Portugal will come into this match fresh from their shocking defeat against Georgia in the group stage.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and co. will be hoping to return to winning ways against a determined Slovenia side, who played a 0-0 draw against England in their final group match.
Portugal have looked one of the strongest teams in the competition and they would be hoping to repeat the success of 2016, when they went all the way and won the tournament by defeating France in the final.
Team News
For the match on Monday, Roberto Martinez will be starting a number of players who were rested, including Vitinha, Joao Cancelo, and Bernardo Silva.
Martinez’s attack is anticipated to remain centered around Cristiano Ronaldo, with Rafael Leao’s return providing further support.
Along with the seasoned Pepe, Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias will return to the starting lineup.
Benjamin Sesko, a promising striker, and Andraz Sporar, a former Primeira Liga star, will be Slovenia’s primary forwards once again.
Despite having 12 shots in total between them, the duo have been unable to score in any of the three games that they have started.
Portugal squad
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolves), Rui Patricio (AS Roma)
Defenders: Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris St Germain), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolves), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Vitinha (PSG)
Forwards: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceicao (Porto), Goncalo Ramos (PSG), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolves), Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
Slovenia squad
Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Vid Belec (APOEL), Igor Vekic (Vejle).
Defenders: Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria), Jaka Bijol (Udinese), Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan), Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor), Zan Karnicnik (Celje), David Brekalo (Orlando City), Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze), Vanja Drkusic (Sochi)
Midfielders: Timi Max Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana), Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol), Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos), Sandi Lovric (Udinese), Adam Gnezda Cerin (Panathinaikos), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz), Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz), Adrian Zeljkovic (Spartak Trnava),…
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