Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla hailed his team-mates and expressed his pride in pulling on the captain's armband as SpainFaroe Islands 4-1 on Friday.
The 34-year-old won his first cap for three and a half years following a remarkable return to prominence at Villarreal.
Cazorla was told he might never be able to walk properly again after having reconstructive surgery and a skin graft to address the effects of two bouts of Achilles tendonitis towards the end of his five-year spell at Arsenal.
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He missed the 2017-18 season before signing for Villarreal, where he completed a stunning return to fitness and made 35 appearances in La Liga in 2018-19.