Record three-time winners Spain and Germany will eye a quarterfinal spot when they face off in the Euro 2024 quarterfinal match at the Stuttgart Arena on Friday.
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Sportstar takes a look at the major talking points from the match:
WIRTZ AND ANDRICH STARTS ON THE BENCH
German midfielder Florian Wirtz is not in the starting lineup to face Spain and is replaced by Leroy Sane. The Bayer Leverkusen player, who has been the starting left-winger under Julian Nagelsmann during the group stages did not star in the round of 16 match against Denmark.
The 21-year-old scored the opening goal of the tournament in the 10th minute against Scotland and also provided an assist.
However, with a reshuffled backline Naglesmann choose to use the Bundesliga player of the season as a substitute to impact the game
Coming off a spectacular invincible season with Bayer Leverkusen, Robert Andrich started all of Germany’s games in the tournament so far, playing 246 minutes for his side.
However, the 29-year-old is one yellow card away from being suspended for the semifinal if Germany advances, after getting booked in its opening match against Scotland.
Emre Can has come off the bench in all matches except against Switzerland, even scoring the fifth goal against Scotland in the opening match.
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