Not even painted. The European champion returns home on Columbus Day. Tonight, October 12 (8:45 p.m./La1), the spanish national team receives Denmark in Murcia, with first place in group 4 of the UEFA Nations League. A victory for Luis de la Fuente’s team would give first place in the group and would be an almost definitive step towards qualifying for the quarterfinals.
For this match, the Riojan coach has lost the core of his champion team. From the Source He will not be able to count on six of the players who started in the Berlin final. They are out due to injury: Unai Simón in goal, Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand in defense, Rodri in the midfield and neither Dani Olmo nor Nico Williams will be on the offensive side. Ferran Torres, Ayoze Pérez and Fermín are also injured from the champion group in Germany. On this occasion, the Spanish coach recovers his captain, Álvaro Morata, who missed the matches in September due to suspension and physical problems.
But in the face of adversity, the coach hopes that there will be players who will vindicate themselves. Oscar Mingueza and Pedro Porro He will have his chance to earn a place on the right side, where the retired Jesús Navas is no longer there either. Zubimendi will continue to play his part in the midfield as he did notably in the second half of the Euro final, while Pedri will once again play freely in the midfield.
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Denmarkfor its part, started this edition of the event on the right foot Nations League with two victories against Serbia and Switzerland. Two games in which he showed his defensive reliability and did not concede. This time, it also has significant losses. In fact, Denmark has had to change several names from the initial squad due to injuries. Losses that especially affect the defense, where Vestergaard will be the only regular center back in the line of five. Yes, there will be Christian Eriksen, who continues to lead the team at 32 years old, as well as the young Albert Grønbaek (23), a notable Rennes midfielder, or Højlund (21), who returns to the list after several months injured, although the attacker Manchester United is not ready to play ninety minutes.
Furthermore, it is worth remembering that Denmark They have an important challenge ahead of them since they have only been able to win 2 of the 17 games against La Roja. His last victory was 30 years ago
