Spanish team coach Luis de la Fuente has left Gavi out of the squad that Spain will use for their Nations League quarter-final against the Netherlands in March 20 to 23. Gavi played in his first matches for his Barcelona football club during October after spending eleven months recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury but international selection had been anticipated. The Spain national team coach Luis de la Fuente has decided to not include Gavi in his squad. Spanish defender Raul Asencio joins La Furia Roja for his very first national team selection while Inigo Martinez resumes playing after winning the Euro 2024 tournament with Spain. According to De la Fuente the player had performed spectacularly in his season thus far.
De la Fuente And Koeman Announce Squads With Notable Omissions
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente decided against selecting Marco Asensio because Asensio keeps scoring seven times while making eight appearances for Aston Villa during his PSG loan period. In his explanation De la Fuente explained that numerous talented players should be part of this list yet he had to exclude some exceptional candidates. Regardless there are both inclusions and exclusions among the players. The Netherlands National Team received a call-up from Ronald Koeman for Memphis Depay after he scored two goals and provided four assists while playing for Corinthians. Joshua Zirkzee and Stefan de Vrij and Micky van de Ven along with Nathan Ake failed to gain spots in the team selection.
Spain vs Netherlands: Squad Lineups For Nations League Clash
| Spain Squad | Netherlands Squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Goalkeepers: |
| David Raya (Arsenal) | Mark Flekken (Brentford) |
| Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao) | Nick Olij (Sparta Rotterdam) |
| Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad) | Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) |
| Defenders: | Defenders: |
| Pedro Porro (Tottenham) | Matthijs de Ligt (Man United) |
| Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) | Denzel Dumfries (Inter) |
| Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) | Jeremie Frimpong (Leverkusen) |
| Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona) | Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) |
| Inigo Martinez (Barcelona) | Jorrel Hato (Ajax) |
| Raul Asencio (Real Madrid) | Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) |
| Alejandro Grimaldo (Leverkusen) | Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) |
| Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) | Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) |
| Midfielders: | Midfielders: |
| Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) | Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) |
| Marc Casado (Barcelona) | Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) |
| Fabian Ruiz (PSG) | Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) |
| Mikel Merino (Arsenal) | Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) |
| Alex Baena (Villarreal) | Jerdy Schouten (PSV) |
| Pedri (Barcelona) | Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) |
| Forwards: | Forwards: |
| Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) | Brian Brobbey (Ajax) |
| Nico Williams (Bilbao) | Memphis Depay (Corinthians) |
| Ferran Torres (Barcelona) | Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) |
| Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) | Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) |
| Dani Olmo (Barcelona) | Noa Lang (PSV) |
| Ayoze Perez (Villarreal) | Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) |
| Alvaro Morata (Galatasaray) | Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) |
| Bryan Zaragoza (Osasuna) | |
| Samuel Aghehowa (Porto) | |
| Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) |
The Nations League matchup between Spain and the Netherlands will begin with the official release of their team rosters. The squads for these teams include a combination of veteran players and promising young talents whose selection process affected the final team line-ups.
