David Villa out of Spain squad through injury

The 35-year-old striker was surprisingly recalled to the Spain squad last month after an absence of three years and he appeared as a late substitute in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Italy at the Bernabeu.

That was the New York City FC forward's 98th appearance for his country, but he will not now be able to add to that tally during Tuesday's qualifier in Vaduz due to a thigh strain picked up in training.

An RFEF statement read: "Having monitored the strain suffered by David Villa in this morning's (Sunday) training session, it was decided that the player would leave the squad and not travel to Liechtenstein. The national team's medical services have informed his club."

Villa, Spain's all-time record scorer with 59 goals, moved to Major League Soccer following the 2014 World Cup but his success in America earned him a return to the Spain squad under Julen Lopetegui.