Thomas Tuchel believes England are ready to end Spain\u2019s unbeaten record when they face the world and European champions in Madrid on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n
While victory offers not much more than the prospect of a more favourable Nations League quarter-final in March, it would be a landmark moment for England if they could end Spain\u2019s run of 43 matches without defeat.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt (Spain) is a team that has forgotten how to lose, so of course it requires a top performance first of all, and if we can deliver this performance, it will give us a big boost,\u201d said England manager Tuchel, whose side beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re there, and I think we\u2019re ready to win on Sunday,\u201d the German added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what it takes, and no one can ever guarantee it, but I think it\u2019s the moment to check how far we are and to push our limit and proof of concept.\u201d<\/p>\n
England lost the reverse fixture 3-2 at Wembley in September, but it might have been a different story had Harry Kane scored a penalty to put Tuchel\u2019s team 3-1 up.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important that we play with the same mindset that we played at home, and attack them and try to make it a physical game, and try to impose our strength.\u201d<\/p>\n
England players have previously faced racist abuse in Spain, with Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips targeted during a friendly in Madrid in 2004. <\/p>\n
Spain, meanwhile, must play their next home friendly with a reduced capacity as a punishment for supporters singing a discriminatory chant about Muslims during a fixture against Egypt in March.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will never accept racism,\u201d said Tuchel. \u201cWe will never be racist towards anyone.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI expect, of course, full support from the Spanish crowd for the Spanish team. But we will not expect anything. And I think the referee and the officials know about that\u2026 There is a protocol in place and it\u2019s important that the players know about the protocol.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will give our answers if stuff like this happens. Best answers are on the pitch.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
AFP\n<\/p>\n
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