The UEFA Euro 2020 is back with another set of knock-out games this weekend as Spain lock horns with Switzerland at the Krestovsky Stadium on Friday. Both teams have been impressive this week and will need to step up in this match.
Switzerland pulled off one of the most important victories in their history as they stunned France to reach the quarterfinals. The Swiss are a robust outfit and could give their opponents a run for their money this weekend.
Spain, on the other hand, have shown tremendous improvement over the past week and have scored ten goals in their last two matches at Euro 2020. La Furia Roja have a unique blend of youth and experience and could potentially pull a few surprises this summer.
Squads to choose from
Switzerland (SUI)
Yvon Mvogo, Jonas Omlin, Yann Sommer; Manuel Akanji, Loris Benito, Eray Coemert, Nico Elvedi, Jordan Lotomba, Kevin Mbabu, Becir Omeragic, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schaer, Silvan Widmer; Christian Fassnacht, Edimilson Fernandes, Remo Freuler, Mario Gavranovic, Admir Mehmedi, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas; Breel Embolo, Xherdan Shaqiri, Haris Seferovic, Steven Zuber
Spain (SPN)
David de Gea, Unai Simon, Robert Sanchez; Jose Gaya, Jordi Alba, Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Diego Llorente, Cesar Azpilicueta; Thiago Alcantara, Sergio Busquets, Koke, Marcos Llorente, Dani Olmo, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Pablo Sarabia, Ferran Torres, Adama Traore; Alvaro Morata, Gerard Moreno, Mikel Oyarzabal, Pedri
Predicted Playing XIs
Switzerland (SUI)
Yann Sommer; Ricardo Rodriguez, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi; Steven Zuber, Silvan Widmer, Remo Freuler, Denis Zakaria; Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic
Spain (SPN)
Unai Simon; Jordi Alba, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Cesar Azpilicueta; Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Koke; Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata
Match Details
Match: Switzerland (SUI) vs Spain (SPN), UEFA Euro 2020 Quarterfinal match
Date: 2nd July 2021 at 9:30 PM IST
Venue: Krestovsky Stadium, St. Petersburg
Switzerland (SUI) vs Spain (SPN) Dream11 Fantasy Suggestions
Spain's defenders have been among the goals at Euro 2020 with both Aymeric Laporte and Cesar Azpilicueta finding the back of the net over the past week. Jordi Alba was benched against Croatia and should return to the team for this match.
Switzerland have a few concerns to address at the moment and with Granit Xhaka suspended, Xherdan Shaqiri will have to bear much of the creative burden for this team. Haris Seferovic scored a brace against France and is an excellent choice going into this match.
Spain have their own prolific striker in Alvaro Morata and the Juventus man scored an exceptional goal against Croatia in extra time. Ferran Torres was virtually unplayable on the day and is a must-have in this team.
The Dream11 Fantasy Suggestion #2 backs Switzerland to pull off yet another upset this week.
Fantasy Suggestion #1
Yann Sommer; Jordi Alba, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Cesar Azpilicueta; Koke, Steven Zuber, Xherdan Shaqiri; Haris Seferovic, Ferran Torres (VC), Alvaro Morata (C)
Captain: Alvaro Morata (SPN), Vice-Captain: Ferran Torres (SPN)
Fantasy Suggestion #2
Yann Sommer; Ricardo Rodriguez, Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte, Cesar Azpilicueta; Remo Freuler, Pablo Sarabia, Xherdan Shaqiri; Haris Seferovic (C), Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata (VC)
Captain: Haris Seferovic (SUI), Vice-Captain: Alvaro Morata (SPN)
Also Read: Euro 2020: Paul Merson’s predictions for the quarterfinal fixtures