MATCH PREVIEW I Spain aiming for top stop against Georgia
It has been 17 years since Spain last visited Valladolid, but the time has come for the national team to return to the Castilian city in a match in which Luis De la Fuente's team will be looking to secure first place in the qualifying group for the next European Championships in Germany, which take place next summer.
Spain take on Georgia, an opponent they have already played away in the first leg and an opponent against whom they got an extraordinary result (1-7), a match in which our team gave top notch performance that helped propel them to top of the group.
Now it's time to put the icing on the cake and that's what the team has been working towards during this final training camp of 2023, as coach Luis De la Fuente openly stated on the eve of the match. "There is no free rides here. We want to win and win well and finish the year with top marks".
In a similar vein, one of the team's strikers, Álvaro Morata, who is in the best form of his career, said. "We've started a cycle that is already a successful one, whatever happens at the European Championships. The Nations League was very important and we have created a fantastic group," said the Atletico striker.
With the homework done, qualification achieved and just one step away from achieving the coveted top spot in the group to be seeded in the draw for the European Championships, Spain will close off 2023 against Georgia in a José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid that will be bouncing to see a team that has excelled during this qualifying phase.