute header and doubled the lead in the 26th when they intercepted a pass from Toni Kroos, playing in his 100th international, and Freuler beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

with a cool chip. Werner hit back for the hosts two minutes later, wrongfooting keeper Yann Sommer with a clever low shot, as the Germans maintained possession and kept pushing forward.

STUNNING EFFORT Robin Gosens’ effort was tipped over the bar by Sommer late in the first half but the keeper was beaten when Havertz charged into the box and fired in the equaliser in the

55th. But Germany’s backline kept leaking goals as the Swiss went back in front in the 57th. Neuer made consecutive saves from Haris Seferovic but Gavranovic drilled in on the rebound. A

sensational Gnabry back heel flick on the hour pulled the home side level once more and rescued a point for Loew’s team. "We have to defend better, defend more intelligently and

smarter," Havertz said. "But we kept coming back, we showed a strong mentality. We need more patience but today there were lots of good signs. We will keep working at it." The

Swiss finished with 10 men following the stoppage-time dismissal of defender Fabian Schaer for a second booking.