Once-capped Elvedi makes Switzerland squad

Switzerland squad for UEFA EURO 2016
Goalkeepers: Roman Bürki (Dortmund), Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach).

Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), François Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schär (Hoffenheim), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys).

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Watford), Blerim Dzemaili (Genoa), Gelson Fernandes (Rennes), Fabian Frei (Mainz), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Granit Xhaka (Mönchengladbach), Denis Zakaria (Young Boys).

Forwards: Eren Derdiyok (Kasımpaşa), Admir Mehmedi (Leverkusen), Breel Embolo (Basel), Haris Seferovic (Frankfurt), Shani Tarashaj (Grasshoppers).

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Capped for the first time on Saturday, 19-year-old Mönchengladbach central defender Nico Elvedi has been included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for UEFA EURO 2016, but there is no place for Philippe Senderos, Udinese's Silvan Widmer or Basel midfielder Luca Zuffi.

A regular starter for Mönchengladbach in the latter part of the Bundesliga campaign, Elvedi came on as a substitute in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Belgium, and coach Vladimir Petković said: "He has made a very good start with our team. He can play in different positions on the pitch and he showed that he can handle the pressure."

Former Arsenal defender Senderos, 31, was something of a surprise omission, having been capped 57 times, but the current Grasshoppers player could not convince Petković to give him a chance. The coach explained: "It's a difficult moment for him. In recent times, there have not been not so many positive feelings for him at his club."

Left-back Widmer was omitted because Petković felt he had "two players in his position who are stronger" while the coach's conclusion on Zuffi was: "I think it would have been difficult for Zuffi to reach his peak form at the EURO because he was very tired when he came to our training camp."

Switzerland's Group A fixtures
11/06: Albania v Switzerland (Lens)
15/06: Romania v Switzerland (Paris)
29/06: Switzerland v France (Lille)