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Dugout Discussion July 5

Spain v Germany team news: Mittelstadt benched again

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The match that many would have loved to have seen in the European Championship final, Spain v Germany, gets the quarter-finals underway.

Kick-off in Stuttgart is at 17:00 BST.

Both Spain and Germany qualified from the group stage with a game to spare, then defeating Georgia and Denmark in the last 16.

These are also the two nations who have scored the most goals at this summer’s tournament, with nine and ten respectively.

As for the team news, it’s a straightforward affair for La Roja.

They are unchanged from the side that beat Georgia, so Pedri (€7.0m) starts again after rumours that he may be replaced by Dani Olmo (€7.5m).

One Germany change we were expecting, the other one not.

Jonathan Tah (€4.5m) returns from suspension to take his place in defence, with Nico Schlotterbeck (€4.4m) making way.

The slightly surprising alteration sees Emre Can (€5.4m) ousting Robert Andrich (€5.0m) in central midfield.

That means that Maximillian Mittelstadt (€4.1m) and Florian Wirtz (€7.5m) are again only substitutes for the hosts.

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Spain XI: Simon, Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella, Gonzalez, Rodri, Fabian, Yamal, Morata, Williams.

Germany XI: Neuer, Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Raum, Can, Kroos, Sane, Gundogan, Musiala, Havertz.

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  1. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Carvahal RC

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Fpl starts soon...

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      1. Thanos
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Wohooo

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  2. Travel Notes
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Auf Wiedersehen!

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  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Cheers Carvajal

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    1. azz007
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Wow I took him out haha

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  4. CoracAld2831
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Well that's neat, now Carvajal cannot be subbed off.

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  5. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Dodged a bullet there benching Carvajal!

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  6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    ESPAÑA!

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  7. Roshen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Carvajal from almost 9 points to disaster

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    1. Saka Punch
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Lol so true

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  8. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    6 players, 6 blanks 🙁

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  9. Goro Majima
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    11 points from 6. Yay.

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  10. JBG
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Taylor owners the real winners this match.

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  11. chocolove
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Spain B squad time at semifinal. Lol.

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  12. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Cry baby v Ninja turtle

    Who wins?

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    1. CoracAld2831
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Probably France after penalties.

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  13. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Who backs up Carvajal?

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    1. JBG
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Navas or Nacho

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  14. RICICLE
    • 2 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    I have Carvajal, can you sub off a player who got sent off?
    Just a bit confused on this one.

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yes

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    2. JBG
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Just wait and see until you can do subs

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    3. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      He still outscored Morata, Gundo and Rudiger in my team so he stays anyway.

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    4. Saka Punch
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yeah surely you can sub off any player regardless?

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    5. lilmessipran
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Someone tweeted you cant do it, so I am confused now as well.

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    6. RICICLE
      • 2 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Cool cheers guys, I’ll just see what happens if I can then when subs become available 🙂

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    7. Tomsk
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Says in rules you can’t.

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    8. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yes so long as you’re subbing for a player who hasn’t played yet.
      The fact he was sent off is irrelevant

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    9. Marjie
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      No you can’t

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    10. CoracAld2831
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Does not say in the rules, but previously you have not been able to sub them out.

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Oops, sorry it does actually. My bad.

        • Sub out a maximum of 4 players (unless they've been sent off), and replace them with any of your subs whose teams are yet to play within the matchday. Any players you sub out will score 0 points for that matchday.

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        1. RICICLE
          • 2 Years
          3 months, 22 days ago

          Ahh damn, no probs then, cheers bud

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  15. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Yamal, Olmo and Wirtz delivered.

    Now time for Mbappe, BSilva, Cancelo and Ronny!

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  16. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Spanish player had a free header and no-one within a 5 yard radius to challenge him.
    Germany only have themselves to blame...

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    1. JBG
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      100% agree, that clear handball and pen would have changed nothing.

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  17. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    0 from 0 players

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  18. GREEN JUMPERS
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Morata booked in the winning goal celebration after being taken off, misses the semi final according to Barry Glendenning

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    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Yep Morata and Ruiz was booked on the bench...

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      1. Flekken' Hell
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Wtf? My defender gets a red, striker and mid gets a yellow.

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    2. Ausman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 22 days ago

      That's not correct. There seems to have been some confusion around who was booked during the goal celebration after initial reports stated both Fabian Ruiz and Morata had both been booked. In fact, only Ruiz was carded, not Morata, and this has been confirmed by the Spanish FA, so both players are eligable to play.
      That's the good news for those of us loaded up on Spanish assets.

      Bad news is Fabian Ruiz is doubtful after being subbed off with an injury, and Pedri has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain to his left knee. LeNormand and Carvajal are both suspended.

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  19. Pocket Beatnik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    The option (for BBC iPlayer punters) to have 5live commentary while watching is a cracking enhancement.

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  20. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 22 days ago

    Its absurd that Ronaldo gets all these minutes over Jota. He offers nothing. 39yrs old, slow. Garbage.

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    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 22 days ago

      Appears to be player manager. Martinez very weak.

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      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 22 days ago

        Martinez doesn't care about winning, just keeping the Portuguese FA and public on side so he keeps his plum job. Another golden generation wasted by Martinez!

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