Expected Spain vs Serbia lineups, starting XI, confirmed team news: Will Lamine Yamal be replaced by a Barca colleague?

Spain can take a big step towards the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League with a victory over Serbia on Tuesday October 15 in Cordoba.

Luis de la Fuente's European champions are struggling with a series of injuries despite leading Group 4A with seven points from their first three games.

Serbia are three points further back in third place after holding La Roja to a goalless draw in their first game of the competition.

Defeat to Denmark followed, but Dragan Stojkovic's men claimed victory with an impressive 2-0 triumph over Euro 2024 quarter-finalists Switzerland, with attacking talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring the goal.

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Spain vs Serbia lineups, expected starting XI, team news

Spain's injury woes have taken a turn for the worst Lamine Yamal was also excluded from this upcoming duel, although his setback is not considered serious.

Unai Simon, Dani Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Gavi And Nico Williams were already unavailable for the European champions.

The chances are good Alex Baena could come into the starting lineup in place of Lamine Yamal, potentially meaning a move to the right wing for the teenager's Barcelona teammate Pedri

Spain predicted XI (4-3- from right to left): Raya (GK) – Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella – Baena, Zubimendi, Ruiz – Pedri, Morata, Oyarzabal

Full squad:

Goalkeeper: David Raya, Alex Remiro, Robert Sanchez

Defender: Pedro Porro, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pau Torres, Daniel Vivian, Oscar Mingueza, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Cucurella, Sergio Gomez

Midfielder: Mikel Merino, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Mikel Otyarzabel, Aleix Garcia

Forward: Alvaro Morata, Joselu, Bryan Zaragoza

Serbia may start with the same team that beat Switzerland in the last Nations League game.

Aleksandar Mitrovic He is expected to lead the attack Nikola Milenkovic And Sasa Lukic will probably happen too

Serbia Predicted XI (3-4-3 right to left): Rajkovic (TW) – Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic – Nedeljkovic, Maksimovic, Grujic, Biramcevic – Samardzic, Mitrovic, Lukic.

Full squad:

Goalkeeper: Predrag Rajkovic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Veljko Ilic

Defender: Kosta Nedeljkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Jan-Carlo Simic, Strahinja Erakovic

Midfielder: Sasa Zdjelar, Nemanja Maksimovic, Veljko Birmancevic, Sasa Lukic, Lazar Samardzic, Aleksandar Cirkovic, Dejan Zukic, Marko Grujic

Forward: Luka Jovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Mihailo Ivanovic, Dejan Jovelkic, Nikola Cumic, Andrija Maksimovic

When does the Spain vs Serbia game start?

This UEFA Nations League match starts at 8:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, October 15th Estadio Nuevo Arcangel in Cordoba, Spain.

This is how this period is reflected in some of the most important areas of the world:

Spain vs Serbia live stream, TV channel

Here's how you can watch this UEFA Nations League match in select areas of major regions around the world: