The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Friday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Montenegro and Russia. The contest scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Montenegro striker Stevan Jovetic (via UEFA): "Of course I believe in us. We can play a good game and get three points. We are under pressure, but that is part of football. We are not youngsters, but experienced players who have played a lot of big games. Pressure cannot be an excuse. We must show what we know and do all we can to win."
Montenegro head coach Branko Brnovic: "We are facing a good team, physically very well prepared and with a lot of international experience. We've got a tough task, but we know what those three points would mean to us and we will do everything to get them."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Jovetic enters Friday with confidence, but not due to his recent run of form. The 25-year-old has failed to feature for Manchester City in recent weeks and only has nine starts this campaign. In them, however, Jovetic boasts five goals and two assists.
Switzerland's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Akinfeev, Berezutski, Parshivlyuk, Ignashevich, Kombarov, Shirokov, Faizullin, Glushakov, Shatov, Cheryshev, Aleksandr Kokorin
Montenegro's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Bozovic; Volkov, Basa, Tomasevic, Vesovic; Bozovic, Zverotic, Vukcevic, Marusic; Damjanovic, Jovetic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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