Liverpool moved to the top of the league with a 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday, just before kick-off in the showdown between Arsenal and City at the Etihad.
Klopp was asked in his post-match interview what result he was hoping for in the battle between Liverpool’s title rivals.
‘Both losing!’ Klopp said on Sky Sports before he told the BBC about his plans to watch the clash.
‘We have a booth room and I will watch a bit of it because the traffic is now heavy to get out of the stadium,’ Klopp added. ‘We just have to win our games and see where we end up.’
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, meanwhile, said: ‘I will watch it if I get home in time.
Alexis Mac Allister provided the assist for Liverpool’s winner (Picture: Getty)
‘It is a great football match, I will watch it and enjoy it but the result is not the most important thing.’
Speaking more generally about Liverpool’s win over Brighton on Sunday, Klopp said: ‘I would have loved to not be 1-0 down, I would love to have been four or five nil up but that’s the best we played against De Zerbi’s Brighton.
‘Playing wise it was really good, defending wise, yes always a struggle but there’s been games against Brighton we were never close but this time we were calm. That is the first of the last 10, let’s keep going.
‘[It was] an unbelievable ball [from Dominik Szoboszlai]. It is the creativity and the quality, seeing that.
‘He sees Macca, his first touch is incredible and then he sees Mo. How wasteful we were at all the other moments it was good we had this genius football moment to finish the game off.
‘Brighton have incredible quality. That is the measure I have for how good we were today because I really respect them. They had chances, they took more risks all of a sudden and we got slightly tired. We deserved to win the game. That is what you want and then on top of that it is really cool.’
Cole Palmer bagged a brace against Burnley (Photo: Getty)
Cole Palmer has achieved something only four other Chelsea players have done following the 2-2 draw against Burnley.
Chelsea’s disappointing season continued on Saturday as they were pegged back twice by 10-man Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer scored twice but it wasn’t enough to get all three points with the Blues still 11th in the table, with European qualification of any kind looking more and more difficult.
Nevertheless, there was one positive to come out of the game, with Palmer yet again performing brilliantly as he cements his status as the club’s best player of the season.
The attacking midfielder has now registered 13 goals and eight assists in the Premier League so far this season, meaning he has become only the fifth player to reach 20 goal involvements in their debut campaign with Chelsea.
He is also the youngest player in Chelsea’s history to reach that milestone at the tender age of 21.
This feat has only previously been achieved by Blues legends Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (32 goal involvements), Diego Costa (23), Cesc Fabregas (21) and Eden Hazard (20).
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink got 32 goal involvements in his debut season for Chelsea back in 2000/01 (Photo: Getty)
In all competitions, Palmer has scored 18 and assisted 12 in 38 games since his £40million plus move from Manchester City last summer.
The England international will now be hunting down Hasselbaink’s tally, with 11 goal contributions needed in 10 games to match that feat, but after the Burnley draw Palmer was furious that his team had bottled the win.
‘It’s poor, really… it can’t happen. Especially when they go down to ten men,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘We got too comfortable. Same story, we kill ourselves every week. It’s got to improve from us as players. We need consistency.’
He’ll be hoping for better when Chelsea take on Manchester United on Thursday.
Malo Gusto has been one of Chelsea’s best players this season (Photo: Getty)
Malo Gusto limped off with a suspected hamstring injury during Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against 10-man Burnley on Saturday.
It was yet another disappointing day for Chelsea after they were pegged back twice by the Clarets at Stamford Bridge.
Cole Palmer opened the scoring from the penalty spot just before half-time after Lorenz Assignon was sent off for fouling Mykhailo Mudryk in the box.
Josh Cullen shockingly equalised just minutes after the break, before Palmer scored what appeared to be the winning goal late on, only for Dara O’Shea to strike in the 81st minute.
Given that Burnley’s relegation is all but assured, having won just four times this season, a home draw is an extremely poor result for the Blues and one that leaves the club 11th in the table.
To make matters worse for Mauricio Pochettino, Gusto limped off the pitch with a suspected hamstring injury in the 87th minute, with Alfie Gilchrist taking his place.
