GOTHENBURG, June 2 (Reuters) - Spanish coach Jose Antonio
Camacho has told his players to go out and enjoy themselves in
Saturday's friendly against Sweden as they embark upon what they
hope will be a month-long quest for European glory.
The Spanish squad left their training camp in Valencia on
Friday for Gothenburg and the first of two warm-up matches ahead
of the European Championship finals.
After Saturday's game they go on to their base in the
Netherlands before another friendly in Luxembourg on Wednesday.
And Camacho is doing his best to keep the pressure off his
players before the serious business gets underway with group C
matches against Norway, Slovenia and Yugoslavia.
"These friendly matches are very different from the European
Championship matches themselves," Camacho reminded all those who
are expecting more of the same blistering form that saw Spain
qualify for the tournament as one of the top seeds.
"It's important for the players now to show the same
enjoyment that they have in training this past week. They've
done very well here and I'm not worried about anything."
Spain have had a couple of injury scares in the past week,
with Raul Gonzalez and Fernando Hierro only now nearing full
fitness.
Both are likely to figure at some stage over the two
friendly games but Camacho is unlikely to play them from the
start against Sweden.
Camacho has offered few hints over his line-up for the
Sweden game but Real Madrid's 19-year-old goalkeeper Iker
Casillas needs to make his international debut sooner rather
than later and Gothenburg could be the scene of his first start.
Valencia midfielder Gerard Lopez is also likely to get his
first taste of international football at some stage against the
Swedes.
The Swedish defence, which conceded only one goal in
qualifying, will prove a tough test for Spain's exciting attack.
Sweden's target for the match might be merely to avoid any
further injuries.
Stefan Schwarz, Pontus Kamark and Andreas Andersson have all
missed out, although there is better news over Celtic striker
Henrik Larsson and Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg.
Larsson was named in the squad this week after recovering
from a broken leg and seems certain to take some part in the
match, although a full game looks unlikely.
Ljungberg has recovered from a rib injury and is a probable
starter.
Swedish coaching duo Tommy Soderberg and Lars Lagerback,
worried about their side's recent lack of firepower, are likely
to try pairing Kennet Andersson with rising star Jorgen
Pettersson who scored the only goal when Sweden beat Denmark 1-0
in a recent friendly.
Possible teams:
Sweden: Magnus Hedman; Olof Mellberg, Patrik Andersson,
Joachim Bjorklund, Teddy Lucic; Niclas Alexandersson, Daniel
Andersson, Johan Mjallby, Fredrik Ljungberg; Kennet Andersson,
Jorgen Pettersson.
Spain: Iker Casillas, Michel Salgado, Ivan Helguera,
Abelardo Fernandez, Agustin Aranzabal; Pep Guardiola, Gerard
Lopez, Fran Gonzalez, Joseba Etxeberria; Pedro Munitis, Ismael
Urzaiz.