Ferran Torres misses Llorente before the duel at Wembley

Ferran Torres has confessed that he misses his national team teammate, Marcos Llorente, after the player's decision to retire from the Roja. In the video released by the RFEF, the forward, scorer of the World Cup final goal against Argentina, recalled his friendship as Spain prepares for the first Nations League match at Wembley.

Marcos Llorente and Ferran Torres were inseparable throughout the World Cup and later during the holidays. The image accompanying the news is credited to Angel Colmenares / EFE and Javier G. Gómara, of Atlético de Madrid.

Training in the Football City

The Spanish national team gathered on Tuesday to prepare for the matches ahead in the Nations League. The coaching staff, led by Luis de la Fuente, works at the Football City in Las Rozas, where tactical details are refined.

Spain has been placed in a group with England, Croatia and the Czech Republic. The first match will be on Saturday at 20:45 at Wembley, facing the English in a decisive duel.

Friendship and Llorente's future

Marcos Llorente, at 31, decided to step aside to focus on Atlético de Madrid and his family. We refer, obviously, to his decision not to wear the Roja jersey again.

In a video distributed by the RFEF, Ferran Torres confesses that he misses the Madrid native and urges Llorente to reconsider his retirement from the national team. “But he knows that he will always have my support, he is a friend. He has shown me the person he is and what he is worth and I am going to miss him a lot,” said the Valencian forward.

More than 130,000 kilometers will be covered by Atlético’s internationals in the upcoming commitments, according to Walter Zimmermann. Ferran Torres, the scorer of the goal that gave the World Cup to Spain in the final against Argentina, has started impressively at PSG under the direction of Luis Enrique.

With Llorente out, the Roja will arrive at Wembley without his presence, but Ferran hopes his friend will reconsider the decision before the duel against England. The team is preparing to deliver the best possible performance in the Nations League.