The long LALIGA season may be over, but the campaign is still very much alive for 56 stars from Spanish clubs who are set to represent their nations at this summer’s European Championships in Germany. Many are teammates who work side-by-side for their clubs each week, while others will be taking their domestic rivalries to an international level. Click this link https://a.meridianbet.ke/c/C7pYjz to start gaming and stand a chance of winning big with Meridianbet.
LALIGA EA SPORTS champions Real Madrid have the most representatives with 12, followed by ELCLASICO rivals FC Barcelona (11), Atlético de Madrid (seven) and Real Sociedad (6). Surprise package Girona FC, who finished in third place, will have three players at the Euros, as will Copa del Rey champions Athletic Club and Sevilla FC.
In total, 15 LALIGA EA SPORTS clubs will be represented, plus one from LALIGA HYPERMOTION: Levante UD. 18 of the 24 competing nations (75%) will have LALIGA stars in their squads, with Spain leading the way with 19 and then four apiece for Ukraine and Germany.
Standout matches with a ‘LALIGA flavor’ to watch
Spain vs Croatia (June 15):Real Madrid’s Luka Modric and CA Osasuna’s Ante Budimir, undisputed stalwarts for their LALIGA clubs, face off against a host of very familiar faces in the Spain team. In the case of Modric, he’ll captain his nation against a side full of teammates such as Nacho and Dani Carvajal in a rematch of their thrilling Euro 2020 Round of 16 clash (Spain 5-3 Croatia).
Poland vs Netherlands (June 16): 2022/23’s LALIGA EA SPORTS top scorer Robert Lewandowski comes face-to-face with his former partner in attack Memphis Depay, now at Atlético de Madrid. Who’ll be able to power their side to victory?
Turkey vs Georgia (June 18): Not one of many pundits’ radars, but this match pits together Arda Güler, one of Real Madrid’s breakout attacking stars in the last quarter of the season, against one of the most brilliant young keepers in Spanish football: Valencia CF’s Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Denmark vs England (June 20): Andreas Christensen was increasingly deployed as a defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona as the season wore on. Can he contain his ELCLASICO rival Jude Bellingham, who starred in a forward – and highly prolific – midfield role for Real Madrid in a LALIGA EA SPORTS and Champions League winning season, in the second group game?
France vs Netherlands (June 21): Atlético de Madrid playmaker Antoine Griezmann came back from the 2022 World Cup in sensational form and hasn’t let up since. Dutch defender Daley Blind was a talisman for Girona FC in his first season in LALIGA, leading them to the Champions League ahead of Griezmann’s Atleti. Who’ll come out on top in the battle of these two highly experienced international stars, both of which have over 100 caps for their country? Another storyline to watch out for: how will a Dutch side anchored by Blind fare against Kylian Mbappé, who’ll be wearing the all-white of Real Madrid next season?
Ukraine vs Belgium (June 26): Diego Simeone often deployed the all-purpose Axel Witsel at the heart of a back three last season, and though he usually lines up in midfield for De Rode Duivels he’ll be tasked with containing an attacking duo he knows all too well: Artem Dovbyk and Viktor Tsygankov of Girona FC. Much is expected of Dovbyk after he topped the LALIGA EA SPORTS goalscoring charts this season with 24 goals in his first-ever campaign in Spanish football.
The full list of LALIGA stars heading to this summer’s European Championships
Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Dani Carvajal (Spain), Nacho (Spain), Joselu (Spain), Jude Bellingham (England), Ferland Mendy (France), Aurelien Tchouameni (France), Eduardo Camavinga (Francia), Antonio Rüdiger (Germany), Toni Kroos (Germany), Luka Modric (Croatia), Arda Güler (Turkey)
FC Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany), Jules Kounde (France), Joao Cancelo (Portugal), Joao Felix (Portugal), Andreas Christensen (Denmark), Pedri (Spain), Ilkay Gündogan (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lamine Yamal (Spain), Ferran Torres (Spain), Fermín Lopez (Spain)
Girona FC: Anton Dovbyk (Ukraine), Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine), Daley Blind (Netherlands)
Atlético de Madrid: Jan Oblak (Slovenia), Horatiu Moldovan (Romania), Axel Witsel (Belgium), Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium), Antoine Griezmann (France), Álvaro Morata (Spain), Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
Athletic Club: Unai Simón (Spain), Dani Vivian (Spain), Nico Williams (Spain)
Real Sociedad: Alex Remiro (Spain), Robin Le Normand (Spain), Mikel Merino (Spain), Kieran Tierney (Scotland), Martin Zubimendi (Spain), Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
Real Betis: Ayoze Pérez (Spain)
Villarreal CF: Alex Baena (Spain)
Valencia CF: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia), Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine)
Deportivo Alavés: Ianis Hagi (Romania)
CA Osasuna: Ante Budimir (Croacia)
Getafe CF: Nemanja Maksimović (Serbia)
Sevilla FC: Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia), Jesus Navas (Spain), Dodi Lukebakio (Belgium)
RCD Mallorca: Predrag Rajković (Serbia)
Rayo Vallecano: Ivan Balliu (Albania), Andrei Rațiu (Romania)
Levante UD: Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia)
