The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Saturday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Albania and Denmark. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium in Elbasan and can be live streamed here free.
Denmark head coach Morten Olsen had this to offer following the team's 2-1 victory over Armenia on Matchday 1 (via UEFA): "For sure, it is good to begin well and to have a good start to the European Qualifiers. We had some problems initially, but I think after they scored the goal we had no other possibilities than to just go for broke, and we scored two good goals and now we stand here with three points."
"It is strange because we had the ball all the time and suddenly one shot and it's in," he added. "As things stood, it was a really bad result. From there, we played well and we showed a good mentality, which is important also to show the other teams in the group that we are a good side."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Denmark's Michael Krohn-Dehli is yet to open his 2014 account for Spanish outfit Celta Vigo. In 604 minutes, the 31-year-old has two assists and an average of 1.6 key passes per match.
Albania's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Berisha; Lila, Agoli, Mavraj, Hysaj; Cana, Xhaka, Abrashi, Kukeli, Lenjani; Balaj
Denmark's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Ankersen, Kjær, Boilesen, Bjelland; Hojberg, Eriksen, Schone, Kvist; Bendtner, Krohn-Deli
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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