Villa out for Spain

After downing RC Celta de Vigo 2-1 in Sunday’s first Liga BBVA game, Club Atlético de Madrid confirmed two of their players picked up injuries.

Davila Villa, who came off in the second half, took a knock to his left ankle and it has been decided that he will not meet up with the Spain squad for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Belorussia and Georgia.

Gabi also picked up a knee injury in the second half, and will undergo more tests on Monday. For the moment, Atlético’s medical staff have said that he has suffered "a sprain in his right knee due to an overextension".