Stars in the eyes of James Morrison

Albion star James Morrison is just four days away from a clash with the finest midfield in the world

But before he tests himself against his footballing heroes, the Scotland international must see off a Hawthorns team-mate in Prague tonight.

Morrison could be forgiven for thinking ahead to Tuesday night at Hampden Park, when he could find himself locking horns with world champions Spain and their star-studded midfield.

But first he must focus on events tonight in the Czech Republic, where Scotland face their biggest rivals for Euro 2012 qualification from Group I and Morrison meets Baggies colleague Roman Bednar.

Morrison said: "I'll look forward to seeing him. He's got a point to prove and it looks like he'll be playing so it will be nice for him to get 90 minutes under his belt.

"There will be lots of banter after the game in training so hopefully Graham Dorrans and I can get one over on him."

Craig Levein's men will meet a Czech side in shock after their defeat to minnows Lithuania in their last qualifying fixture.

But, despite using the result as ammunition for training-ground banter with Bednar, Morrison has insisted Scotland will not take tonight's hosts lightly.

He said: "Of course I was winding him up, asking why they couldn't score if he was playing.

"But we know they have got quality and that they have been to lots of European Championships so we know they will be no pushovers.

"They might have lost to Lithuania, but I think they have still got a quality team and I don't want to go and curse it or they will maybe go out and tank us!

"We cannot underestimate them, they have got good players and they proved that when we played them at Hampden, they gave us a really tough night there.

"Football is a crazy game. Lithuania drew with us and then beat Czech Republic, it's a bit like West Brom beating Arsenal, these things happen.

"Teams can develop a format that makes them hard to break down and difficult to get results against.

"I think their result against the Czechs was down to them playing to their strengths and having no fear.

"You've just got to go out there and enjoy the occasion and play as a team.

"Hopefully we can follow their example, there's no doubt that we can because we have got the players to do it.

"We have got to be cautious because they have got a lot of good players, Tomas Rosicky is one and obviously, Roman, who the Scottish fans will be quite familiar with.

"Graham Dorrans and I are also quite familiar with him because we see him every day in training, so we know that it is going to be a really difficult game. They will be really fired up after they lost to Lithuania.

"We are away from home, they are going to come at us and I think that they will be under more pressure than we are, to be fair.

"We have got to be cautious but also go and attack them and see how they cope."

But Morrison does have half an eye on Tuesday's match in Glasgow.

And, with Birmingham's James McFadden and Celtic's Scott Brown both missing through injury, Morrison is relishing the prospect of a meeting with the stars of Spain and Barcelona.

He said: "I'm really looking forward to it. They are world champions and I see Barcelona on TV with all the great players they've got there.

"It will be great to test myself against them and try to get near them. I love watching Iniesta and Xavi. I like to think I play like they play, although obviously not at their level.

"There are fantastic players all over their team but those are the players I like the most.

"They prove you don't have to be big to be a great midfielder if you've got the ball and the opposition can't get it off you.