UEFA Nations League semi-final preview: Portugal v Switzerland

• Portugal is the favorite to win the inaugural League of Nations, according to coach of their Swiss semifinals, Vladimir Petkovic.
• The winners of the Eurocup 2016 are the hosts of the finals of four teams, with England against the Netherlands in the other semifinal on Thursday.
• "Portugal is certainly one of the favorites, not only in this game, but in the whole tournament," said Petkovic.
• "They are at home and they are European champions."

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• All four teams qualified for the finals through the group stages of last year.
• Switzerland has never won a senior tournament before, but has reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup three times.
• Petkovic added: "Portugal has the pedigree, but so many times we have shown it, and football has shown that nothing is impossible."
• "Maybe now Switzerland only needs that final seal, for which we can fight and win against the best, by winning a tournament like this."
• The final is in Porto on Sunday at 7:45 pm BST.
• Portugal's team includes Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Benfica's highly qualified teenager Joao Felix and four Wolves players.
• "It will be a very difficult match, with two teams that like to hold on to the ball, who like possession," said Portugal boss Fernando Santos, who guided his country to glory in the last European Championship. in France.
• "Switzerland also likes to play long balls, using the characteristics of players like Haris Seferovic, then there is Xherdan Shaqiri [of Liverpool], who likes to keep the ball up.
• "They are full of quality players, our job is to think about ourselves and impose our game, the Portuguese team, playing at home, wants to cheer their fans."
• Squad of portugal
• Goalkeepers: Beto (Goztepe), Jose Sa (Olympiakos), Rui Patricio (Lobos)
• Defenders: Joao Cancelo (Juventus), Nelson Semedo (Barcelona), Jose Fonte (Lille), Pepe (Oporto), Ruben Dias (Benfica), Rafael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Rui (Naples)
• Midfielders: Danilo (Porto), Ruben Neves (Lobos), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon), Joao Moutinho (Lobos), Pizzi (Benfica)
• Forward: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Joao Felix (Benfica), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), Rafa Silva (Benfica), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Diogo Jota (Wolves), Dyego Sousa (Braga)
• Swiss squad
• Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Yvon Mvogo (RB Leipzig), Jonas Omlin (Basel)
• Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Loris Benito (Young Boys), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Michael Lang (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Kevin Mbabu (Young Boys), Jacques-Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan) , Fabian Schar (Newcastle)
• Midfielders: Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Twink), Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Stuttgart) , Noah Okafor (Basel)
• Forward: Josip Drmic (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Haris Seferovic (Benfica), Albian Ajeti (Basel)