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 Luxembourg and Ukraine. The contest scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
What They're Saying
Luxembourg head coach Luc Holtz (via UEFA): "I am very satisfied with our Euro qualifiers, but I did not like Thursday's [3-2 loss to FYR Macedonia] because we could have achieved a much better result. What we missed is a bit of determination. [Mario] Mutsch has experience and even though it was not his best match, he is important for us. Christopher Martins was substituted because he was tired and I thought it was the best thing to do for the team. He played a great game on Thursday and we have to remember that he is 17."
Ukraine head coach Mykhailo Fomenko (via UEFA): "Our group is not easy. Today we made sure of that once again. If [Andriy] Yarmolenko had scored [his penalty against Macedonia], the game would have been easier. We still had a lot of chances, but it ended up being a tense situation; however, it's three more points on the board and this is what we are all about. It's true that we did make some mistakes, but we will review the game later."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Ukraine's Yevheniy Konoplyanka has suffered a dip in form in 2014. The 25-year-old has two goals in league play and is yet to open Europa League account. Still a creative threat, Konoplyanka is averaging 1.5 key passes.
Luxembourg's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Joubert; Janisch, Jans, Chanot, Schnell; Martins, Holter, Philipps, Gerson; Mota, Bensi
Ukraine's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Pyatov; Shevchuk, Fedetskiy, Rakitskiy, Khacheridi; Tymoshchuk, Rotan, Sydorchuk; Zozulya, Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka
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