Team News :
- Fabian Ruiz is in the Spain squad but is unlikely to start following PSG’s Champions League triumph at the weekend.
- Robin Le Normand, Pau Cubarsi and Dean Huijsen are all battling for two spots at the heart of the defence, and Luis de la Fuente may opt for experience at the back, with Huijsen likely to miss out.
- Wide pairing Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, who shone in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, are expected to flank Alvaro Morata.
Prediction
- 2023 UEFA Nations League winners Spain take on 2021 victors France in their semi-final meeting this week as La Roja look to maintain their impressive run of form. The European champions haven’t lost since a 1-0 friendly defeat to Colombia last March.
- Thursday’s game will also mark the first time these two have met since Spain’s 2-1 win over France at Euro 2024 as goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo cancelled out Randal Kolo Muani’s opener at the Allianz Arena. Didier Deschamps’ men also lost their last game away from home, falling to Croatia earlier this year.
- Les Bleus should put in a better performance this time around but this is a meeting that may go the distance.
