In the World Cup European qualifiers, Spain narrowly defeated Georgia 2-1 away, and Ferran Torres and Olmer respectively contributed. In this campaign, coach Enrique made a big rotation of the back line, only Garcia got consecutive starting opportunities, and even Ramos was hidden in the snow. Spain doesn't have Real Madrid players and last appeared 6 years ago.
In the last round of a 1-1 draw with Greece, Ramos was also the first player in Spain to be replaced. The Real Madrid captain played just 45 minutes before being replaced by Inigo Martinez. The campaign faced Georgia. Enrique's approach was even more desperate, directly hiding Ramos and not even letting him warm up on the sidelines.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, Enrique confirmed that Ramos was not absent due to injury. "Ramos was in ideal physical condition, it was a technical decision. I know that everything about Ramos is going to be an argument, and I'm ready to deal with any situation. ”
In the current Spanish team, Ramos is the only Real Madrid player. After he was hidden in the snow, there was no trace of Real Madrid players in the Spanish team. The last time this happened in Spain was in the European Championship qualifiers against Luxembourg on 10 October 2015. In the 40 consecutive games since that game, Spain has had Real Madrid players playing.
Back on 10 October 2015, in the European Championship qualifiers, Spain beat Luxembourg 4-0 at home. In that game, they sent out the starting lineup: Casillas, Juanfran, Pique, Baltra, Alba; Cazorla, Busquets, Fabregas, Silva; Morata, Pedro. At that time, Casey had already moved to Porto and Morata had not yet returned to Real Madrid.
Compared with the collective loss of Real Madrid players in the national team, Barca players have performed well in the national team. In this campaign, Barca's three internationals Alba, Busquets and Pedri all started. Alba alone contributed 2 assists to get a team-high 8 points; Pedri played a full 90 minutes to perform well; Busquets played 72 minutes and also scored 7.4 points.
The European Championship is just around the corner, and it is not easy for Real Madrid to recover the decline in the national team. In addition to Ramos, the players who are expected to be selected for the national team in the Real Madrid squad include Asensio and Isco, but unfortunately these two are in a very average state, and it is difficult for them to catch the last train of the European Championship. After the European Championship, next year is the World Cup. For two consecutive major competitions, the Spanish team lacks the shadow of Real Madrid, will such a thing happen?