Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Ukraine vs North Macedonia in Group C at Euro 2020! Both teams lost their opening matches and will be desperate to remain in the competition in what should be a highly-entertaining clash. Kick-off is at 2pm UK time with team news coming right up!

Yarmolenko strikes off his unfavoured right boot and it turns into a cross which is cleared behind for the first corner of the afternoon. Shaparenko's cross is is hooked away by Elmas at the near post. Ukraine are on top right now.

Malinovsky's dangerous cross looking for Yaremchuk at the far post is flamboyantly punched clear by Dimitrievski.

Alioski's long ball looking for Elmas lands in the arms of Bushchan. Ukraine are keeping most of the ball with N Macedonia seemingly happy to soak it up and hit on the counter.

We are underway! Today's referee is the Argentine Fernando Rapallini. He becomes the first South American ever to officiate at a European Championship.

Both teams are out on the pitch and the national anthems are underway... kick-off is just moments away!

Today's venue is the National Stadium in Bucharest, Romania where the sun is shining and the atmosphere building ahead of a crunch clash for both nations.

Here is the North Macedonia team. Igor Angelovski said pre-match: "We have to play at our very best - this is the Euros. Only then can we earn a good result. We came to the Euros to reach the round of 16. Whoever wins this match will improve their chances to advance. We are not feeling any pressure, we are motivated, and we will play to win."

The formations ahead of this afternoon's game. First up it's Ukraine with Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko expected to operate in central midfield once again.

Ukraine manager Andriy Shevchenko says his side are wary of the challenge North Macedonia present as they bid to reach the knockouts. "This is a team that deserves respect," he told reporters. "They have character, they have outstanding leaders and a well-established playing system. They almost always play 5-3-2 and like to counter-attack. They are good battlers as well. So we don't expect any gifts from them."

It's also one change for North Macedonia following their 3-1 loss to Austria. Striker Aleksandar Trajkovski has been replaced with midfielder Stefan Spirovski in a defensive move by boss Igor Angelovski.

Ukraine boss - and former legendary player - Andriy Shevchenko make one change to his team that lost 3-2 to the Netherlands in their opening group game. Taras Stepanenko is back in the XI having recovered from a knee injury. He takes the place of Sergiy Sydorchuk.

Ukraine XI: Bushchan, Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko, Stepanenko, Shaparenko, Zinchenko, Yarmolenko, Malinovskyi, Yaremchuk

Subs: Pyatov, Trubin, Sobol, Sudakov, Kryvtsov, Sydorchuk, Marlos, Makarenko, Tsygankov, Besedin, Tymchyk, Dovbyk

N Macedonia XI: Dimitrievski, S Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu, Nikolov, Ademi, Spirovski, Alioski, Bardi, Elmas, Pandev

Subs: Jankov, Siskovski, Bejtulai, Ristevski, Trickovski, Trajkovski, Hasani, Kostadinov, Radeski, Avramovski, Churlinov, M Risovski