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 Spain and Belarus. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
What They're Saying
Spain midfielder Koke (via UEFA): "There's no pressure, all I have to do is work hard and try to help my national team. I just need to do what I've always done, what I've done for my club. I'm here in this team because of my performances for my club, so I just need to keep on growing."
Spain midfielder Bruno Soriano: "I really wasn't expecting [to be called up] at all. I was relaxing at home and it took me by surprise. When you get a call like that, you always feel happy and you just want to give the best of yourself and demonstrate that you are up to the challenge. Many of the players have changed since I was here last, I shared a dressing room with great people that achieved a lot of things, but now new players are coming through and that's also great to see."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Spain's' Isco has been in good form for Real Madrid this season. The 22-year-old is averaging 1.5 key passes and 3.1 take-ons across all competitions.
Spain's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Alba, Ramos, Piqué, Azpilicueta; Koke, Busquets, Isco; Pedro, Alcácer, Callejón
Belarus' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Zhevnov; Yanushkevic, Bordachev, Volodko Martynovich, Shitov; Putsila, Krivets, Dragun, Kalachev; Kornilenko
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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