National Team Although he knows it will be complicated

David Villa has revealed that he would love to earn a 'La Roja' recall, while admitting that it will not be easy because "there are other very promising, talented young strikers" ahead of him. "I'm really close to 100 caps and I'd like to get back into the squad, but I say the same thing now as I used to say when I was getting called up and that is that it's down to the coach", said Spain's all-time top goalscorer.

Villa also highlighted Luis Enrique's work at an "all-conquering" Barcelona, a team not only with the best players in their ranks but also with a very demanding attitude that "finishing second counts for nothing". Although he partnered Pedro and Leo Messi in one of Barça's most prolific attacking lines, Villa thinks that "their current strike force are the best, not only in Barcelona's history but also that of any club".

In the New York City striker's opinion, "the battle for La Liga will be the usual two-horse race between Real Madrid and Barcelona, although they can't afford to lose focus because Atlético are up there too". To conclude, he added that he would like "there to be more teams challenging for the league title", although he cannot see that happening right now.