The right-back has been one of Chelsea’s best players this season, stepping up to the mark in the absence of captain Reece James who has missed nearly the entire campaign with injury.
Cole Palmer bagged a brace for Chelsea against Burnley, but it wasn’t enough to get all three points (Photo: Getty)
The Blues have been plagued by injury issues all season, with 10 other players currently in the treatment room, including Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana who are sidelined for the rest of the season.
This latest poor performance and result will only increase the pressure on Pochettino who has been much-maligned by Chelsea’s fans.
‘We are a team that when we go forward we create too many chances but don’t score all of the chances we create,’ the manager added.
‘We didn’t show the capacity, the energy, the hunger, the minimum to compete in the Premier League. That is why I am so upset and disappointed. It’s more here [points to heart] and here [points to head] than in your legs.’
Postecoglou’s side are one place and three points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa after a shock 3-0 defeat at Fulham last time out.
That loss came two weeks ago and Spurs return to action at home against the Hatters on Saturday as they look to get back on track.
Van de Ven missed the defeat at Craven Cottage with a hamstring problem but is back to full fitness, as is Richarlison after he didn’t get on the field for Brazil in either of their friendlies over the break.
‘First thing is all the internationals got through unscathed,’ Postecoglou told a press conference on Friday.
‘Most of them got meaningful game time too which is important so they’ve all come back all good. Micky’s the one who missed the last game, he’s trained the last couple of days and is available.’
On Richarlison he added: ‘Yeah, he’s okay. He’s had a bit of a knee niggle and we’ve kind of been managing him. Brazil managed him but he trained today and he feels good so he’s available.’
Van de Ven has been limited to 18 Premier League appearances this season (Picture: Getty Images)
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is also dealing with an injury but has been playing on with a broken toe for the last month.
‘Yeah, broken small toe. He has got nine others,’ said the Australian boss. ‘You know, I don’t think anyone could question Rodrigo’s courage with what he’s had to deal with recently.
‘He didn’t want to stop playing, the medical advice was he could keep playing so he has still been training and playing. He hasn’t missed a session as far as I can see and I think it’s better now anyway so it’s all fine.’
Arsenal’s star trio have been struggling for fitness in the lead-up to Sunday’s heavyweight encounter, with Saka – the club’s top scorer this season – playing no part in England’s Euro 2024 warm-up matches due to an achilles injury.
The forward’s fellow countryman, Gabriel, also had to pull out of Brazil’s party to face England and Spain through injury and all three players have been in a desperate race to be fit for this weekend’s Etihad showdown.
However, there was no sign of Saka, Martinelli or Gabriel as pictures from today’s session at Arsenal’s Sobha Realty Training Centre were released this evening. Thomas Partey and Takehiro Tomiyasu were seen with the rest of the group, though, with the duo closing in on their returns following injury.
Partey managed an hour of Arsenal’s behind-closed-doors friendly with QPR last week after working his way back from a hamstring injury, while Tomiyasu – who had been out with a muscle problem – got 45 minutes under his belt.
Partey took part in first-team training following his hamstring injury (Picture: Getty)
City, last year’s treble winners, are dealing with injury concerns of their own in the build-up to Sunday’s match, billed as a potential title decider, with defensive duo John Stones and Kyle Walker both ruled out.
The England defender came off with a muscle issue and was replaced by Liverpool’s Joe Gomez before Jude Bellingham netted late on at Wembley to rescue the Three Lions a 2-2 draw.
Stones’ City colleague Walker injured his hamstring in England’s defeat to Brazil and the full-back appeared in some discomfort as he hobbled off the pitch to be replaced by debutant Ezri Konsa.
Tomiyasu trained after working his way back from a muscle issue (Picture: Getty)
‘Ederson is much, much better. Kyle and John are out. It is what it is,’ City manager Guardiola told reporters at his pre-match press conference.
The Catalan added that Manuel Akanji was ‘100 per cent ready and available to face Arsenal’ after recovering from his knock in midweek.
City are hopeful Kevin De Bruyne will be passed fit, with the Belgium midfielder making significant progress in his recovery from the groin injury he sustained in City’s FA Cup clash with Newcastle.
