Spanish national squad

Iñaki Sáez named his squad for Spain's friendly game with Bulgaria at Granada next Wednesday. Atlético Madrid's José Mari timed his return to form to perfection, and he is recalled following his hat-trick at the weekend. Cañizares also makes his come back, replacing Contreras after captaining Valencia to success in the Champions League. Sáez has also called up three from Barcelona and five from Real Madrid only three days before the two meet in the first "derby" match of the season, although Raúl is rested after a bout of gastro-enteritis kept him out of the last couple of games. The full squad is as follows:

Keepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Cañizares (Valencia)

Defenders: Puyol (Barcelona), Capdevila (Deportivo), Raúl Bravo, Iván Helguera and Salgado (Real Madrid), Marchena (Valencia)

Midfielders: Mendieta and Xavi (Barcelona), Capi and Joaquín (Betis), Guti (Real Madrid), Albelda, Baraja and Vicente (Valencia)

Forwards: José Mari (Atlético Madrid), Diego Tristán (Deportivo) (14.11.02)