The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its first steps on Monday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Spain and Macedonia. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia in Valencia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque had this to offer ahead of today's European qualifier (via Fox Sports): "Casillas will start against Macedonia. Paco has been comfortable within the group. We hope everyone is just as happy because that will help us and he will play too."
"We need to forget those awful games we played in the World Cup," he added. "And get rid of the uncertainty we have because that doesn't help anyone play well in any sport. Errors can be key in this competition and we don't want to underestimate Macedonia. They haven't won a lot of games recently, but no one has thrashed them."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Spain's Cesc Fabregas has enjoyed a stellar campaign since joining Chelsea from Barcelona. The 27-year-old has four assists in three appearances for his club and is averaging 3.3 key passes per match.
Spain's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Alba, Ramos, Jose, Juanfran; Fabregas, Busquets, Koke; Silva, Alcacer, Pedro
Macedonia's Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Naumovski; Cuculi, Damcevski, Todorovski, Ristovski; Ibraimi, Hasani, Ademi, Demiri, Trajkovski; Jahovic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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