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Iago Aspas: "It is a pride and a privilege to be able to defend my country".

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The international striker is looking forward to helping the team in the next two qualifiers: "It took me a lot to get here and I enjoy every match as if it were my last".

At 35 years of age, Iago Aspas has his hopes intact and the everlasting memory of his last match played in a Spain shirt: "It was four years ago in the Faroe Islands, where I'd never been. We played on a synthetic pitch and I provided the assist for the second goal. Every time I play with the national team I have good memories.

The player from Moaña now returns to the squad for the start of the qualifiers for Euro 2024 with enthusiasm: "It is an honor and a privilege to be able to defend my country. We're in a new cycle and I'm looking forward to the first match and making my contribution. The merits of my team are what brought me here. Every time I come here I have to play my heart out. For me, being here is a reward and I can't let the opportunity pass me by".

For this reason, in the matches against Norway and Scotland, goals will be needed from the strikers, something that Aspas accepts naturally, since "the three top national scorers have come here, so it is normal that we are asked to get results. Unlike at a club, here we have little time to learn the concepts that the coach wants, so we have to work hard.

The experiences of the World Cup in Russia, the follow up he did as a fan of the matches in Qatar, his foreseeable future as a coach or the years he has left as an active player have been other topics that have occupied the press conference of the Galician, who admits with sincerity that "I really like football. I consume a lot and I try to enjoy it and play as long as I can because it has cost me a lot to get here".