WORLD CUP 2018 - Round of 16 - Spain v Russia - 1st July, 15:00 - Live on BBC

Spain are set to keep faith with goalkeeper David de Gea despite some criticism of his performances so far.

Marco Asensio could replace David Silva in attack, while Spain must decide whether to risk Sergio Busquets, who is a booking away from a suspension.

Russia's Igor Smolnikov is banned after his red card versus Uruguay, so Mario Fernandes is set to play at right-back.

Aleksandr Golovin, Fedor Smolov and Yuri Gazinsky are all one yellow card away from a one-game suspension.

Hopefully the Russians win, although I can’t see it.

Comfortable Spain win here. Expect them to have about 80% of the ball as well.

Red cardski

BLOOD BAG SUNDAY

Depends on what Putin has pumping in the lads....

But can’t see past Spain...

Fancy the Russians to pull of a shocker here.

Asensio in... not for Silva but Iniesta

Russian anthem

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Russian anthem

Ace isn't it

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Russian anthem

It’s the best, always makes me want to watch Rocky 4 or The Hunt for Red October

The commentator just said somebody was involved there when we beat Chelsea in the final 2008.....i missed who he said...who was it? there's nobody in either squad that played for us then.

And that’s that then

Haha Liverpool

Originally Posted by ScarFace

The commentator just said somebody was involved there when we beat Chelsea in the final 2008.....i missed who he said...who was it? there's nobody in either squad that played for us then.

Was Zhirkov a Chelsea player then?

Originally Posted by ScarFace

The commentator just said somebody was involved there when we beat Chelsea in the final 2008.....i missed who he said...who was it? there's nobody in either squad that played for us then.

They said Pique

Was he in the squad that day

Russia are £#%&!ing shit. Even drugged up to the eyeballs they’re shit

The space Isco was in there Gagarin would have been proud

Originally Posted by AK14

They said Pique

Was he in the squad that day

Wiki says yeah Thought he left way before that.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Wiki says yeah Thought he left way before that.

No according to Uefa’s website

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...604/index.html

Commentator obviously gets his info off of Wikipedia

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Wiki says yeah Thought he left way before that.

Nope, scored a couple of goals in that campaign too I think. Roma?

ramos with the old "tap tap curly wurly cuckoo" celebration