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MATCH DETAILS
Spain v. Norway
March 24, 2019
Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
MATCH PREVIEW
Spain will kick off their Euro 2020 qualifiers when they host Norway at Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday.
Spain will be hoping to repeat their phenomenal past success in the tournament, where they have won 22 of their last 23 European Championship qualification matches and will be aiming to reach their seventh consecutive European Championship.
La Roja won three of the last four European Championships, though the past few years have been disappointing, including a round of 16 exit from the 2018 World Cup and losses to Croatia and England in the UEFA Nations League.
Meanwhile, Norway had a strong Nations League campaign, where they won four out of their six matches, including a draw against Slovenia, helping them to finishing atop Group C.
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Spain: David de Gea (GK), Sergi Roberto, Sergio Ramos, Inigo Martinez, Jordi Alba, Dani Ceballos, Sergio Busquets, Rodrigo, Marco Asensio, Rodrigo Moreno, Alvaro Morata
Norway: Rune Jarstein (GK), Omar Elabdellaoui, Havard Nordtveit, Sigurd Rosted, Haitam Aleesami, Iver Fossum, Stefan Johansen, Ole Selnaes, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Ola Kamara, Joshua King
COMBINED XI
PLAYERS RECOMMENDATIONS
Players to Watch
Defender: Sergio Ramos (9.5 credits): Ramos is the heart of Spain's defense, coming in with 161 international caps and leading the current squad with 17 international goals, including four under new manager Luis Enrique. Ramos, who plays for
MATCH DETAILS
Spain v. Norway
March 24, 2019
Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
MATCH PREVIEW
Spain will kick off their Euro 2020 qualifiers when they host Norway at Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday.
Spain will be hoping to repeat their phenomenal past success in the tournament, where they have won 22 of their last 23 European Championship qualification matches and will be aiming to reach their seventh consecutive European Championship.
La Roja won three of the last four European Championships, though the past few years have been disappointing, including a round of 16 exit from the 2018 World Cup and losses to Croatia and England in the UEFA Nations League.
Meanwhile, Norway had a strong Nations League campaign, where they won four out of their six matches, including a draw against Slovenia, helping them to finishing atop Group C.
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Spain: David de Gea (GK), Sergi Roberto, Sergio Ramos, Inigo Martinez, Jordi Alba, Dani Ceballos, Sergio Busquets, Rodrigo, Marco Asensio, Rodrigo Moreno, Alvaro Morata
Norway: Rune Jarstein (GK), Omar Elabdellaoui, Havard Nordtveit, Sigurd Rosted, Haitam Aleesami, Iver Fossum, Stefan Johansen, Ole Selnaes, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Ola Kamara, Joshua King
COMBINED XI
PLAYERS RECOMMENDATIONS
Players to Watch
Defender: Sergio Ramos (9.5 credits): Ramos is the heart of Spain's defense, coming in with 161 international caps and leading the current squad with 17 international goals, including four under new manager Luis Enrique. Ramos, who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid, averages 1.4 interceptions, 1.2 tackles and 3.2 clearances per game in La Liga play, which shows how solid he is in defence.
Midfielder: Marco Asensio (9.5 credits): Asensio regularly featured for La Roja last year, including three World Cup starts, but he has been struggling, finding the back of the net just once in four UEFA Nations League matches. Additionally, he has just one goal and two assists in 24 appearances for Real Madrid this season, but he has an excellent opportunity to showcase his skills in a match Spain should control.
Forward: Alvaro Morata (10.5 credits): Morata is the second leading goal-scorer in the current squad with 13 goals in just 27 international appearances. Since joining Atletico Madrid in January, he has been a regular starter, having regained his form to score three goals in six appearances.
Captain: Alvaro Morata
Vice-Captain: Marco Asensio
