Confirmed lineups while three lions begin to defend the European Crown

The U21 England meet with Cemia in Slovakia while three lions begin to defend the crown of the European Championship they won in Georgia two summers ago.

Lee Carsley are in a group with Germany and Slovenia and will be favorites to win from their introductory match.

Defender Charlie Cresswell and Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott are the only players left from the teams that went until 2023, but Carsley’s Squad shot with a senior Premier League experience and attacking talent.

Here’s how two teams are aligned with a fixture on Thursday.

Chehea’s news

Midfielder Adam Karabec was placed on the third tournament in a row, but he starts this game on the bench.

Jan Suchoparek will start the evening as underdogs, but he will hope that he will cause anxiety in their introductory game.

Czechia U21: Hornicek; Spacil, Presl, Chaloupek; Hadas, Vydra, Stransky, Suchomel; Danek; Sejk, Fila.
SUBS: Borek, Koutny, Kozeluh, Kricfalusi, Labik, Paluska, Halinsky, Karabec, Visinsky, Sojka, Langhamer, Vecheta.

News of the England team

Despite the recent Jobe Bellingham and Liam Delapa omissions, which will both be at the Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea club cup clubs, Carsley has appointed a team full of offensive talent.

James McATEE, Elliott, Omari Hutchinson and Jonathan Rowe all start, and the Manchester City midfielder McATEe is a captain.

England U21: Beadle; Livrantto, Cresswell, Quansah, Gray; Anderson, Scott, Elliott; McATEE, Hutchinson, Rowe.
SUBS: Sharman-Lowe, Simkin, Edwards, Egan-Riley, Norton-Cuffy, Hackney, Morton, Fellows, Hinshelwood, Nwaneri, Senfield, Iling-Junior.

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