Lamine Yamal will not travel with the rest Spain squad for the Nations League clash with the Czech Republic, but will play against England at the weekend.
The Barcelona star ended yesterday’s victory at Atlético de Madrid with minor discomfort in his right knee and will not take any chances for the match in Prague. Instead, he will stay in Catalonia to rest and receive treatment.
The world champions will be confident of a win in the Czech Republic, which will likely mean they need just a point against the Three Lions in Madrid on Sunday to guarantees first place in group A3.
Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal is another who will remain in Spain this week due to a severe cold. Oyarzabal’s partner is due to give birth, which means he could also miss the England game.
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named a 27-man squad last week and there was no initial plan to call a replacement. However, it was later confirmed that Liverpool winger Víctor Muñoz had joined the squad.
De la Fuente now has six attacking players to choose from for the Czech match: Muñoz, Nico Williams, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Jorge de Frutos and Roberto Fernández.
Rayo striker Vallecano De Frutos was called up after Sociedad winger Andre Barrenetxea was injured during his side’s 1-0 win against Rayo at the weekend.
Williams was also sent off in Athletic Bilbao’s draw at Osasuna, but later confirmed it was only a fluke.