Arsenal ensured they remained top with a dramatic defeat of Brentford before the international break and Arteta’s men would go four points clear of City with victory on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool sit behind the north London club on goal difference as they prepare to welcome Brighton to Anfield this weekend.
Ruben Amorim is the bookies’ favourite to become Liverpool manager (Picture: Getty)
Fulham and Portugal star Joao Palhinha says Ruben Amorim has the ‘quality’ and man-management skills to deal with the inevitable ‘pressure’ he will face should he become Liverpool manager.
The Merseyside giants must, therefore, go back to the drawing board and consider alternatives, with the likes of Julian Nagelsmann, Roberto De Zerbi and Amorim tentatively linked in recent weeks.
Sporting head coach Amorim is regarded as one of the top young managers in world football and has been installed as the bookmakers’ favourite to take charge at the end of the season in the wake of Alonso’s bombshell announcement.
But Palhinha has no doubt that Amorim has what it takes to succeed at Anfield, backing his fellow countryman for the job after working under him for two years at Sporting.
‘Ruben is a coach with a lot of quality, one of the best in Portugal. He has done an excellent job since Braga,’ the Fulham midfielder told Portuguese outlet O Jogo.
Palhinha (left) spent two years under Amorim at Sporting (Picture: Getty)
‘He has in-depth knowledge of the game and has a close relationship with the players.
‘The way he is growing, he won’t stay in Portugal much longer. It will not be for lack of opportunities that he will not leave Portugal.
‘He dreams and aims to win another title with Sporting and then the future will be in his hands.’
The Portuguese is considered one of the finest young managers in Europe (Picture: Getty)
Asked whether Amorim has the ‘capacity’ to manage a club of Liverpool’s stature, Palhinha replied: ‘Yes, of course, although the pressure is different.
‘When you coach a big Portuguese club, you have pressure from the fans and the size of the club itself, which forces you to win.
‘When you coach Liverpool, you have pressure from the fans, the club and the whole world.
‘The way it is developing, I think it will be a matter of time.’
Alonso will remain with Leverkusen next season (Picture: Getty)
Speaking earlier today, Alonso confirmed he had informed Leverkusen of his decision to stay put beyond the end of the season during a recent meeting with club officials.
‘It’s been a season we have had a lot of speculation regarding my future. Until now we have had so many games, been pretty busy and focused, and I wanted to reflect during the international break and take a decision,’ the 2010 World Cup winner told reporters.
‘Last week I had a very good meeting when I informed of them [Leverkusen’s directors] of my decision to continue being coach of Bayer Leverkusen.
‘For sure all the decisions you need to analyse well. I try to take the right ones, I try to take them in a natural way.’
Liverpool are on the hunt for Klopp’s successor (Picture: Getty)
He added: ‘At the moment this is the right place for me to develop as a coach, I am a young coach. Right now this is the right place.
‘I have to thank the management. The club had been supportive and I feel respected by all departments. The fans they have shown great support and they have reasons to believe and dream we will have a great season. I have a great staff to help me work day by day, and so for sure the players.
‘Last week was my deadline for sure. All my cards on the table. I have thought about the decision because you need to reflect well.
Once I took it I felt I needed to share it with everyone. It is a sign of respect. I informed the players at a team talk this morning. We have prepared in a normal way.
‘You guys did a lot of speculation – even since last May! It’s part of the business, and I haven’t been stressed by it.
‘It was important it wasn’t affecting the team and the mentality of the team was good. Everything is clear.’
Manchester United are exploring a summer bid to sign Gleison Bremer (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United are prepared to use Mason Greenwood as a sweetener in a player-plus-cash deal for Juventus star Gleison Bremer in the summer transfer window.
Bremer completed a move from Torino to Juventus after being named Serie A’s best defender for 2021/22 and the 27-year-old’s stock has continued to soar across his opening two years in Turin.
The centre-back has started all but one of Juve’s games in the Italian top flight this term and his outstanding performances have been a key factor in the club boasting the second-best defensive record in the league behind leaders Inter Milan.
