England reign in Spain

It was an odd scene at Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville: The few visiting English fans were chanting ‘‘Ole’’ at every touch of the ball by their squad, while the home Spanish crowd was jeering its own players. It was only halftime yesterday and the Spaniards had already seen their national team concede three goals for the first time in a competitive match at home. By the end of the match, they were witnesses to La Roja’s first home loss in 15 years. scored twice and Marcus Rashford once in a stunning first half for England, who held on to beat Spain 3-2 in the UEFA Nations League to get back in contention for a spot in the final four of Europe’s newest competition. Sterling ended his three-year scoring drought with England with goals on each side of Rashford’s strike before the break, leading England to their first win in Spain since 1987.