The ideal XI of Spain's World Cup possible absentees
Chelsea's Alvaro Morata was just one of the stars missing from Lopetegi's squad for Spain's upcoming friendlies, along with Cesc Fabregas and Javi Martinez. For this reason, we take a look at the best players who could miss out on a trip to Russia in the summer:
Goalkeeper: Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal)
Centre-back: Marc Bartra (Real Betis)
Left-back: Nacho Monreal (Arsenal)
Right-back: Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)
Midfielder: Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)
Midfielder: Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad)
Midfielder: Vitolo (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielder: Pedro (Chelsea)
Midfielder: Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Forward: Gerard Moreno (Espanyol)
Forward: Alvaro Morata (Chelsea)
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Arsenal
Atlético
Barcelona
Real Betis
Chelsea
Espanyol
Manchester United
Villarreal
España
J. Mata
I. Monreal
Cesc Fàbregas
S. Asenjo
Pedro
Vitolo
Á. Morata
Marc Bartra
Sergi Roberto
A. Illarramendi
Gerard Moreno
