Navas and Nacho come in for Spain with task of marking France’s Mbappé in Euro 2024 semifinal
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente was forced to change his usual formation for Tuesday’s semifinal against France with a number of players suspended or injured.
Spain paid the price for its dramatic win over Germany and defenders Dani Carvajal and Robin le Normand are suspended. They are replaced by Jesús Navas and Nacho and will be tasked with marking France star striker Kylian Mbappé.
Midfielder Pedri was forced off in the eighth minute against Germany with a knee injury following a hefty challenge from Toni Kroos and has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2024. He has been replaced by Dani Olmo - who came on for the 21-year-old and went on to score the opener as well as set up Mikel Merino’s winner in the last minute of extra time.
The only time De la Fuente had changed his starting lineup was when he sat key players like Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams for Spain’s final group game, a 1-0 win against Albania.