Mar 14, 2025, 08:09 AM ET
Spain trainer Luis de los angeles Fuente has integrated Actual Madrid defender Raúl Asencio within the squad for the primary time for the Countries League quarterfinal tie in opposition to the Netherlands in a squad that still contains Barcelona ahead Lamine Yamal.
On the other hand Spain veteran and Actual Betis midfielder Isco, a five-time Champions League winner with Actual Madrid, used to be disregarded.
Asencio has confirmed to be a snappy and bodily middle again for Madrid this season after he used to be given enjoying time to fill in for the injured Éder Militão.
Asencio performed each and every minute of Madrid’s Champions League round-of-16 tie in opposition to Atlético Madrid which led to Madrid advancing this week following a debatable penalty shootout.
Actual Madrid defender Raúl Asencio used to be integrated in Spain’s squad vs. the Netherlands. Jose Breton/Pics Motion/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photographs
De los angeles Fuente praised the 22-year-old, who used to be known as up without delay to the senior nationwide workforce with out ever having performed in Spain’s formative years ranks.
“He’s having an excellent season and he’s an instance of a participant who can skip forward within the procedure,” De los angeles Fuente stated in a Friday information convention.
Actual Madrid trainer Carlo Ancelotti additionally praised Asencio for incomes the call-up, pronouncing “He has been enjoying in reality neatly for this, we’re celebrating, and optimistically this would be the starting of many extra call-ups for him.”
De los angeles Fuente on Friday additionally recalled Barcelona defender Iñigo Martínez for the primary time in 2 ½ years, an afternoon after the participant agreed to a freelance extension along with his membership even though 2026.
Spain, the Countries League titleholders, play the Dutch in Rotterdam on March 20 and on the other hand in Valencia 3 days later.
De los angeles Fuente is with out defenders Aymeric Laporte and Dani Vivian because of damage.
Goalkeeper Unai Simón, returns after an damage, changing Robert Sánchez, who has been out of the squad since profitable Euro 2024 in Berlin remaining June, in addition to defender Le Normand and ahead Ferran Torres.
De los angeles Fuente opted for Marc Casadó over Gavi and overpassed Marcos Llorente, Alejandro Balde, Pau Torres and Marco Asensio.
Whole workforce:
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón (Athletic Membership), David Raya (Arsenal), Álex Remiro (Actual Sociedad)
Defenders: Pedro Porro (Tottenham), Óscar Mingueza (Celta), Robin Le Normand (Atlético Madrid), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona), Raúl Asencio (Actual Madrid), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Martín Zubimendi (Actual Sociedad), Marc Casadó (Barcelona), Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain), Mikel Merino (Arsenal), Álex Baena (Villarreal), Pedri (Barcelona)
Forwards: Yeremy Pino (Villarreal), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Membership), Dani Olmo (Barcelona), Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna), Álvaro Morata (Galatasaray)
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