Updated On: 15 June, 2024 07:16 AM IST | Berlin | AFP
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente wants midfielder Gonzalez to play aggressively and take advantage of the final ball in the circle during opener against Croatia

Spain’s Pedri Gonzalez during a training session in Donaueschingen, Germany, recently. Pic/Getty Images
Spain’s Euro hopes have been bolstered by Pedri Gonzalez’s return to form and the Barcelona playmaker could prove crucial in their stern opening battle against Luka Modric’s dangerous Croatia.
The Real Madrid midfielder, 38, is still the standard-bearer for his country and his midfield duel with Pedri lends a Clasico feel to the heavyweight clash in Berlin on Saturday.