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Dugout Discussion June 15

Spain v Croatia team news: Yamal makes history

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Group B of the European Championship gets underway with one of the toughest-to-call fixtures of Matchday 1.

Spain v Croatia kicks off at 17:00 BST in Berlin.

Lamine Yamal is in Spain’s XI as expected and, at 16 years and 338 days, makes history as the youngest-ever player to appear in a European Championship finals.

The main bit of injury news for the Spaniards is the benching of Aymeric Laporte, who was suffering with a muscular issue this week.

Nacho and Robin Le Normand are instead at centre-half.

Marc Cucurella is preferred to Alex Grimaldo at left back, meanwhile.

Fitness issues are, as is the case with Laporte, likely a contributing factor with Ivan Perisic only being a substitute for Croatia.

Josko Gvardiol, often a centre-back for his country, looks set to start at left-back.

TEAM NEWS

Spain XI: Unai Simon, Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella, Pedri, Rodrigo, Fabian, Yamal, Morata, Williams

Croatia XI: Livakovic, Stanisic, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Sutalo, Majer, Kovacic, Kramaric, Modric, Brozovic, Budimir.

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  1. Bartowski
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Did Simón get a pen save?

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    1. Thanos
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Don’t see why not

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    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      yeah offence committed after the save

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  2. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    This Croatia team lacks speed and creativity barring Modric. Looks like a team of 30 plus all over. Will be surprised if they make it out of the group.

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    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Dont think modric has that much speed

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      1. Thanos
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        Modric for creativity

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    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      tough to judge, second half theyve been much better and spain very clinical in the first half. can see a draw with Italy taking both them and Italy out the group with 4 points

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      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        Most likely all 3 except Albania go thru

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      2. Thanos
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        They’ve just missed too many easy chances. Looks like a team which is low on confidence imo.

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  3. Valkyrie
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    FFS Croatia!

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  4. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Gents, if I use the FTs and then use LL chip for next round, would the transferred players stay for MD3 or will the team revert to original MD1 team? TA!

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    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      revert back, like FH in fpl

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      1. Thanos
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        Ah ok. Thanks!

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  5. F4L
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Spain are going to be one of the teams that mega rotate md 3 if they can beat Italy. Already resting players today at 3-0

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    1. Thanos
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      They have squad depth too so fully expect it

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    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Aye, Grimaldo great option if so.

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  6. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Why wasnt Rodri given a red card? The goal was open. The player would have passed the ball into an empty net if not fouled so surely he stopped a goalscoring opportunity. Rodri's shirt must be blue!

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    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      michael oliver...

      owners saved at staring an unsubable 0 pointer

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    2. Thanos
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Don’t know why that wasn’t a red. Seems straight forward decision as Rodri was the last man.

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      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 23 days ago

        Can only assume the officials forgot that Rodri wasn't playing for Man City.

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    3. gart888
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Man City advantage carries through to Euros too.

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    4. chocolove
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      English ref

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    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      8 months, 23 days ago

      Double jeopardy rule, correct decision.

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  7. Alan The Llama
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Fabian Ruiz given player of the match

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    1. PartyTime
      • 3 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Shame it wasn’t Pedri

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  8. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Ruiz motm. Congrats owners!

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  9. F4L
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    looks like back 4 for Italy, dimarco wing back dream down the drain 😥

    Frattesi starts

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    1. F4L
      • 10 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      and Scamacca

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  10. WorldCup82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Are you guys able to change captain?

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    1. Alan The Llama
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Have to wait until the end of the day when the game has updated.

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      1. WorldCup82
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        Ah so no mid day captain change.

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        1. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          8 months, 24 days ago

          That would give u like 15 chances to change c!

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  11. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Dimarco starts

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    1. Jonesfromthere
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Sky is blue

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  12. azz007
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    No cmabiasso then

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    1. Jonesfromthere
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      Formation ruined that bargain

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  13. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Gary Neville: 'Southgate has made players play for their country better than their clubs'.......

    Not sure I agree with that.
    Foden, Kane, Trent, Saka...... all the world-class players don't deliver under Southgate which is why he's hounded by the fans.
    Gary Neville doesn't really know what he's talking about imo.

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    1. Jonesfromthere
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 24 days ago

      He sounds smart and is articulate. The context is irreverent

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 months, 24 days ago

        Neville sounds smart??

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  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 24 days ago

    Fratessi starts. Excellent

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