Christophe Berra does not feel there is much pressure on Scotland ahead of Tuesday night's game against the world and European champions Spain in their final EURO2012 qualifying group game. While most of the world fully expects Scotland to lose, he feels the pressure will be felt most by Czech Republic as they play Lithuania in their Tuesday night EURO2012 Group I final game. Scotland lead the Czechs by one point thanks to a 1-0 win over Liechtenstein in Vaduz on Saturday night. Scotland have to at least match the Czech result to progress to the play-offs. It is all to play for for both sides but, Wolves defender Berra reckons it is the Czechs who will be feeling the heat.
He said: "It's not an easy game for the Czechs. Lithuania have beaten them already in this campaign. We have the points on the board just now so the pressure is on them really - they are the ones who need to get a win or at least a draw. It will be a funny game (in Lithuania). There probably won't be much of an atmosphere. It is not a great stadium and the pitch won't be the greatest so anything can happen. We are not expected to win against Spain. If we get anything out of the game it would be a big upset really. You have to be professional and try to go out there and take care of ourselves and the Lithuania and Czech game will take care of itself."
Berra's attempt to add to the pressure on the Czechs is understandable considering that Craig Levein's side will be taking on one of the best international sides of all time. Berra went on: "They are probably one of the best international teams ever. I don't think there has been any better. They have won the European Championships and the World Cup so not many teams in history have been better than this Spanish team. I don't think you will get any bigger a game and it won't get any tougher as well - the World Cup winners at their place with a full stadium. There will be a lot of Scots there so it will be a great atmosphere and any player would relish that."
Berra admits the Spanish are spoiled for choice when it comes to quality players no matter who coach Vincent Del Bosque sends out in Alicante . He said: "I've played against players like Torres and David Silva but no matter which players they field, they are world-class players. There has been a lot of focus on Torres but I think the media has over-inflated their criticism of him. I know he got sent off recently but if you have watched his last two or three games he has been unlucky not to have scored more than he has, so he will be a big, big threat. You just look at his scoring record alone - there is not many better. Whether it is him or David Silva or whoever, they are going to be a threat but not just their forwards - the midfielders will be a threat as well. There wont be any tougher game than playing against the world champions."