Spain are confident they can cope with the absence of striker David Villa for Sunday's UEFA European Championship final against Germany in Vienna.
Muscle injury
The 26-year-old, the four-goal leading scorer at the tournament, was forced off ten minutes before half-time during Thursday's 3-0 semi-final defeat of Russia with a muscular injury and is almost certain to miss the final. "It is going to be difficult for him to be fit for the final," said Xabi Alonso after a recovery training session in the Austrian capital of Vienna. "He has a hamstring strain and probably won't be available. Whoever is playing I think we have different options ... and have enough courage to have a good system and it won't be a problem for us."
Cazorla hope
Fellow midfielder Santi Cazorla seconded Alonso, saying: "You can cope with anything and we've got great players in all positions and whoever plays will do their job well and we hope it won't affect us. We have to keep faith with the same footballing philosophy we've shown up until now. We hope to maintain the level so that we end up as champions."
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