MADRID: Rodri midfielder has been dropped from the Spanish squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying match due to injuries retained while playing for Manchester City in the Premier League this weekend. Spain said on Monday that Rodri would not play against Georgia and Bulgaria during the international break. The Spanish Football Federation said it made a decision after receiving a medical test results conducted by Man City. Spain has lost Young Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal due to groin disease. Rodri was forced with a suspected hamstring problem in the first half of the 1-0 Man City victory in Brentford on Sunday, a recent injury to hit Ballon d’Or last year. Rodri said after the game he “felt a little in a hamstring but it didn’t seem so much.” “I present a little leg, a little like in the euro final, I present a little but it is part of the process,” he said. “I don’t feel that I feel tired of the muscles-I feel fresh but the most important thing is that it’s not so big.” Rodri said “The good thing is that it will be better in this sense to recover today and hopefully I can be in the next game.” Rodri looked excited as he walked smoothly from the field in the 21st minute, seconds after declining to the ground holding his right foot. He was replaced by Nico Gonzalez. Rodri suffered ACL damage in September last year that made him out for eight months. He missed the beginning of the season after taking another injury, reported to the thighs, at the club’s World Cup and complained of knee pain in recent weeks.
