UEFA Nations League Quarterfinals: Barcelona’s Casado, Martinez out of Netherlands vs Spain clash due to injury

UEFA Nations League Quarterfinals: Barcelona’s Casado, Martinez out of Netherlands vs Spain clash due to injury

Midfielder Marc Casado and central defender Inigo Martinez are out of Spain’s Nations League quarterfinal because of injury, the national football federation said Monday.

Defending champion Spain visits the Netherlands on Thursday and hosts them on Sunday in the return match.

Casado hurt his right knee in the second half of Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday. National team coach Luis de la Fuente has replaced him with Bayer Leverkusen’s Aleix García.

Barcelona teammate Martínez also has a right knee problem, though the defender finished the match against Atletico. He has been replaced for the Nations League matches by Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen, a member of Spain’s under-21 squad, who has been called up for the senior team for the first time.

Published on Mar 17, 2025