It’s understood United have been monitoring Bremer’s displays across the campaign and the club are reportedly pursuing a bid to prise Bremer away from Juve under the recommendation of incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth
United are well aware that Bremer will not come cheap, with Juventus demanding a fee of at least €60-70million (£51-60m) plus bonuses for their prized possession according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The report claims the Red Devils ‘do not seem scared’ about the possibility of satisfying Juve’s hefty financial demands for Bremer and could even use Greenwood as a makeweight in a deal for the Brazil international.
The Serie A giants have grown increasingly resigned to losing Bremer at the end of the season and have identified Bologna’s Riccardo Calafiori as a potential successor at the heart of their defence.
United attacker Greenwood has caught the eye on loan at Getafe (Picture: Getty)
Bremer put pen to paper on a new contract with the Old Lady in December, tying the sought-after Brazilian to the club until 2028.
After United concluded their internal probe into Greenwood’s actions off the pitch, the forward – capped once by England – completed a loan switch to Getafe.
The United and England forward faces an uncertain future (Picture: Getty)
In January 2022, Greenwood, at the time considered one of Europe’s finest young talents, was arrested on suspicion of rape, controlling behaviour and assault – charges which were later dropped.
The Red Devils subsequently decided Greenwood should resume his career elsewhere and the 22-year-old has impressed in Spain, racking up six goals and five assists in 24 La Liga appearances.
It remains to be seen where Greenwood will be plying his trade next season, with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both credited with an interest in the attacker, as well as Juventus.
Ratcliffe has refused to rule out the possible return of Greenwood (Picture: Getty)
‘We will make a decision, correct,’ Ratcliffe said.
‘All I can do is talk about the principle of how we will approach decisions like that. Is he the right type of footballer, are we happy with if he is a good person or not?
‘He’s a Manchester United footballer, so we are in charge of football.
The Red Devils are preparing to overhaul the squad in the summer (Picture: Getty)
‘So the answer is, “Yeah, we have to make decisions”. It’s quite clear we have to make a decision. There is no decision that’s been made.
‘He’s on loan obviously, but he’s not the only one. We’ve got one or two footballers that we have to deal with and we have to make a decision on, so we will do that.
‘The process will be: understand the facts not the hype, and then try and come to fair decision on the basis of values, which is basically is he a good guy or not?
‘Could he play sincerely for Manchester United well, would we be comfortable with it and would the fans be comfortable with it?’
In a separate interview with the BBC, United’s new co-owner added: ‘We need to look at facts, judge fairly and take into consideration what the values of the club are.
‘Then we come out of that with a decision. It is not appropriate for me to comment on Mason Greenwood.’
The finest teams on the continent are preparing to do battle (Picture: Getty)
The full line-up of the 24 teams who will take part in this summer’s Euro 2024 is now complete following the dramatic play-off finals.
Three spots were still up for grabs for the tournament, which gets underway in Germany on June 14, with sides who failed to book their place at Euro 2024 given a lifeline via the play-offs.
Georgia were involved in their own penalty drama, beating Greece on penalties to qualify for their first-ever major tournament, whilst Ukraine mounted yet another comeback to nudge past Iceland in their play-off final.
Albania, managed by former Arsenal and Manchester City player Sylvinho, topped their qualifying group ahead of the likes of Czechia and Poland to qualify for just their second-ever major tournament.
Euro 2016 saw Albania fail to advance from the group, but the Balkan country did finish the tournament on a high with a 1-0 win over Romania in their final game.
Austria
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Manager: Ralf Rangnick
Star player: David Alaba
Fixtures: France (June 17), Poland (June 21), Netherlands (June 25)
Best result: Round of 16 (2020)
Austria finished second in qualifying under former Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick, but they could be without their captain and Real Madrid star David Alaba, who is at serious risk of missing the tournament with a ruptured ACL.
Their Round of 16 appearance at Euro 2020 was the furthest they have ever progressed in the competition, suffering an extra-time defeat to eventual champions Italy at Wembley.
Belgium
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Manager: Domenico Tedesco
Star player: Kevin De Bruyne
Fixtures: Slovakia (June 17), Romania (June 22), Ukraine (June 26)
Best result: Runners-up (1980)
The Red Devils made light work of qualifying under their new Italian-German manager Domenico Tedesco to seal their place at their third consecutive Euros.
