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Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia lead Spain squad full of fresh faces

Spain coach Luis Enrique [REUTERS/Susana Vera]

Barcelona’s teenage forward Ansu Fati and new Manchester City signing Ferran Torres were among six debutants in the Spain squad coach Luis Enrique unveiled on Thursday for next month’s UEFA Nations League matches against Germany and Ukraine.

Fati, 17, who is Barca’s youngest league goalscorer as well as the youngest player to ever to score in the Champions League, makes the leap into the senior team from the under-21 side after an outstanding breakthrough season with the Catalans.

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