Spain vs Czech Republic - Competition: European Championship
Spain, who won the last two European Championships editions, are looking
to make it a hat-trick of trophies. They were quick to pour cold water
over their shock 1-0 defeat to Georgia last week. It was the first in 12
games and prior to that they had a comfortable run against South Korea
and Bosnia. The Red Fury have not conceded above 1 goal in each of their
last 5 games showing they have a very solid defence.
Head coach Del Bosque decided to omit the likes of Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla from his squad. Dani Carvajal has been withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury and Juanfran is expected to replace him. Alvaro Morata is a doubt with a hamstring complaint but is expected to be fit to start for Spain and sparhead the attack alongside Nolito and David Silva. The likes of Sergio Busquets, Koke and Andres Iniesta will play in the middle of the park.
Head coach Del Bosque decided to omit the likes of Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla from his squad. Dani Carvajal has been withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury and Juanfran is expected to replace him. Alvaro Morata is a doubt with a hamstring complaint but is expected to be fit to start for Spain and sparhead the attack alongside Nolito and David Silva. The likes of Sergio Busquets, Koke and Andres Iniesta will play in the middle of the park.
Czech Republic team qualified as group winners, with a record of seven wins,
one draw and two defeats to finish two points clear of Iceland and four
ahead of Turkey. They looked solid in their 2-1 win over Russia but
almost immediately against South Korea, they struggled to assert
themselves. They also suffered a defeat at the hands of Scotland and
drew against Sweden in recent times.
Borek Dockal is the only injury concern for Czech after he picked up an injury last time out. Arsenal's midfielder Tomas Rosicki is expected to be benched while legendary goalkeeper Petr Cech will start in goal. Tomas Necid is likely to lead the line in a 4-2-3-1 formation, while Jaroslav Plasil and Vladimir Darida will be the playmaker in midfield.
Borek Dockal is the only injury concern for Czech after he picked up an injury last time out. Arsenal's midfielder Tomas Rosicki is expected to be benched while legendary goalkeeper Petr Cech will start in goal. Tomas Necid is likely to lead the line in a 4-2-3-1 formation, while Jaroslav Plasil and Vladimir Darida will be the playmaker in midfield.
Spain last 5 matches:
24/03/16 Italy 1 – 1 Spain27/03/16 Romania 0 – 0 Spain
29/05/16 Spain 3 – 1 Bosnia
01/06/16 Spain 6 – 1 Korea Republic
07/06/16 Spain 0 – 1 Georgia
Czech Republic last 5 matches:
24/03/16 Czech Republic 0 – 1 Scotland29/03/16 Sweden 1 – 1 Czech Republic
27/05/16 Czech Republic 6 – 0 Malta
01/06/16 Russia 1 – 2 Czech Republic
05/06/16 Czech Republic 1 – 2 Korea Republic
Date: 13 June 2016
Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST
Venue: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse