Spain 1-0 Sweden: Footage of Zlatan Ibrahimovic clattering into Cesar Azpilicueta looked so painful | OneFootball

Spain have qualified for the Qatar World Cup after beating Sweden to finish top of Group G.

La Roja needed a late winner from Alvaro Morata to beat the Blågult 1-0, which was probably the right result as chances were few and far between on the night.

Janne Andersson's side, who were runners-up in Group G, now face an agonising wait to discover their opponents in the play-offs.

Apart from that, it was a relatively dull game, save for Alexander IsakCesar Azpilicueta.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic rather awkwardly careened into the Chelsea captain with two seconds left on the clock, leaving the right-back in some obvious discomfort.

Ibrahimovic, 40, had only entered the fray 15 minutes earlier, but still found plenty of time to leave his mark.

However, the incident went unpunished, as VAR decided not to intervene.

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Whether intentional or not, it was evidently quite a painful one for the Spanish defender, who fell down like a sack of potatoes. Ouch.

Thankfully for Blues fans it didn't take long for Azpilicueta to shake off the knock, as he gingerly got back to his feet shortly before the final whistle blew only moments later.

Up next Chelsea will travel to the King Power Stadium on Saturday to take on Leicester City in the Premier League after the international break ends this week.

Blues boss Thomas Tuchel will no doubt be keeping his fingers crossed Azpilicueta reports fit for duty at Cobham ahead of a busy run of fixtures in the run-up to Christmas next month.

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