LONDON - Spain's friendly against England at Wembley on Tuesday presents an ideal opportunity to measure the team's progress under new head coach Julen Lopetegui, midfielder Sergio Busquets said on Monday. "England are a great side full of top players," the 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder told Spain's pre-match press conference at Wembley. "I think England are improving," said the former Porto coach. Asked about the similarities between himself and Southgate, Lopetegui replied: "You can see that. Lopetegui will be without senior players Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta and Diego Costa due to injury against England.

Source: Bangkok Post November 14, 2016 20:46 UTC