Quarter-finalists in the previous two editions, Belgium will be hoping for a deeper run this time around, with a squad which is perhaps lacking some of the stardust of their golden generation in recent years but one which still possesses extreme quality – as well as a number of exciting youngsters.
Perennially the tournament dark horses, Croatia will be desperate to finally claim their first-ever major trophy having finished as runners-up at the 2018 World Cup and in the 2023 Nations League, as well as a third-place finish at the last World Cup in Qatar.
Captain Luka Modric will be featuring in his ninth major international tournament, with a number of his veteran teammates also likely to be playing in their swansong competition.
Czechia
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Manager: Ivan Hašek
Star player: Patrik Schick
Fixtures: Portugal (June 18), Georgia (June 22), Turkey (June 26)
Best result: Winners (1976)
Czechia (Czech Republic) booked their ticket to their eighth successive European Championship with a runners-up finish in Group E.
Their squad includes West Ham stars Tomáš Souček and Vladimír Coufal, as well as promising Bayer Leverkusen youngster Adam Hložek.
Denmark
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Manager: Kasper Hjulmand
Star player: Rasmus Højlund
Fixtures: Slovenia (June 16), England (June 20), Serbia (June 25)
Best result: Winners (1992)
Denmark, who were beaten by England in the semi-finals of Euro 2020, qualified for this year’s edition as Group H winners.
The Danes pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history when they won Euro 92, having only qualified after Yugoslavia was disqualified because of an outbreak of war following the break-up of the country.
England
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Manager: Gareth Southgate
Star player: Harry Kane
Fixtures: Serbia (June 16), Denmark (June 20), Slovenia (June 25)
Best result: Runners-up (2020)
Qualification was never really in doubt for England, who completed the double over Italy and picked up four points against Ukraine.
Fixtures: Austria (June 17), Netherlands (June 21), Poland (June 25)
Best result: Winners (1984, 2000)
France and their star-studded squad start the tournament as second favourites behind England and are looking to win their first European Championship since 2000.
Les Blues were beaten finalists in their home tournament in 2016, but recovered from the disappointment to win the the World Cup two years later.
Georgia
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Manager: Willy Sagnol
Star player: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Fixtures: Turkey (June 18), Czechia (June 22), Portugal (June 26)
Best result: N/A
Georgia finished fourth in qualifying, but their performances in the Nations League saw them granted a play-off berth.
The Black Sea country secured their spot at their first ever major tournament as an independent nation with a penalty shootout win over Greece. Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undoubtedly be one of the players to watch at Euro 2024.
Germany, who qualified automatically as hosts, parted company with former manager Hansi Flick in September 2023 after just four wins in 17 matches.
Results have still been mixed under Julian Nagelsamnn, who is in charge until the end of the tournament, but they still possess the quality to win their first European Championship for 28 years.
Having gone 44 years without qualifying for the Euros, Hungary have now made it to their third tournament in succession and boast Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai amongst their ranks.
Hungary gave a decent account of themselves at Euro 2020, registering two draws in a group consisting of France, Germany and Portugal, but that ultimately wasn’t enough to stop them finishing bottom of the pile.
Italy are the defending champions having beaten England in the final on penalties three years ago but will face a fight to qualify for the knockouts with Spain and Croatia also in Group B.
The Azzurri, who saw Roberto Mancini resign halfway through the qualifying campaign, finished as runners-up to the Three Lions, securing their spot at Euro 2024 with a draw against Ukraine on the final matchday.
Netherlands
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Manager: Ronald Koeman
Star player: Virgil van Dijk
Fixtures: Poland (June 16), France (June 21), Austria (June 25)
Best result: Winners (1988)
The Dutch finished second behind France in qualifying and they will pose a real danger in Germany, with their squad packed full of immense talent with the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong and Xavi Simons.
Ronald Koeman is in his second spell in charge, having won the tournament as a player back in 1988 – their sole major honour to date.
Poland
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Manager: Michał Probierz
Star player: Robert Lewandowksi
Fixtures: Netherlands (June 16), Austria (June 21), France (June 25)
Best result: Quarter-finals (2016)
Poland could only manage a distant third to Albania and Czechia in qualifying, and as such they had to settle for a spot in the play-offs to keep their Euro 2024 hopes alive.
