UEFA Under-21 Championship Group B: England begin with Portugal clash

For Portugal, boss Rui Jorge also has plenty of young talent at his disposal, including Monaco’s Bernardo Silva, who has dropped down from the senior squad to feature.

The highly-regarded attacking midfielder is 11/4 to score anytime, and is sure to be a key danger man to England, while Goncalo Paciencia is as close to an out-and-out striker Portugal have, with 10 goals in 20 outings last season for Porto B (11/1 to bag a brace).

Italy v Sweden
The Italians have a rich history in this Under-21 event, having won it on five occasions, with previous victors including Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti and Gianluigi Buffon.

This current crop of Azzurrini are odds-on 4/5 favourites to topple Sweden in their first clash, but are better value of 5/1 to win both halves of their competition opener.

Juventus striker Domenico Berardi is one to watch out for in Group B, having struck a hat-trick against AC Milan in two consecutive seasons while on loan at Sassuolo, while also becoming the only player ever to net two trebles against the Rossonneri. He is 7/1 to net a double or more against Sweden.

For the Swedish, a recognisable face will come in the form of Manchester City frontman John Guidetti, who spent the past season on loan with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic. The feisty striker is out of contract in July and will be a potentially quality free signing for a top club this summer, with Fiorentina reportedly interested in his astute services (7/1 to score first).

Betting tip: Kane to score anytime and England to win @ 7/2