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 Austria and Russia. The contest scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Austria head coach Marcel Koller (via UEFA): "[David] Alaba's loss is a blow for us, but injuries happen in an elite sport, so other players will have a chance to prove themselves. We have had good games without David, and we could easily have another on Saturday. Why not? I have studied Russia games a lot, including those from the 2014 World Cup. Russia are very compact and have a lot of skilful individuals."
Russia defender Sergei Parshivlyuk: "I think we are favorites. In my opinion, our team has a bit more quality and higher profile than Austria. Our opponents have also lost David Alaba and this fact makes our chances higher."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Austria's Marko Arnautovic is yet to open his Premier League account in 334 minutes of play this season. Always a creative threat, the 25-year-old is averaging 1.5 key passes.
Austria's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Almer; Fuchs, Klein, Dragovic, Hinteregger; Baumgartlinger, Junuzovic, Ilsanker, Leitgeb; Harnik, Arnautovic
Russia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Berezutski, Ignashevich, Ganat, Schennikov; Dzagoev, Glushakov, Samedov, Kombarov, Cheryshev; Dzyuba
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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