Team News: Milan Baros starts for Czech Republic

Baros starts for Czech Republic

Milan Baros has been passed fit to start for the Czech Republic in tonight's Euro 2012 Group A clash with Russia.

The former Liverpool striker had been a doubt for the match in Wroclaw with a muscular injury.

Premier League due Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky have also been named in the starting lineup for the 1996 finalists.

Meanwhile, Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin and Zenit St Petersburg dangerman Aleksandr Kerzhakov will both feature for the Russians alongside former Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov.

Czech Rep: Cech; Gebre Selassie, Kadlec, Hubnik, Sivok; Rezek, Rosicky, Plasil, Pilar; Jiracek; Baros Subs: Lastuvka, Drobny, Suchy, Limbersky, Rajtoral, Petrzela, Hubschman, Kolar, Darida, Necid, Pekhart, Lafata

Russia: Malafeev; Anyukov, Ignashevich, A. Berezutski, Zhirkov; Shirokov, Denisov, Zyryanov, Dzagoev; Arshavin; Kerzhakov Subs: Akinfeev, Shunin, Sharonov, Granat, Nababkin, Izmailov, Kombarov, Kokorin, Glushakov, Semshov, Pavlyuchenko, Pogrebnyak

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