Fitness boosts for Markov

Bulgaria boss Plamen Markov today received a treble fitness boost on the eve of his team’s Euro 2004 opener against Sweden at Estadio Jose Alvalade tomorrow.

Striker Velizar Dimitrov has overcome the thigh injury which had bugged him in training ahead of the Group C encounter.

And goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov and midfielder Daniel Borimirov have overcome their minor muscle niggles to complete a fully-fit squad.

Squad: Zdravkov, Ivankov, Kolev, Kirilov, Pajin, Ivailo Petkov, Zagorchich, Stoyanov, Kotev, Ivanov, Peev, Stilian Petrov, Hristov, Milen Petkov, Borimirov, Dimitrov, Berbatov, Martin Petrov, Manchev, Iankovic, Chilikov, Lazarov, Bozinov.