Ilian Iliev with only 2 changes from the previous game
Ivaylo Chochev will replace the injured Ilia Gruev in the match against Luxembourg. The “Ludogorets” footballer will act as a defensive midfielder together with Georgi Kostadinov. The match from group C3 of the League of Nations is on Saturday at 19:00 in Plovdiv.
This is claimed by a number of media in Luxembourg, who are sure of the selection of the selector Ilian Iliev.
Chochev was called back to the Bulgaria squad after missing the last matches of the national team. In recent matches, he has been getting a lot of playing minutes in his club team. And it performs quite strongly.
According to analysts in Luxembourg, Ilian Iliev will bet on almost the same line-up as in our first 2 matches. Among the starters will be Filip Krastev, who was not available for our match with Northern Ireland because of the red card he received in the goalless draw with Belarus at the start of the tournament. Martin Minchev played instead of him with the British a month ago.
Dimitar Mitov will start in goal. In defense, Ilian will again rely on Viktor Popov on the right, in the center of Zhivko Atanasov and Alex Petkov. Fabian Nürnberger will act on the left side of the defence. Captain Kiril Despodov and Radoslav Kirilov will act on the wings. And the attack will be led again by the striker of “Levski” Alexander Kolev.
At the same time, it became clear that one of the stars of the Luxembourg team, Christopher Martens, will not play against Bulgaria. However, the “Spartak” (Moscow) player will be ready for the country’s next match, which is against Belarus next week.