Morata plant face the phenomenon Aduriz

Last Friday, moments after giving the squad for the friendlies against Italy and Romania, Vicente del Bosque took a question about the absence of Diego Costa to give a touch of attention to his other strikers: "Let us be clear. They are not at their best. They have often not being met expectations. We demand more performance, yet still come to the selection. "

That reference was addressed, among others, Alvaro Morata . Its irregular season at Juventus is one of the reasons Aduriz landing on the national team. Section title by Dybala and Mandzukic, his meager baggage scorer Del Bosque has led to lay hold of a striker who until recently was not in his plans.

It happens that in the midst of these words spoken by Del Bosque, Morata has played that with security are the two most complete course matches: against Bayern in the round of the knockout stages of the Champions League , and in the Turin derby last day of the Italian League. Against Guardiola had flashes of world crack. He played a sublime game topped with a masterful move: a run of 60 meters which came to leave Bayern to four defenders before attending Square in the second goal for Juve. His change in overtime ended up costing the tie to the Italians. Four days later, Morata also regained his scoring touch against Torino. He scored twice off the bench who signed the incontestable victory of his team.

Thus, Morata reaches this penultimate call before Euro at its sweetest moment of the season, convinced to do battle in the fight for being the battering ram of Spain and attentive to the siren songs that will put back in the Real Madrid next year.

In that battle for being the offensive reference selection Morata will face an excited Aduriz . Athletic striker landed with the illusion of a beginner and certainly overwhelmed by the avalanche of popular support emerged in favor of his recruitment: "I've been very wrapped. I did not expect that much talk me out of Bilbao environment. "

The Basque striker, 31 goals this season, get ready to play "the best" and denies most when asked about the difficulty of being a "nine" pure in the selection: "I do not know how I feel and how I can fit into the team. Here you are some spectacular players and have to be great to play alongside him. To say that the front suffer ... I do not think so. It is true that not play directly with them, but once you get the ball makes it in the best conditions. "

Marcelo: "We're paying not do a good pre-season"

Marcelo believes that Real Madrid "did not do a good pre - season" and is "paying for it " at this time. This was stated in an interview to the website "Globoesporte", which also states that Zinedine Zidane "is doing a good job."

"I see very well. It is difficult to catch Real Madrid with a lot of criticism in the middle of the year and be fighting not to finish third or fourth. 're Doing a good job . There is still the end of the season, we will see how just. Sure to be one of the best in the world , "said Brazilian defender white club.

He also said that one of its objectives is to continue at Real Madrid "everything I can" and renew his contract, which expires in 2020, although he said that if he returns to Brazil, would like to play or the Botafogo club is follower , or Fluminense computer on which it was formed.

Over compatriot Neymar, he said he does not speak " a lot" of football with him and considered that " it would be difficult" that someday may change the Barcelona by Real Madrid , after "making history" in Catalan club.

Atletico Madrid before jelly to the classic: "We'll won all"

For once and without a precedent. But increasingly being repeated this situation. It happened already in the quarterfinals of the Champions 2014, when the rojiblancos removed in Barcelona. Then, the Whites supported the athletic to knock out the most fearsome adversary. Both reached the final in Lisbon. 

Now, the two clubs in the capital play united in a common front with one goal: to stop Barcelona in the Classic League on April 2, and in the European Cup, 5, and desgastarle for those two games the continental and the rest of the Spanish championship competition. "Cristiano, we all win" , say the rojiblancos players. Jalean Portuguese striker before the match at Camp Nou. 

Demonstrations of support once the eternal rival are not trivial. The Real Madrid Zidane lives a possible dream: winning the Camp Nou on day 2 and placed seven points behind Barca in the league. And Atletico dreams of the possibility of his Madrid enemy, because winning would be placed six.

The merger of interests is clear. Atletico want the Real Madrid wins in Barcelona and also that causes enormous physical fatigue in men of Luis Enrique who is palpable three days later in European confrontation. Atletico expect the most from Zidane's pupils, who are already preparing the classic in Valdebebas ten days of training focused on Barcelona with a clear goal: to surprise in which no one believes.

To surprise

French coach knows that nobody bet for them and want to get a good result at the Camp Nou to change that realistic view of Madrid which dictates that their players play for wave at the Bernabeu to let the titles at home. His draws against Sporting, Betis, Valencia and Malaga twice have cost the ten points today he would place as leader of the Spanish championship.

White club working for a week the high challenge of Barcelona. He has negotiated well with the national team and has managed to Bale, the king of Wales, stay in Madrid to focus on the classic.

"Merci, France"

Also has been good that Benzema is not called by France, although the striker had already discharged last Thursday and reappeared against Sevilla with a great game and a goal on the turn. The striker and his partner Valbuena have not been called by Deschamps to no media attention focus on them the two friendly matches of the hosts of Euro 2016. 

