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Sergio Busquets returned as Luis Enrique made four changes for Spain's crunch Group E game against Slovakia on Wednesday. Busquets replaced Rodri after the Barcelona midfielder tested negative for Covid while Cesar Azpilicueta was given his first appearance for the national team since November 2018. Eric Garcia and Pablo Sarabia also came in, with Marcos Llorente, Pau Torres, Rodri and Dani Olmo all dropping out. Stefan Tarkovic made two changes as Jakub Hromada and Lukas Haraslin were brought into the starting line-up, with Slovakia sitting second in the group, a point ahead of Spain at kick-off. Starting line-ups: Slovakia (4-2-3-1) Martin Dubravka; Peter Pekarik, Lubomir Satka, Milan Skriniar, Tomas Hubocan; Juraj Kucka, Jakub Hromada; Lukas Haraslin, Marek Hamsik (capt), Robert Mak; Ondrej Duda Coach: Stefan Tarkovic (SVK) Spain (4-3-3) Unai Simon; Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba; Koke, Busquets (capt), Pedri; Gerard Moreno, Alvaro Morata, Pablo Sarabia Coach: Luis Enrique (ESP) Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (NED) ta/jc
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2021-06-23
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