Euro 2020 17/6/2021
Euro 2020 17/6/2021. Three games in Euro 2020 today. At 14:00, on ITV, is Ukraine v North Macedonia. At 17:00, on ITV, is Denmark v Belgium. The late game at 20:00, on BBC One, is Netherlands v Austria.
Euro 2020 17/6/2021 – Ukraine v North Macedonia
- Oleksandr Zubkov unlikely to feature here after coming off 13 minutes into Ukraine’s 3-2 defeat to the Netherlands on Sunday.
- We could see Oleksandr Zinchenko pushed into the front three as a result of Zubkov’s expected absence.
- North Macedonia opened up with a 3-1 defeat to Austria and will naturally ponder changes but worryingly that was arguably their strongest XI.
Euro 2020 17/6/2021 – Denmark v Belgium
- Christian Eriksen is unavailable for Denmark after suffering a cardiac arrest against Finland on Saturday. Thoughts and prayers go out for a full recovery.
- The Danish federation will have to check on the well-being of their players after the distressing scenes at the weekend.
- Football is understandably the least important thing to them right now.
- Jan Vertonghen took a knock to his ankle against Russia and will need assessing. Thomas Vermaelen may rotate in just to avoid any risks.
- Timothy Castagne is out of Euro 2020 after suffering a double fracture in eye socket against Russia.
- Thomas Meunier came off the bench to replace Castagne and ended up scoring so it’s safe to say he will start here.
- Kevin De Bruyne should return to the matchday squad but may not be risked from the start.
- Eden Hazard is still working towards peak match fitness but could start here after minutes off the bench against Russia.
- Dedryck Boyata will hope to keep his place in the team after a surprise start on Saturday.
- Axel Witsel has been a quicker recovery than expected and is now expected to feature off the bench against Denmark.
Euro 2020 17/6/2021 – Netherlands v Austria
- Wout Weghorst vindicated his selection against Ukraine with a goal and he will continue to lead the line with Memphis Depay.
- Frank de Boer, who is reportedly pondering a back four, has confirmed Matthijs de Ligt will start on Thursday despite missing their opener through injury.
- Nathan Ake and Joel Veltman are options if De Boer freshens things up in defence.
- Owen Wijndal will hope to replace Patrick van Aanholt at left wing-back after coming off the bench on Sunday.
- David Alaba was a surprise starter at centre-back for Austria on Sunday night. It was expected he would either line up on the wing or in central midfield.
- Konrad Laimer proved his fitness to start against North Macedonia and registered an assist in their 3-1 win.
- Julian Baumgartlinger was also raited a doubt ahead of Sunday’s game but managed minutes of the bench in the second half.
- Marko Arnautovic has been handed a one-game ban by UEFA for insulting Ezgjan Alioski in Austria’s 3-1 win over North Macedonia.
Other Games
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12:30am BRAZILIAN SERIE A – Corinthians v RB Bragantino
USA – Paramount+
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USA – Paramount+
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USA – Fox Sports 2
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