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Hasta la vista, Barca! Not even Luis Enrique can save Barcelona’s disappearance from the Spain squad

There will only be two players from the Catalan side when they meet England in the Nations League at Wembley on Saturday - a far cry from recent years

Barcelona are carrying less and less clout in the Spain national team.

When La Roja finished second at the 2013 Confederations Cup to hosts Brazil, nine of their squad hailed from Camp Nou, yet from that high, the number of players coming from the Catalan city have gradually been whittled down.

Indeed, former Blaugrana boss Luis Enrique named just two players from his former club in his first squad, which will face England at Wembley on Saturday before tackling Croatia in Elche on Tuesday.