Euro 2008 Preview – Spain
May 27, 2008
Euro 2008 starts soon and although it won’t be the same without England it’s still set to be a great competition with 16 teams form Europe competing. We take a look at one of the favorites Spain.
Coach Luis Aragones has named his 23-man squad for the finals and there were one or two notable absences. The big on being Real Madrid striker Raul, the Madrid forward has been key in his sides championship winning season popping up with 18 goals and his still Spain’s all time leading goal scorer with 44 goals. Another two shock names to be left out are David Albelda and Joaquín Sánchez from Valencia.
There is plenty of tallent based in England in the Spain squad, in fact their two best players Fabregas and Torres both play in England, in total 5 of the 23 play in England, 4 of them for Liverpool. The bookies have place Spain as the second favorites to win the competition at 11/2 just behind Germany.
Spain Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Andres Palop (Sevilla)
Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Real Betis), Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool), Fernando Navarro (Real Mallorca), Raul Albiol (Valencia), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal)
Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), David Silva (Valencia), Santiago Cazorla (Villarreal), Ruben de La Red (Getafe), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Marcos Senna (Villarreal)
Strikers: David Villa (Valencia), Sergio Garcia (Real Zaragoza), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Daniel Guiza (Real Mallorca)
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