Spain U-21 squad selected for European Championship qualifier against Croatia

The latest Spain U-21 squad was named today, with a view to the European Championship qualifier against Croatia held in Osijek. Coach Luis Milla has the job of guiding the next generation of Spanish youngsters through the qualifying phase and he started in the right manner with back-to-back wins over Georgia. Firstly the Spain team travelled away and won 2-7 before succeeding once again back on home soil 2-0.

Martín Montoya returns to the U-21 group after being with the full squad last time around, while his Barcleona club mate Sergio Roberto misses out.

Atlético Madrid’s Koke returns to the squad after missing out through injury the Georgia games.

Croatia is currently bottom of the group without a win in two games, but do harness a talented squad.

The squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Joel, David De Gea, Diego Mariño

Defenders: Marc Bartra, Martín Montoya, Carles Planas, Hugo Mallo, Jordi Amat, Iñigo Martinez

Midfielders: Koke, Oriol Romeu, Isco, Sergio Canales, Asier Illarramendi, Juan Carlos, Dani Pacheco

Attackers: Iker Muniain, Álvaro Vázquez, Rodrigo

The date is as follows:

vs. Croatia on October 6th at 19:30

NOTE 03/09/11: Marc Bartra removed from squad due to injury, and is replaced by Álvaro González (Racing Santander).

Tags: Canales, Croatia, European Championships, La Cantera, Muniain, Spain U21