It will be just like old times when Francis Coquelin comes up against Thiago Alcantara on Tuesday night – the Liverpool midfielder was in the Spain team that Coquelin helped France beat in 2010 to win the under-19 Euros.
'In my age group, the generation of '91, he was probably the best player along with Eden Hazard,' the Villarreal midfielder says. 'They were the standout players of their generation.
'We had a lot of battles with Spain [against France] at the time and it will be another one with him on Wednesday.