England will miss two of their key players in the upcoming match of Euro 2008 against Russia. Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard have been out of the final line up of England against Russia. Both the players also missed the recent match against Israel. The upcoming will have great importance for both England and Russia. Russia is ahead of England by one point and they are in second position of the point table. England stands in third position. With four matches remaining, England is now under huge pressure because any slip of can make them out of the Euro 2007.
Sky Sports reported:
Injury ruled the duo out of England's weekend win over Israel and they have failed to recover sufficiently to come into contention for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier.
With the pair ruled out against Russia, head coach Steve McClaren is likely to stick with the midfield line-up that impressed in Saturday's 3-0 win over Israel.
I think, England is a strong team and they have some talented back up players who can fill the places up and keep England stronger. However, Russia is also playing very well. So, England will definitely face some strong challenges from Russia.
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