Netherlands vs Spain: When, How to Watch, and Score Prediction
Spain continue their Nations League defence today as they take on the Netherlands away in the first leg of the quarter-final at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam.
Kick-off is at 7:45 p.m. and fans can catch the action live on BeIN Sports Arabic, BeIN Sports English, and L'Équipe.
The European champions are in top form. They have won 14 of their last 15 games. Luis de la Fuente's side cruised through their group. Now they face a Dutch team who have won just once in their last five games.
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Both sides have key players missing. Spain are without Marc Casado after the Barcelona youngster suffered a knee injury. Dani Carvajal is still out. Inigo Martinez has withdrawn, but Dean Huijsen replaces him.
De la Fuente has made some bold calls. Marco Asensio, Alejandro Balde, Marcos Llorente, Isco, and Gavi are all missing. Aymeric Laporte and Dani Vivian are also injured.
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Meanwhile, the Netherlands have defensive issues. Matthijs de Ligt has been called up. Nathan Ake and Stefan de Vrij are injured. Denzel Dumfries is also out. Frenkie de Jong is a doubt. Memphis Depay returns to the Dutch squad.
Predicted Lineups
Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Blind; Reijnders, De Jong, Simons; Gakpo, Depay, Bergwijn.
Spain: Simon; Navas, Le Normand, Pau Torres, Grimaldo; Rodri, Pedri, Olmo; Williams, Morata, Yamal.
Score Prediction
Spain are flying. They have not lost since March last year. The Dutch have been shaky. A Spain win or draw (double chance) is the safest bet.
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