UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE
Uefa Nations League: Spain boss on drawing England and Croatia
Spain were handed a group containing England and Croatia in Wednesday's draw for the new Uefa Nations League tournament.
Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui has given his reaction to Wednesday lunchtime's Uefa Nations League draw in Lausanne, which saw La Roja placed in League A Group 4 alongside England and Croatia.
Lopetegui on Spain's Uefa Nations League draw:
England and Croatia:
"It's an attractive, demanding group. It's a competition which is going to see a lot of really competitive fixtures."
Convoluted:
"Once you get the hang of the system, the Nations League format isn't so complicated. It's a tournament that's going to be good for the teams and attractive for the fans, and one the players will be up for. I'm sure it will be a success."
Favourites:
"Who the favourites are is more something that's for the media to talk about."
Close-fought:
"We're going to see very evenly-matched games, and that's positive."
Russia 2018:
"Our prime objective is the World Cup, although we have important friendlies up first. We're looking forward to it and we're out to make a big impact."
