Spain v England Under 21 live

Last updated : 12 June 2011 By Daily Mail

ShareFollow Sportsmail's coverage of Uefa's Euro Under 21 Championships where England take on Spain in their opening group game at the Herning Stadium. After losing the final two years ago in Sweden, England go into the tournament hoping to go one step further in Denmark. Email me your thoughts on the action at dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk

?19.22: Few surprises in that Spain line-up, Barcelona wonder kid Bojan Krkic does not start and it's not because of injury. I really am scathing my head on that one, he could walk into the starting XI of many teams in Europe.

19.19: It's a far cry from last summer's World Cup where it seems everyone was playing for a draw, and what about that left-foot of Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri? Some teams are going to have to work on some tactics to neutralise that.

19.18: While yesterday in Group A I was left feeling a little shocked after Belarus defeated Iceland 2-0, and the host nation Denmark were defeated 1-0 by Switzerland.

19.15: These teams are the last to get their tournament up and running, with Czech Republic defeating Ukraine 2-1 earlier today to go top of Group B.

19.12: And here is the full line-ups:

Spain U21 v England U21Spain U21: De Gea, Montoya, Botia, Dominguez, Didac, Thiago, Javi Martinez, Ander, Mata, Adrian, Jeffren. Subs: Mino, Azpilicueta, San Jose, Parejo, Bojan, Diego Capel, Nsue, Jose Angel, Victor Ruiz, Ruben Perez, Muniain, Marino.England U21: Fielding, Walker, Smalling, Jones, Bertrand, Cleverley, Henderson, Mancienne, Rose, Welbeck, Sturridge. Subs: McCarthy, Muamba, Albrighton, Sinclair, Tomkins, Cork, Lansbury, Rodwell, Delfouneso, Wickham, Steele.Referee: Markus Strombergsson (Sweden)

19.09: Not too sure who is who in this tournament? Here is a handy guide to all eight teams featuring in Denmark.

19.06: Spain starting XI:

De Gea; Montoya, Botia, Alvaro Dominguez, Villa Rosello; Thiago Alcantara, Javi Martinez, Herrera; Mata, Adrian, Jeffren.

19.03: England starting XI:

Fielding, Walker, Bertrand, Smalling, Jones, Mancienne (c), Henderson, Cleverley, Rose, Welbeck, Sturridge

19.00: The new 'golden generation' or just another set of youngsters set to miss a penalty in a major quarter-final in a few years time?

Yes England's under 21s steal the headlines over the summer as they kick-off their European Championships in Denmark. Team news on the way.

Under the spotlight: New Liverpool signing Jordan Henderson (centre) will feature in England's midfield

?Pearce facing skipper dilemma with Jones and Mancienne leading the wayWill England's new golden generation do any better than the previous lot?Team-by-team guide to the European Under 21 Championships in Denmark

?Explore more:Places: Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark

Source: Daily Mail

Source: Daily Mail