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Luis Enrique’s 24

UNAI SIMÓN (Athletic Club, 24 years old). He has been chosen for the starting goal in the 7-game journey from November to now, with five goals against and with some doubts. It has details to be polished, such as the lateral aerial centers and the set piece.

ROBERT SÁNCHEZ (Brighton, 23 years old). “He has a very great potential,” says Luis Enrique about him. Her confidence in him is unquestionable. He has not made his debut with the national team yet. He has reflexes, good footwork … and a magnificent projection.

DAVID DE GEA (Manchester United, 30 years old). The image in the final of the Europa League, devastated by having missed the final penalty, also by not having been able to stop any, illustrates the course with City, with which he lost ownership in the final stretch, as he had done before with the Red. “He’s a guy who always adds,” says Luis Enrique.

MARCOS LLORENTE (Atlético de Madrid, 26 years old). His impact this course has been extraordinary. Able to play anywhere – he came to the national team as a full-back, at Atlético he was above all inside right, but also lane, midfielder, forward, midfielder and winger – and of being the highest scoring midfielder in the League.

CÉSAR AZPILICUETA (Chelsea, 31 years old). Returning to the national team two and a half years later, also as captain of the European champion, Chelsea, the central defender in a line of three, goes as a right back to the continental tournament, his natural position. He is one of the most experienced men among the 24, present in Brazil 2014, in France 2016, in Russia 2018.

DIEGO LLORENTE (Leeds, 27 years old). A false positive took him away from his concentration and injuries marked his start to the season with Leeds. If until February he barely played two games in the Premier, then he firmly took over the starting position, immovable in the last 13 days. In the first call in September 2018, Luis Enrique already had him, proof of confidence in the central defender.

ERIC GARCÍA (Manchester City, 20 years old). The youngest player in the squad has only played five games with Guardiola in 2021. He arrives as one of the most interesting and projected center-backs in recent times, with his ability to play with the ball and with the coach’s conviction in him , as evidenced by its inclusion in the list – and perhaps in the eleven-.

AYMERIC LAPORTE (Manchester City, 27 years old). Nationalized a month ago, he has changed the French team, in which he was summoned three times but did not make his debut, for the Spanish. His way of playing is a plus for Spain, although this season he was a substitute in the defense of City in the last five duels of his team, including the Champions League final.

PAU TORRES (Villarreal, 24 years old). His growth is multiplied in Villarreal and in the national team, with qualities that elevate him as a highly desired defender for his 1.91 meters, his quality with the ball, for the exit he gives to the team, for his long pass … Arrives at the appointment as champion of the Europa League.

JORDI ALBA (Barcelona, ​​32 years old). He is one of the survivors of the last great Red tournaments, with the experience and hierarchy that this implies, but he is also crucial for any team, due to the ease he has to climb and assist on the left-handed side.

JOSÉ LUIS GAYÁ (Valencia, 26 years old). He has suffered this season with Valencia, the team he captains and with which he has achieved permanence in the final stretch of LaLiga, he has 14 games with the Spanish team. Twelve of them are under the command of Luis Enrique.

SERGIO BUSQUETS (Barcelona, ​​32 years old). One of the team leaders, with indisputable qualities, as well as his career in the national team. He is the only world champion left on the list.

RODRIGO HERNÁNDEZ (Manchester City, 24 years old). His progression is unlimited as a midfielder, consolidated with only 24 years in such a decisive position for any team. It is the natural relief of Busquets.

KOKE RESURRECCIÓN (Atlético de Madrid, 29 years old). The Atlético captain has been revitalized and vindicated for an impressive season, but has also regained a place in the national team. He has a transcendent role, for football, for experience, for resources … He is one of the five survivors of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

THIAGO ALCÁNTARA (Liverpool, 30 years old). From Bayern last summer the talented midfielder passed to Liverpool, who still needs to take another step in the national team. His conditions are unquestionable and extraordinary, his handling of the ball too, but he needs one more plus to be the decisive player that his qualities describe.

PEDRI GONZÁLEZ (Barcelona, ​​18 years old). He is the phenomenon of the season at Barça and the Spanish team, launched by outstanding football, by his agile dribbling, his overflow, his vision of the game and qualities that propose him as one of the most spectacular attacking midfielders of the future.

FABIÁN RUIZ (Naples, 25 years old). It is his first major international tournament, after a season with four goals and one assist in the 41 games played with Napoli. Unbeaten in his twelve international games.

FERRÁN TORRES (Manchester City, 21 years old). At 21, he is the second best scorer of the Luis Enrique era, with six goals in eleven games. Starting in each of the last six games, it is the first major tournament for the Premier League champion.

TRAORÉ (Wolwerhampton, 25 years). Some muscular discomfort kept him at a slower pace during the first days of the concentration. His power, his strength, his stride and his overflow offer solutions to Spain.

MIKEL OYARZÁBAL (Real Sociedad, 24 years old). He can play on either side of the attack front. He also adds passing, dribbling and vision of the game to his scoring ability. He has already accumulated 13 games as an international.

ÁLVARO MORATA (Juventus, 28 years old). The missed chances in the friendly against Portugal replace the doubts about their offensive effectiveness. It is the forward who aims to start, if such a condition exists. His average with the national team is 19 goals in 40 games, for an average of 0.47 per game.

GERARD MORENO (Villarreal, 29 years old). The Spanish scorer of the season in Europe, the best national striker in the League and the champion of the Europa League. He is an effective striker, who protects the ball well, with quality and who defines with great determination.

PABLO SARABIA (PSG, 29 years old). There is no one who has more competition in his club like Pablo Sarabia, with Neymar, Mbappe and Di María. Still, he has played 27 games for PSG. I had never called him until this list.

DANI OLMO (Leipzig, 23 years old). He is one of the usual names in the calls and the starting lineups of Luis Enrique, either as a winger or inside left, due to the precision, dribbling, verticality and arrival that he offers.

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