"Karim" as he called Zidane, is still pending the verdict of the judge Nathalie Boutard regarding its complaint in the case of blackmail sexual Valbuena.

Casemiro will start in the classic, with Marcelo, Bale and Benzema. Carvajal aspire to be. And Lucas hopes to enter the second half.

twelve concerns

Twelve men have left their selections, to the concern of the club, which has exposed them to be careful and not to play if they feel physical discomfort. The selected are: Cristiano, Pepe, Ramos, Nacho, Isco, Modric, Kroos, Varane, Kovacic, James, Danilo and Keylor.

Ronaldo has warned not played two full games. Ni Pepe. So they have requested Modric and Kroos. With Del Bosque, the smartest in these situations, no problem: you graduate to Ramos, Isco and Nacho. And Atletico Koke and Juanfran. And the Catalans.

The white revolution of the future will occur in June. Zidane is responsible. He shall decide the reinforcements required template . Also it will order low (Arbeloa is the first contract ends) . But now it focuses on saving the season. The Nou Camp will mark the future of the League. Then comes Wolfsburg on 6 and 12 April, to settle the future in the Champions League. Change can wait three months.

Busquets derecognised in the selection

Barca will not play friendlies against Italy and Romania with a broken finger on his right hand

Sergio Busquets leave Tuesday the concentration of the Spanish team and not played friendlies against Italy and Romania, as a "preventive measure by a fracture dislocation 'suffering on the right hand.

Busquets joined on Monday the selection with a medical report from his club, he missed the afternoon training and finally, after studying the situation with the doctors of the Spanish team and the coaching staff have decided to stay recuperating in Barcelona and not part of the two friendlies in Italy and Romania.

"Buquets two weeks ago he had a fracture dislocation in his right hand, is treated conservatively by medical services of the club, had proof of the injury and seeing the recently completed tests, considering that are friendly matches, we considered abandon the concentration , "confirmed Dr. Oscar Celada to media selection.

The coach, Vicente del Bosque , had set wider than the usual squad for if there was any incident. Finally will be 24 players who form the expedition. No player will occupy the space left by Busquets.

Brussels calls for suspension of the Belgium - Portugal

The City of Brussels has asked the Belgian Football Federation canceled the friendly match between Belgium and Portugal to be held next Tuesday, March 29 at the King Baudouin stadium.

City Council's decision comes a day after the terrorist attacks that left 34 dead and over 250 injured in the Belgian capital.

The Belgian selection, concentrated in a hotel near the airport of Zaventem, one of the terrorist targets, and suspended training on Tuesday and has not scheduled any activity in the day today.

The Belgian Football Federation, meanwhile, is waiting to make a decision after meeting with the security services and government.

It is not the first time the combined Belgian has been forced to cancel an event for security reasons. On 17 November, following the attacks in Paris, the party should have faced Belgium and Spain in Brussels was also canceled .

The Portuguese Federation has confirmed that he is in permanent contact with its' Belgian to make a decision on the friendly counterparts.

For now, the Belgium-Portugal is the only friendly match selections has been questioned because of the attacks of Brussels. Wednesday five friendly matches between teams in European territory, and on Thursday nine others, including jostle Italy-Spain of Udine. None of them is in danger of cancellation.

UEFA restates play Euro closed

The attacks in Brussels reopen the debate on the safety of the tournament: "There is a perception of greater risk and less enthusiasm to participate"

Police in the vicinity of Stade de France in Saint Denis - AFP

The bombings in Brussels have relocated safety in focus next European Championship , to be held in France between June 10 and July 10. UEFA issued a statement Tuesday condemning to the action of the terrorists in reaffirming its commitment to putting safety at the center of their plans for the organization of the tournament.

However, hours later, the Italian Giancarlo Abete , vice president of the continental body would back the door to the possibility that certain parties have to play behind closed doors by the terrorist threat: "The Euro is a type of event that no it can be postponed. Not a friendly or an official match isolated that can be canceled or be moved to another date, is not the case. We can not exclude the possibility of playing behind closed doors. "

Speaking to Italian radio station Radio 24 , Abete acknowledged the difficulties by raising a Euro marked in advance for attacks like those in Paris in November or Brussels yesterday: "There is a perception of greater risk and less enthusiasm for participating in a spirit positive".

Delayed or canceled

At the same time, the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, insisted Tuesday that security levels during Euro will be "extremely high". Manuel Valls also, French Prime Minister, appeared to ensure that there is no risk of cancellation of Euro "Suspend it would be a defeat or delay. t would be a defeat. The terrorist threat is unmatched breadth and means that we provide to fight it must keep up".

The tournament organizers last month announced the hiring of 10,000 security people, including 900 policemen for each of the 51 games scheduled.

Spain debut in the European Championship on June 13 in Toulouse, in the Czech Republic. On June 17 it will face Turkey in Nice and close its participation in the first phase on June 21, in Bordeaux and against Croatia.