An ongoing shoulder injury means that Sergio Ramos will not be in the Spain squad for their upcoming Euro qualifiers. He will be replaced by his Real Madrid teammate Nacho Fernández.

The defender joined up with the rest of the squad in Las Rozas (Madrid), where he announced that he would miss the games against Luxembourg and the Ukraine: "I need to recover. I didn't end the game well and I pushed myself to make it back in time for the derby. It was an injury which should have sidelined me for four weeks, but I made in back in just over two. Sometimes you have to make an effort for those big games".

The Real Madrid captain also commented on his relationship with Gerard Piqué: "Just as he said in the press conference, we have a fantastic relationship these days, even better than in other seasons. We're two very open people who say exactly what we think".