Guti out of Spanish friendly
Real Madrid midfielder Guti withdrew from the Spanish squad to face African Nations Cup finalists Ivory Coast in a friendly on Wednesday with a thigh strain which forced him to miss Sunday's defeat by Real Mallorca.
Real Madrid midfielder Guti withdrew from the Spanish squad to face African Nations Cup finalists Ivory Coast in a friendly on Wednesday with a thigh strain which forced him to miss Sunday's defeat by Real Mallorca.
Also out is Valencia midfielder Ruben Baraja, who suffered a fractured cheekbone in Sunday's 1-1 La Liga draw at home to Getafe.
Wednesday's encounter is an early pre-World Cup test for Spain, who have been drawn to face Ukraine, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia in the finals.
The match in Valladolid could see a first cap for Arsenal's teenage star Cesc Fabregas.
Villarreal's Brazilian-born Senna is another new face but missing out is Real Madrid's Spanish record goalscorer Raul, who only returned from a ruptured meniscus and a partial knee ligament rupture suffered in November this week.