Spain and England have named strong starting line-ups for a meeting that carries echoes of Euro 2024, with Lamine Yamal returning for the hosts and Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham included for the Three Lions.
Spain’s attack will be led by Yamal, Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal. Unai Simon starts in goal, with the defensive line made up of Marc Pubill, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte and Marc Cucurella.
Martin Zubimendi, Fabian Ruiz and Mikel Merino complete Spain’s midfield, while Yamal, Baena and Oyarzabal form the forward line.
Spain XI: Unai Simon, Pubill, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Zubimendi, Fabian, Merino, Yamal, Baena, Oyarzabal.
Spain’s substitutes are David Raya, Roca, Torres, Fermin, Pino, Porro, Joan Garcia, Barrios, Williams, Munoz and Pedri.
England have named a team featuring Kane, Bellingham and Anthony Gordon, with the trio among the headline selections for the visitors.
James Trafford starts in goal, while England’s defensive options are Hall, Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, Jarell Quansah and Ben White. Anderson is also included in the starting line-up, alongside Kane, Bellingham, Gordon and Morgan Rogers.
England XI: Trafford, Hall, Rice, Konsa, Quansah, Anderson, Kane, Bellingham, Gordon, White, Rogers.
Jordan Pickford is among England’s substitutes, along with Trent, Morgan Gibbs-White, Spence, Dan Burn, Jobe, Hill, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Rio, Eberechi Eze, Lewis-Skelly and Steele.
The announced teams underline the quality available to both sides, with Spain relying on a forward line featuring Yamal and England turning to the established presence of Kane and Bellingham.
The fixture also renews a familiar rivalry between the two countries, with Spain hosting an England side that includes several of its leading players.
