Overview
- Coach Luis de la Fuente drafts a mix of recent debutants and returning veterans after losses of starters including Dani Carvajal, Bruno Huijsen, Rodri, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, with Fabián Ruiz, Fermín López and Gavi also unavailable.
- Nineteen-year-old winger Jesús Rodríguez reports a warm welcome in camp and credits Cesc Fàbregas for urging him to play with daring.
- Versatile attacker Jorge de Frutos, fresh off his first cap, offers options on the right flank or up front as he bids for more minutes.
- Borja Iglesias is back with the national team, joined by Pablo Barrios and Marcos Llorente, who return after extended spells out of the squad.
- Spain trains at Las Rozas before facing Georgia on Saturday and Bulgaria on Tuesday, highlighted by a viral clip of goalkeeper Unai Simón scoring an acrobatic volley during a football-tennis drill.