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Preview: Eagles braced to open pre-season with Luzern clash

Roy Hodgson’s men are set to face their first test of the Uhrencup, pre-season and 2019/20 campaign tomorrow as they take on Swiss club FC Luzern.

It is the fifth Uhrencup that Luzern have competed in and the clash will be held at the Tissot Arena in Biel/Bienne, a 5,200-seater stadium which also hosts ice hockey, ice skating and curling.

Hailing from the picturesque Lucerne - a German-speaking city in the centre of the country - the local team play in blue and white at the Swissporaena: a modern, multi-use stadium completed in 2011.

Luzern, managed by Thomas Häberli, play in the Swiss Super League - Switzerland’s top tier - which they famously won in 1988/89.