Having dispatched Estonia 5-1 in the play-off semi-final, the Poles edged out Wales on penalties following a 0-0 draw after extra-time to qualify for their fifth consecutive major tournament.
Portugal were the only team to finish qualifying with a perfect record, winning all ten of their games with 36 goals scored and just two conceded in the process.
Now managed by former Belgium manager Roberto Martinez, Portugal will be hoping for a fairytale send-off for Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be playing in his 11th – and surely last – major international tournament.
Steve Clark guided Scotland to second place in their qualifying group to make it back-to-back European Championship appearances, and their latest Euro adventure sees them kick-off against Germany in the opening fixture.
Scotland have never qualified from their group at a major tournament and their attempts to put their sorry record to bed will most likely be determined by the crunch clashes against Switzerland and Hungary.
Serbia
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Manager: Dragan Stojković
Star player: Aleksandar Mitrović
Fixtures: England (June 16), Slovenia (June 20), Denmark (June 25)
Best result: Runners-up (1960, 1968)
Remarkably, Serbia will be competing in their first European Championship since 2000, despite having participated in four World Cups in the meantime.
Serbia were runners-up in the competition in 1960 and 1968, when they competed as part of Yugoslavia, and this generation of team is packed full of talent such as Dušan Vlahović, Sergej Milinković-Savić and former Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrović.
Slovakia
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Manager: Francesco Calzona
Star player: Milan Škriniar
Fixtures: Belgium (June 17), Ukraine (June 21), Romania (June 26)
Best result: Winners (1976)
Slovakia finished a distant second behind Portugal in qualifying, with manager Francesco Calzona combining his role with the national team whilst also being the manager of Napoli in his native Italy.
Slovakia claimed the trophy as part of Czechoslovakia in 1976, with their best performance since splitting with Czechia seeing them reach the Round of 16 eight years ago, where they were beaten by Germany.
Slovenia
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Manager: Matjaž Kek
Star player: Jan Oblak
Fixtures: Denmark (June 16), Serbia (June 20), England (June 25)
Best result: Group stage (2000)
Slovenia were only beaten twice in qualifying as they finished as group runners-up, with Euro 2024 the first major tournament they will contest since the 2010 World Cup.
England will have to keep a close eye on RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko when they meet in their group fixture on June 25, with the 20 year-old regarded as one of the hottest young strikers on the continent and having been linked with some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
Only Germany have taken part in more European Championships than Spain, who secured their berth at their 12th Euros having finished first in their group with seven wins from eight games in qualifying.
Luis de la Fuente, who was appointed in 2022 to replace Luis Enrique after Spain were knocked out in the World Cup Round of 16, will be hoping to guide his country to a record-breaking fourth Euros title.
Euro 2024 will see Switzerland participate in their fifth finals in the last six editions.
The Swiss produced a timeless performance to knock France out of Euro 2020 on penalties, before succumbing to spot kicks against Spain in the quarter-finals.
Turkey
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Manager: Vincenzo Montella
Star player: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Fixtures: Georgia (June 18), Portugal (June 22), Czechia (June 26)
Best result: Semi-finals (2008)
Vincenzo Montella’s men, featuring the likes of Inter’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Real Madrid wonderkid Arda Güler, finished ahead of Croatia and Wales to finish Group D as winners.
Turkey have been knocked out in the group stage in their last two tournaments but famously made it all the way to the semi-finals in 2008, only to be beaten 3-2 by Germany in one of the all-time classic Euro games.
Ukraine
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Manager: Serhiy Rebrov
Star player: Oleksandr Zinchenko
Fixtures: Romania (June 17), Slovakia (June 21), Belgium (June 26)
Best result: Quarter-finals (2020)
Having narrowly missed out on automatic qualification on goal difference to Italy, Ukraine produced two stirring comebacks against Bosnia and Iceland in the play-offs, with Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk scoring an 84th minute winner against the latter.
Ukraine will be confident of reaching the knockout stages at Euro 2024 in what will be their first appearance at a major international tournament since the Russian invasion in 2022.
