Gerard Pique cut from Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad for France and Macedonia games

Vicente del Bosque caused a stir when he left Gerard Pique out of his Spain squad for the friendly against France and the 2016 European Championship qualifier against Macedonia. 

The defender had been in poor form last season for both club and country, but Del Bosque said the reason he has been left out of the squad is because he has a "minor discomfort". 

Five Barcelona stars have been called up including young defender Marc Bartra, as well as Pedro, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta. 

There are also a few new faces in the side, including Valencia striker Paco Alcacer, Espanyol stopper Kiko Casilla, Athletic Bilbao's Mikel San Jose, Atletico Madrid's Raul Garcia and Real Madrid star Isco. 

Full squad: 

Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), De Gea (Manchester United), Kiko Casilla (Espanyol).

Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal (Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atlético), San José (Athletic), Albiol (Nápoles), Marc Bartra (Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Azpilicueta (Chelsea).

Midfielders: Busquets (Barcelona), Cazorla (Arsenal), Cesc (Chelsea), Iturraspe (Athletic), Pedro (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Silva (Manchester City), Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atlético).

Forwards: Raúl García (Atlético), Diego Costa (Chelsea), Paco Alcácer (Valencia).