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Portugal 0-0 England
England try to play it out from the back, Tom Davies loses the ball and Fabio Vieira has the first shot on target but it's straight at Aaron Ramsdale.
England set for exit after two straight defeats
England in group D with Croatia, Portugal and Switzerland
Format is split in two with group stage and knockout phase held separately
Group stage takes place 24-31 March
Group winners and runners-up advance to eight-team knockout phase 31 May-6 June
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Portugal 0-0 England
England try to play it out from the back, Tom Davies loses the ball and Fabio Vieira has the first shot on target but it's straight at Aaron Ramsdale.
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Portugal 0-0 England
Portugal are bossing this in the early stages I'd say.
If England were to win then everybody in the group would be on three points.
Portugal 0-0 England
Portugal almost take the lead. Dany Mota heads a right-wing cross past Aaron Ramsdale but Ben Godfrey clears off the line.
Portugal 0-0 England
England keeper Aaron Ramsdale passes the ball straight to a Portugal player but Tom Davies tackles him before he can shoot.
Portugal 0-0 England
England have scrapped the wing-back system tonight. It's a back four.
Portugal 0-0 England
The game begins.
National anthems time in Ljubljana.
Portugal v England (20:00 BST)
England Under-21s are "still on track", says boss Aidy Boothroyd.
"We came here to win two games out of three, ideally three, but we're still on track," said Boothroyd.
"We have to pull ourselves together and get cracking for the next game. There's no time for being moody.
"Without a doubt, the next game is always the most important one but when you are in a tournament it ramps it right up.
"Is it an important game for me? It's an important game for England Under-21s, we are still in there fighting and we won't go down without a fight."
Also in Portugal's team is Sporting Lisbon's Pedro Goncalves.
Read this feature Marcus Alves wrote for us recently asking if he's the new Bruno Fernandes.
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England make four changes from their defeat by Switzerland.
Twins Ryan and Steven Sessegnon, Spurs defender Japhet Tanganga and PSV forward Noni Madueke all come in. It's an England U21 debut for Tanganga and Madueke.
Max Aarons, Dwight McNeil and Lloyd Kelly drop to the bench. Callum Hudson-Odoi is injured.
Portugal have two Premier League players in their starting line-up - Wolves' Vitinha and Diogo Dalot, on loan at Milan from Manchester United.
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Croatia beat Switzerland 3-2 in the group's other game today. The Croats led 3-0 before a late Swiss rally.
Portugal v England (20:00 BST)
England lost their opener 1-0 against Switzerland on Thursday and can barely afford to lose today's game against Portugal in Ljubljana.
A defeat wouldn't quite eliminate them - but a lot would need to go their way in the final round of games.
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England are one game into their Uefa European Under-21 Championship campaign and they are already in danger of elimination.