JAKARTA - Denmark defender Andreas Christensen believes his Premier League teammates have what it takes to stop England captain Harry Kane when the two teams face off in the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Thursday, July 8.
The 25-year-old Chelsea defender has a fine record against Kane and Denmark can also get some insight from midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who is Kane's team-mate at Tottenham.
"We know his qualities, and everyone has their own way of doing what we can to stop him," Christensen said in his pre-match press conference, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 6.
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"Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg knows him too, and maybe he can share a few things. All footballers have their quirks, and we have to take advantage of them."
"He is good with his feet and he is one of the best finishers in football," said Christensen.
"I reacted a lot on instinct. He's huge, so it's difficult to play physically against him, but he also has great quality with his feet, so you can't get too close either."
Despite playing for lesser-known clubs across Europe, Denmark's players are not intimidated by the line-up of a star-studded England squad.
"I feel we have the quality to play against everyone. As a team, I wouldn't say they are much better," said Christensen.
The match will take place in front of 60,000 supporters at Wembley, but only Danes in England will be allowed to watch the match live due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
"We will be outnumbered, but we are happy and we are trying to be as calm as possible. We have shown that we have the quality to play against the best. It is about who wants it the most."
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