Hector Bellerin set to replace Dani Carvajal in Spain's Euro 2016 squad
Tuesday 31 May 2016 11:33, UK
Spain defender Dani Carvajal has confirmed he will miss Euro 2016 due to injury with Arsenal's Hector Bellerin set to take his place in the squad.
The Real Madrid right-back sustained a muscular injury to his right leg during Saturday's Champions League final.
Bellerin, who made his senior debut for Spain in Sunday's 3-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been confirmed as Carvajal's replacement in the squad by Spain coach Vicente del Bosque.
Carvajal started for Real in their penalty shoot-out victory over Atletico Madrid, but left the pitch in tears six minutes into the second half.
The 24-year-old had been considered a certainty for Del Bosque's final 23-man squad, which he names on Tuesday, but he knows the rehabilitation that lies ahead effectively rules him out of contention for the tournament.
"I got injured and the only thing I can do is to wish my team-mates the best of luck," Carvajal told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.
"I feel a lot of contained rage. I fought for two years to try to make the group and I am disappointed with myself for the bad luck I've had."
Carvajal earned his first cap in August 2014 and has made four more appearances for the two-time defending European champions since his debut.
"I've worked so hard to be in the preliminary squad and now look what has happened," he added.
"For two weeks I had some slight pain while I was preparing for the final. I felt a pain and I was able to hold on until half-time. When the second half started, I couldn't continue any more.
"I had to leave and I knew there and then that I would probably miss Euro 2016."
Spain begin their Euro 2016 campaign against the Czech Republic on June 13 and also face Turkey and Croatia in Group D.
