David Villa, top scorer in the history of the Spanish national team who made a comeback after three years in the match against Italy for the Russia 2018 qualifiers, suffered a slight elongation in his adductor muscles during training, which puts him in doubt for the match against Liechtenstein in Vaduz.
According to information from the national teams' website, after Julen Lopetegui's training session at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, David Villa went with the medical services of the RFEF to the Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital, where he underwent an MRI scan to determine the extent of his injury.
"David Villa remains in the camp and his participation in the match against Liechtenstein will depend on his recovery," the statement said.
The Asturian striker for New York City in the United States played for the Spanish national team again, replacing Isco Alarcón in the final minutes of the Spain-Italy match for the Russia 2018 qualifiers, in which La Roja won 3-0.
Winner of a Eurocup and a World Cup with Spain, he played his 98th match for the Spanish national team, where he is the all-time top scorer with 59 goals.
The Bernabéu crowd called for his entrance in the final moments, and thanks to Lopetegui, David Villa is two matches away from reaching a century.