Pedro has been named in Spain's 23-man squad for Euro 2012, but Carles Puyol and David Villa miss out.
Puyol, Villa, Soldado & Adrian all miss out
Barcelona forward Pedro has been rewarded for his two goals in the Copa del Rey final on Friday by being included in Spain's 23-man squad for Euro 2012.
Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo was also selected among coach Vicente del Bosque's strikers, meaning there was no place for Roberto Soldado or Adrian Lopez, despite the latter's goalscoring debut against Serbia on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid's Juanfran is included thanks in part to an injury suffered by Andoni Iraola in the cup final.
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas also made the final squad despite being ruled out for up to 10 days with a hamstring strain.
However, his Camp Nou team-mates Carles Puyol and David Villa miss out through injury.
Chelsea duo Juan Mata and Fernando Torres have also been included in the squad along with Manchester City's David Silva and Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
Manchester United keeper David de Gea misses out meaning he is likely to take part in the Olympics instead.
Del Bosque fielded five debutants in the 2-0 win over Serbia and he admits those who have missed out on the trip to Poland and Ukraine will be in his plans for the start of their 2012 World Cup qualifying campaign.
"All those that have been with us can feel a little hurt," Del Bosque told
Marca.
"We have taken them and left them, but in August there are new squads. They need to be aware that they are very close to the national team.
Upset
"The seven that have been left out are a little upset, but they are good sportsmen. It was unthinkable that someone would debut and then come with us.
"We always had Pedro in mind. He has had an irregular season like many others, but we valued his trajectory over the medium term and for this reason we have taken him. We need wide players that are efficient and can complement the bench.
"I didn't have the Olympics in mind when it came to Adrian. Mata and Javi Martinez will be in the same position. We have preferred other options, but we recognise that he has been brilliant in these days with us. He has done everything very well.
"Negredo and Soldado are two extraordinary and distinct players. One is quicker but the other offers more to the play of the team."
Irreplaceable
Del Bosque also reflected on how the squad had evolved since winning the World Cup in South Africa two years ago, but again lamented the absence of Villa and Puyol through injury.
"Villa is irreplaceable, for his characteristics and effectiveness no one can do better than him," he said. "We feel the same with Puyol, who is also a fundamental miss for us.
"We have come four years since the last Euros and there has been a 50% change in what was a relatively young squad. There were seven changes before South Africa and three since.
"It is a ratification of the fact we are building usefully. Groups have to go and be filled with new people but we have a plenitude of players and I don't expect such a generation to last. However, we cannot have any doubt in these
players."
Del Bosque is also confident Fabregas will recover from a hamstring problem in time to be fit for Euro 2012 after seeing Thiago Alcantara and Andoni Iraola ruled out through injury.
"In the case of Cesc the doctors are optimistic. We didn't believe there was any chance of not naming him.
"Thiago Alcantara has a problem of certain importance that also puts his participation in the Olympics in doubt and in the case of Iraola, he has all our appreciation but it seems he has been playing with a great desire and is not physically right."
Squad: Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), Reina (Liverpool); Alba (Valencia), Albiol, Arbeloa, Ramos (all Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Pique (Barcelona), Martinez (Athletic Bilbao); Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Busquets, Fabregas (all Barcelona), Alonso (Real Madrid), Silva (Manchester City), Cazorla (Malaga), Navas (Sevilla), Mata (Chelsea); Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Sevilla), Pedro (Barcelona).
