Thiago excited for 'special' Spain return

Thiago Alcantara is excited to return to action with the Spanish national team in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Luxembourg on Saturday, 19 months after his last cap.

The Bayern Munich star missed the majority of last season with a serious knee injury picked up towards the end of the 2013-14 campaign, which ruled him out of the 2014 World Cup.

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