Holders Spain complete their preparations for Euro 2016 with what should be a comfortable friendly at home to minnows Georgia tomorrow.
La Roja are bidding to become the first country to win three consecutive Euros, having triumphed in sumptuous style in 2008 and 2012.
“We know it is going to be difficult (to win for a third time), but we are confident about our chances,” said Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
“Everyone wants to beat the champions, that always happens in football. But we are in good form and looking forward to it.”
Ramos is one of the four players from Real and Atletico - along with Lucas Vazquez, Juanfran and Koke - now available to Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, after taking a week off to recover from the May 28 Champions League final between the capital’s top teams.
Ramos, who captained Real to glory in the Milan final, denied he was tired after a gruelling schedule.
“It has been good to have a whole week away from football. Now I feel recovered mentally and physically, and I’m really looking forward to the Euros.”
The incorporation of Juanfran and Ramos means that Del Bosque will finally be able to field his first-choice defence – of Juanfran, Ramos, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba – in front of either Iker Casillas or David de Gea.
Del Bosque has reportedly decided in favour of De Gea as his first-choice keeper for the Euros, thus relegating the veteran Casillas to the bench after 14 long – and largely successful – years as Spain’s number one.
Leading the Spain attack against Georgia will be the in-form Nolito,
who scored four times in the 3-1 and 6-1 defeats of Bosnia and South Korea last week.
“I’m just trying to enjoy this moment,” the 29-year-old Celta Vigo striker said.
“I really don’t know if I’m going to be the first-choice striker (at the Euros). All I can do is play as well as possible, and keep my fingers crossed.”
Del Bosque will have to decide between youngster Alvaro Morata and veteran Aritz Aduriz to accompany Nolito in attack.
The game will be played in Getafe, a southern suburb of Madrid in a state of mourning following the relegation of their team after 12 years in the top flight.
“I hope this match is going to cheer our people up a bit. Things have been a bit flat around here for the last couple of weeks or so,” Getafe president Angel Torres said.