Pau Cubarsí, Aleix García and Marcos Llorente are the three players discarded by Spanish national team coach Luis de la Fuente for Euro 2024, the federation announced this Friday.
Tennis idol Rafael Nadal was in charge of narrating the introduction of the advertisement published on the networks with the final list, revealed by family members of each of the 26 included.
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For the tournament to be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14, De la Fuente ruled out 17-year-old Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsí, one of the last players to join the team, as well as Aleix García, a 26-year-old Girona midfielder.
Another who was left out was the more experienced Marcos Llorente, 29 years old, a versatile player from Atlético de Madrid who debuted for ‘Roja’ in 2020.
Among the 26 chosen by De La Fuente is Betis striker Ayoze Pérez, a surprise for the pre-list and who responded to the coach’s confidence by scoring a great goal that opened Spain’s 5-0 victory over Andorra on Wednesday. fair.
The Spanish team’s debut in the European Championship will be against Croatia on Saturday, June 15, in Berlin. On the 20th they face Italy in Gelsenkirchen and close the first phase against Albania on June 24th in the city of Düsseldorf.
The ‘Roja’ will look to Germany (which is also a three-time champion) for its fourth continental title, after winning in the 1964, 2008 and 2012 editions.
List of Spain’s 26 squad for the European Championship:
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao), Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad), David Raya (Arsenal/ING)
Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jesús Navas (Sevilla), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Nacho Fernández (Real Madrid), Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr/KSA), Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen/ ALE), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea/ING)
Socks: Rodri Hernández (Manchester City/ING), Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Pedri (Barcelona), Fermín López (Barcelona), Álex Baena (Villarreal)
Attackers: Álvaro Morata (Atlético Madrid), Joselu (Real Madrid), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/ALE), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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