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Hello and welcome to Eurosport UK's live minute-by-minute coverage of the second leg play-off match between Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Estadio da Luz.

Euro Qualifying / Matchday 2
Estádio da Luz / 15.11.2011
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Aggregate score 6-2
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The Editorial Team

Updated 15/11/2011 at 22:50 GMT


20:45
For Bosnia, the positive thing is that two years ago they went into the second leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off against Portugal a goal down; this time they've gone one better and are level. The down side is that last time the second leg was at home in Zenica whereas this time they go to Lisbon.
20:40
Bosnia coach Safet Susic: "We can say that Portugal are favourites, they will play in front of their crowd and there will be 60,000 spectators in the stands. My men play in big European teams and they do not feel the pressure. They are used to playing in full stadiums. Portugal have very good players, but we also have a good team and I am confident for this match."
20:35
Portugal coach Paulo Bento: "It will be very tight, but we’re convinced we will go on and take control of the match. We still have a 50 per cent chance of going to the Euro. It’s a good result, but it’s still leaves us in a risky position as we didn’t score an away goal. We’ll be playing a team which has all-round technical ability and possesses a number of fine individual players. At the end of these 90 minutes we will be a happy team and, more importantly, a happy country.”
20:30
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The teams are in - Portugal: Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Fabio Coentrao, Joao Pereira, Pepe, Veloso, Joao Moutinho, Meireles, Nani, Ronaldo, Postiga. Subs: Eduardo, Almeida, Ruben Amorim, Rolando, Ruben Micael, Quaresma, Carlos Martins///Bosnia-Herzegovina: Begovic, Papac, Spahic, Jahic, Rahimic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Lulic, Medunjanin, Zahirovic, Dzeko. Subs: Avdukic, Besic, Muslimovic, Ibisevic, Ibricic, Maletic, Pandza.
20:25
Bosnia midfielder Miralem Pjanic and striker Edin Dzeko, who had a quiet first leg, are expected to shake off minor knocks and play in Lisbon. Knowing a scoring draw would take them to the finals, coach Safet Susic could be tempted to start with a more adventurous 4-4-2 formation with Vedad Ibisevic starting alongside Dzeko up front.
20:20
With no new injuries or suspensions, Portugal boss Paulo Bento is likely to name the same starting XI that toiled to a goalless draw in the first leg in Zenica. Bento will be hoping the added support of the Portuguese capital will spur his star-studded players on to the win they need to progress.