Seven Bar�a players in Del Bosque squad

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05.08.2010 12:58

Seven Bar�a players in Del Bosque squad

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Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has called up seven Bar�a players for the World Cup winners� friendly against Mexico on August 11th. Bar�a�s only World Cup squad player to be rested is Andres Iniesta.

V�ctor Vald�s, Piqu�, Puyol, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, David Villa and Pedro are all in Del Bosque’s squad for the first game for the Spanish team since their success in South Africa, with Andres Iniesta given a rest after the injury problems he had during the World Cup.

Barca backbone of team

Once again the ex-Madrid boss has turned to the Bar�a squad for the core of his team. Explaining Iniesta’s absence, Del Bosque said: “he had a few problems at the World Cup and we thought it better he rejoined his club”.

Dos Santos with Mexico

Mexican coach Enrique Meza has also released his squad list for the game and Bar�a B youngster Jonathon Dos Santos will face Spain, making it eight Barca players involved in the game which comes just three days before they play Seville in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

More call ups

As well as Bar�a’s seven Spanish players, four more squad members will be on international duty on August 10th and 11th. Ibra will play a friendly in Scotland on 11th, Jeffren and Bojan will be with the Spanish under-21s in Finland on the same night and on 10th Alves is in the Brazil squad to play in a friendly in the USA.