Spanish under 21 squad

Spain's under 21 side will also play Greece away next Friday, the night before the full international. Sáez and his staff have made few changes from the squad selected for the Hungary game, with Zaragoza's Corona coming in for Jorge, recently transferred from Las Palmas to Atlético Madrid, and Valladolid's Mario and Aganzo also left out. The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Víctor Valdés (Barcelona), Reina (Villarreal)

Defenders: Del Horno (Athletic Bilbao), Dani Tortolero and Fernando Navarro (Barcelona), Angel (Las Palmas), Miñambres and Rubén (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Arteta (Glasgow Rangers), Riera and Robles (Mallorca), Julio Alvarez (Rayo Vallecano), Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad), Corona (Zaragoza)

Forwards: Fernando Torres (Atlético Madrid), Portillo (Real Madrid), Reyes (Sevilla), David Villa (Sporting Gijon).

As with the senior side, the match is the opening game of the U-21 European Championship. (29.08.02)