Portugal vs Czech Republic lineups: Starting XIs, confirmed team news and injury latest for Euro 2024 today
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Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Portugal against Czech Republic at Euro 2024 today.
Roberto Martinez is set to line the Selecao up in a 4-3-3 formation with Rafael Leao on the left wing.
Veteran centre-back Pepe, 41, looks beat Goncalo Inacio in the heart of the defence. Raphael Guerreiro will sit out the Euros through injury.
Czech midfielder Michal Sadilek is another to be ruled out for the entire tournament, having injured his leg while riding his bike days before this game.
West Ham’s Tomas Soucek will start in midfield and Patrik Schick should provide the bulk of the firepower for a team without a huge amount of threat in the goals department.
Starting Portugal XI: Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Mendes; Fernandes, Palhinha, J. Neves; B. Silva, Ronaldo, Leao
Subs: Patricio, Sa, Semedo, Palhinha, Ramos, Felix, Danilo, Inacio, Neves, Nunes, Neves, Jota, Silva, Neto, Conceicao
Starting Czech Republic XI: Stanek; Vitik, Holes, Hranac; Coufal, Soucek, Provod, Burak, D. Jurasek; Schick, Chytil
Subs: Kovar, Jaros, Zima, Vitik, Barak, Sevcik, Hlozek, Chytill, Jurasek, Cerny, Chory, Lingr, Cerv, Vleck, Jurasek
Time and date: 8pm BST, Tuesday June 18, 2024
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
TV channel: BBC One
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