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Group B team news: 10 Spain changes + Dimarco fit

Monday’s only European Championship team news comes from the climax of Group B, with Albania v Spain and Croatia v Italy occurring simultaneously at 20:00 BST.

Spain are guaranteed top spot and any of the other three can join them in the round of 16. Italy know even a defeat would likely see them progress as one of the better third-placed nations.

PositionTeamPlWDLFAGDPts
1Spain220040+46
2Italy21012203
3Albania201134-11
4Croatia201125-31

That’s why Spain have been afforded the luxury of making 10 changes to their starting XI. Only Aymeric Laporte (€5.0m) remains, with the likes of Dani Olmo (€7.5m), Joselu (€7.0m), David Raya (€5.0m), Alejandro Grimaldo (€5.0m) and Mikel Oyarzabal (€7.5m) given a go. Some pretty impressive depth, there.

Opponents Albania are the opposite, removing just Elseid Hysaj (€4.5m) for Ivan Balliu (€4.5m) at right-back.

Meanwhile, Italy haven’t beaten Croatia in any of the eight matches since the latter gained independence in 1991. Luciano Spalletti switches to a 3-5-2 system, boosted by Federico Dimarco (€5.0m) passing a late fitness test.

Mateo Retegui (€6.0m), Giacomo Raspadori (€7.5m) and Matteo Darmian (€5.0m) come in for Federico Chiesa (€7.5m), Davide Frattesi (€6.5m) and Gianluca Scamacca (€7.0m).

There’ll be disappointment if the Croats don’t continue their good record in major tournaments. At least one point is needed here, so there are four changes.

Josko Gvardiol (€5.5m) moves to left-back as Ivan Perisic (€6.5m) and Josip Juranovic (€5.0m) make way for Marin Pongracic (€4.0m) and Josip Stanisic (€5.0m). In attack, Lovro Majer (€6.5m) and Bruno Petkovic (€6.0m) are out for Luka Sucic (€5.5m) and Mario Pasalic (€7.0m).

MATCHDAY 3 TEAM NEWS

Albania XI – Strakosha; Balliu, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Ramadani, Asllani; Asani, Bajrami, Laci; Manaj

Spain XI – Raya; Navas, Vivian, Laporte, Grimaldo; Zubimendi, Merino, Olmo; Ferran, Joselu, Oyarzabal


Croatia XI – Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Sucic, Kramaric, Pasalic

Italy XI – Donnarumma; Darmian, Bastoni, Calafiori; Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco; Raspadori, Retegui



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185 Comments Post a Comment
  1. dirtmcgirt
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    feel great about not including any players from this match day now. though I am donald ducked if tomorrow goes wrong

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    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Well i got 16 pts from c grimaldo

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      1. dirtmcgirt
        • 8 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        more on about the croatia italy game but yeah that's fair, was very wary punting on the spain team. think portugal might do similar with their line up too.

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    2. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      I’m happy with 15 from Raya n Grimaldo

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  2. Jässi
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    Grimaldo 8 points as captain.

    A) Stay
    B) Change to Kane, Bellingham or Mbappe and then on 26th to KDB or Lukaku if needed

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    1. azz007
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Mbappe hatttie you'll se lineups

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    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      I am sticking. Need 2 returns by attackers.. and then just a narrow gain

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      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        9 months, 12 days ago

        If they get 2 returns, likely MoM too. Then not a narrow swing.

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    3. F4L
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      mbappe and then lukaku if needs be, but depends if you're happy with your current rank

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  3. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    Which lucky team get to face Hungary in the last 16 now?

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    1. azz007
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Could be Portugal

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  4. azz007
    • 6 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    Which players to load before price rises?

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  5. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 4 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    FPL is updating

    +3
      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        Not updating for us yet. However...

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        1. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 4 Years
          9 months, 13 days ago

          Did you try logging out and in again? 😉

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      2. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        Thanks, SW.
        Last time it started updating in preparation for the 2023/24 season on 21st June and finished on 28th June, so it could take about a week.

        +1
    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Not for me

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    2. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      🙂

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  6. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    I reckon Switzerland beat Italy

    +1
    1. azz007
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Yh Akanji already in

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    2. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Definitely

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  7. Total Slotball
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    Donnarumma MOTM robbed

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    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      He got it ? Or he didn’t?
      Source ?

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      1. Total Slotball
        • 9 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        no, Modric did

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        1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
          • 10 Years
          9 months, 13 days ago

          The old man missed a penalty !
          How’d he get it

          Bias…… surprised Messi didn’t get motm

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          1. Total Slotball
            • 9 Years
            9 months, 13 days ago

            defenders and keepers have to go above and beyond to get awarded

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            1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
              • 10 Years
              9 months, 13 days ago

              Bastoni got like 300 ball recoveries in one match …..

              Suppose if bagged one of them headers he’d have got the goat of the game

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            2. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
              • 10 Years
              9 months, 13 days ago

              You’ve got like the shissiest player in PL history as your username dog

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              1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
                • 10 Years
                9 months, 13 days ago

                Gangsta rap made me do it

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              2. Total Slotball
                • 9 Years
                9 months, 13 days ago

                ?

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                1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
                  • 10 Years
                  9 months, 13 days ago

                  Keita

                  Sheita

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                  1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
                    • 10 Years
                    9 months, 13 days ago

                    England defo gonna win this

                    Can feel it

                    Practising the draw in the group stage ….. gonna win every knock out round on penalties and go down as legends

                    Or leg ends

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                  2. Total Slotball
                    • 9 Years
                    9 months, 13 days ago

                    it's just a username, not that deep

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                    1. GREEN JUMPERS
                      • 4 Years
                      9 months, 13 days ago

                      This

                      +1
                    2. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
                      • 10 Years
                      9 months, 13 days ago

                      Oh Naby goes deep …….. if you know about his antics
                      Deep into the medical cabinet

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  8. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    So when does the prices rise in this euro dandy?

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Before next md. However, only those with 2 goals are set to rise atm.

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      1. azz007
        • 6 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        Why 2 goals.
        Only Musi and fulkrug then lol worth getting

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        1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
          • 10 Years
          9 months, 13 days ago

          And

          Schranz

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      2. Rwilliams90
        • 13 Years
        9 months, 12 days ago

        How do you know this?

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  9. PartyTime
    • 3 Years
    9 months, 13 days ago

    I think Mbappe gets benched tomorrow. It’s not as if they don’t have a natural replacement. He is also 1 YC away from suspension, maybe an impact sub role if needed.

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    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 13 days ago

      Nah
      They are in a shootout with Holland for top spot
      Need goals

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      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 10 Years
        9 months, 13 days ago

        I think
        If they win the group and England win theirs they are destined to meet
        That’s an incentive for France if they needed one
        They could rest Mbappe for the England game

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        1. PartyTime
          • 3 Years
          9 months, 12 days ago

          Lmao. We will see.

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  10. Gizzachance
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 12 days ago

    Grimaldi, stick or twist?
    Still have Kane kaku mbappe
    Twisting from wirtz in first round didn’t go well !

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