"Spain don't just play on another world, they play from a different universe." The Frenchman, who won the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich and was a FIFA World Cup runner-up in 2006, had just seen Spain's "C" team threaten to put eight or nine goals past Georgia. Then, days later, La Roja smashed Bulgaria for another four to equal their all-time unbeaten run (29) in competitive matches."
"And what's remarkable about Luis de la Fuente's current version of Spain is that they keep getting stripped of their elite talents ... but win and thrill anyway. For example, in their last two World Cup qualifying matches Spain could have formed an XI from the following absent players: That, folks, is a team (prune it down to your favorite XI) which could beat any rival and win any tournament. But they were all, for one reason or another, absent from Spain's last two victories."
Spain remain unbeaten in 29 competitive matches, equaling the all-time run set by the team that featured Iker Casillas, Xavi, Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Carles Puyol, Jordi Alba, Sergio Ramos, David Villa and Fernando Torres. Spain recorded dominant wins, threatening to score eight or nine goals against Georgia and beating Bulgaria 4-0. Spain's squad frequently lacked many elite players and could have fielded an XI from around 20 absent top-class footballers, yet the team continued to win and thrill. 'Spain don't just play on another world, they play from a different universe.'
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