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Live on BBC Two Wales, iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentaryWales boss Rhian Wilkinson says she will pick “the best team available” as her squad of “trailblazers” bid to make national football history.
Wales are without key midfielder and cap centurion Sophie Ingle after she underwent knee surgery, but have been boosted by the returns to fitness of record scorer Jess Fishlock and vice-captain Ceri Holland as they prepare for the first leg tie in Poprad. “Her full focus has been on being here ready, being ready for these games. She’s a true leader and she’s a great person to have around the camp. We are glad she made it and all very excited to have her here."
“They are beyond trailblazers, they have put the game on the map in Wales, they are the voice, the face, every piece of the game is because of them."The manager added: “There is always an element of ‘do it for her’ but there are a lot of other people who came before and for us it is ‘for them and for her’ those aren’t just words in our locker room they mean something.”
“Slovakia have some real threats and they will hurt us if we don’t deliver our level of performance.”Sophie Ingle underwent ACL surgery after suffering an injury in a pre-season friendly for club side Chelsea The group are excited to get back out on the field, it has been a long three month wait for us, but I know everyone has been preparing as best they can in their clubs, ready for this moment," she told BBC Sport Wales.
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