Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Germany dominated the first leg of their Nations League final against Spain on Friday but could not find the back of the net as they were held to a scoreless draw ahead of Tuesday's second leg in Madrid.
As the Germans attacked in wave after wave, Spanish keeper Cata Coll was outstanding in the first half, throwing herself around her penalty area to cut off angles and block shots, much to the frustration of the home fans.
Germany forward Klara Buehl reached deep into her bag of tricks to try to break the deadlock, but her threatening dribbles and fizzing shots could not get the better of the Spanish defence, and the Germans were almost sucker-punched when Esther Gonzalez hit the woodwork for Spain just after the break.
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