Luis Enrique responds to accusations he is not picking Barcelona players for Spain


Luis Enrique has denied suggestions he is not picking Barcelona players for his Spain side.

La Roja thrashed World Cup finalists Croatia 6-0 on Tuesday night after a stunning performance.


Marco Asensio scored one, saw another strike rebound off the crossbar and go in off the goalkeeper and set up three second-half goals as La Roja took firm control of Group A4 of the UEFA Nations League .

After following up Saturday's win against England at Wembley, Spain are already closing in on a place in the final four.

Former Barcelona boss Enrique named a starting XI featuring six Real players in total and just one from his former team - midfielder Sergio Busquets.

But Enrique insisted he did not have any thoughts about a player's club when naming his side.

"I did not know or care," he said. "They belong to the Spanish national team, nothing more.

"They are not from one team or another. I only see a shirt, that of the national team."

"The attitude of all the players has been very good," Enrique added.

"It is difficult to criticise anything in a match that saw such a high level of performance. I have nothing to object against, I liked almost everything I saw."

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