Top players not ready yet

Belgium has one of the most talented selections of all the countries that are competing in this European Championship football. But there is still some worries, for the first game, Kevin De Bruyne and Axel Witsel won't play. De Bruyne will probably be ready for the second game after he broke his eye socket and nose in the Champions League final. Axel Witsel is another story, he tore his Achilles heel in February, it is a miracle he made the selection. He probably will be ready for the third game against Finland. And then there is Eden Hazard, he had one injury after the other in this season with Real Madrid. But we hope he can spark again for Belgium. Tonight he will probably be a supersub, but it is always nice to have such a player on the bench, to eventually make the game turn around.

The fans are ready, image Belga

But with the rest of our squad we still have enough talent to make it past Russia tonight. And the spirit with the Red Devils is very good. So, I have a good feeling about it, even though the Russians are playing at home, in Saint-Petersburg.

The starting eleven will most likely be:

Thibaut Courtois
Jan Vertonghen
Jason Denayer
Toby Alderweireld
Leander Dendoncker
Youri Tielemans
Thorgan Hazard
Thomas Meunier
Dries Mertens
Yannick Carrasco
Romely Lukaku

Looking forward to this one!

Sincerely,

Pele23