Torres and Mata added to Spain squad
Reuters - Monday 21 May 2012, 11:27
Chelsea duo Fernando Torres and
Juan Mata were called up to Spain's provisional squad for Euro
2012 on Monday, two days after helping their club defeat Bayern
Munich to win the Champions League final.
Striker Torres, who scored the winner in the Euro 2008
final, and winger Mata will join up with their team-mates in St
Gallen, Switzerland on May 25 where the squad are due to play a
warm up match, the Spanish football federation said in a
statement.
Coach Vicente del Bosque named a provisional 21-man squad
last week, but due to the Champions League final and King's Cup
final, between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on Friday, has
called up a number of fringe players to make up numbers.
Del Bosque will name his final list to defend their European
title on May 27, when Torres will find out whether he has made
the cut after an inconsistent season at Stamford Bridge.
Torres said on Sunday that he had had the worst moments of
his career with Chelsea this season and needed clarity about his
future role with the London club.
Torres told Spanish sports daily As he was bitterly
disappointed at being left out of the starting line-up for the
Champions League final and said if it had not been for the
support of the fans during a difficult campaign he would have
"thrown in the towel".