Yep I think this is a ploy from Benitez to make sure he gets a rest in an international friendly. I seriously doubt a couple of knocks could take out a top flight player at their level of fitness and physique.
Hopefully Spain won't mind too much, as it is only a friendly. I always thought having these kinds of international matches is incredibly stupid in midseason, ESPECIALLY in such a vital time of the season, considering we have had Man Utd, now Everton and the three Arsenal games coming up very shortly, all squished around an international game that sends our players across the world.
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