Pick Your Spain Team

Goal.com invites you to pick your Spain team for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against Liechtenstein.

Sep 2, 2010 4:50:00 PM

By Paul Macdonald

More On :  Spain, Liechtenstein vs Spain
Iker Casillas - captain of Spain and his team celebrate victory with the World Cup trophy (FIFA/ Getty Images)
Spain begin the defence of their European Championship crown with a trip to face minnows Liechtenstein as Group I kicks off on Friday evening.

The tiny nation should not represent a substantial problem for Vicente del Bosque's side as they look to begin their campaign with a comfortable victory.
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Defender Raul Albiol was unable for selection for this squad through injury, while Carles Puyol picked up a knock to his calf earlier in the week and had to be replaced by Osasuna's Nacho Monreal.

Meanwhile, Juan Mata, who was involved in the squad during their famous triumph in South Africa, has dropped back down to Under-21 level, along with Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.

Here is the squad list in full:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Villarreal), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Nacho Monreal (Osasuna)

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Xavi (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), David Silva (Manchester City), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)

Strikers: Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), David Villa (Barcelona), Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

Goal.com asks you to leave your choices in the comments feature below using hyphens to separate positions, working from right to left.

This for example could be Spain's possible line-up, in a 4-2-3-1 formation:

Casillas – Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Capdevila – Xabi Alonso, Busquets – David Silva, Xavi, Iniesta – Villa
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