Lamine Yamal, the new star of FC Barcelona, is among Spain’s starting eleven to face Croatia starting at 11:00 in the morning this Saturday at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in the debut of these teams in the Eurocup, Therefore, he will surpass the Polish Kacper Kozlowski, who was 17 years and 246 days old when he played against Spain in 2021.
Yamal will be accompanied in attack, as planned, by Nico Williams and Álvaro Morata.
The big surprise in the eleven of the Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente It is the presence of Marc Cucurella at left back, instead of Alejandro Grimaldo, key this season with Bayer Leverkusen in winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup.
There is no notable news in the Croatian team. Their captain Luka Modrić will make his debut as a starter in his fifth European Championship, helped again in midfield by Marcelo Brozovic and Mateo Kovacic.
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Confirmed lineups:
Spain: Unai Simón; Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella; Fabián Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams. Coach: Luis de la Fuente
