Costa And Mata Return To Spanish Fold

Chelsea forward Diego Costa and César Azpilicueta, who carries out defending duties at UEFA Euro 2016 against Slovakia and Macedonia.

the same club, have both been included in the Spain team for the qualifying games in the

Vicente del Bosque has given the nod to both Chelsea players for the two games to be played. First up will be against Slovakia in Oviedo on 5th September, to be followed by Macedonia in Skopje three days later, on 8th.

The 23 players on Del Bosque's list are the following:

Goalkeepers:Iker Casillas (Porto), David De Gea (Manchester United) and Sergio Rico (Sevilla)

Defenders:Juanfran Torres (Atlético de Madrid), Gerard Piqué, Marc Bartra and Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Juan Bernat (Bayern Múnich) and César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).

Midfielders:Jorge Resurrección 'Koke' (Atlético de Madrid), Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona); Francisco Alarcón 'Isco' (Real Madrid), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), Víctor Machín 'Vitolo' (Sevilla), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) and Juan Mata (Manchester United).

Forwards:Paco Alcácer (Valencia), Diego Costa (Chelsea), Pedro Rodríguez (Chelsea) and David Silva (Manchester City).

 - MARCA.com