Diego Costa
showed no signs of being bothered by his troublesome hamstring as he
trained ahead of Spain's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Slovakia and
Luxembourg.
The Chelsea forward was joined by club-mate Cesc Fabregas and fellow Premier League stars David Silva and David de Gea.
Vicente
del Bosque's team crushed Macedonia 5-1 in their opening qualifier and
now turn their attention to Slovakia and Luxembourg.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Costa skin Iker Casillas, leaving the keeper on his backside
Diego Costa's troublesome hamstring seemed OK as he trained with the rest of the Spain squad
Costa
and Chelsea team-mate Cesc Fabregas (pictured) will hope to transfer
their superb understanding at club level to the international stage as
Spain face Slovakia and Luxembourg in the next few days
Costa,
who has scored nine times in nine matches for Chelsea this season, has
struggled for goals when leading the line for Spain. He has failed to
hit the back of the net in five games for his country but this is not an
issue that worries his international team-mates.
'He
has told me he is looking forward to scoring. At the moment they aren't
coming but after the first then they will start to flow,' said Koke,
Costa's former team-mate at Atletico Madrid.
'He
is a goalscorer and it will work out with the national team. In England
he is scoring from everywhere and it has worked out for him to go
there.
'Diego
has to fit in with us but also we have to find him when he has space
and can get free. With his movement he has the ability to get one-on-one
with the keeper.'
Costa looks for a place to store his hand luggage as the Spain squad board a flight in Madrid
The Spain squad arrives in Slovakia as they prepare for a Euro 2016 qualification double-header
Barcelona team-mates Andres Iniesta and Pedro walk arm-in-arm during their training
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea displays the athleticism that won him acclaim against Everton
Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque says his team are going through a transitional period at the moment
Del Bosque, meanwhile, is unfazed by his team's disastrous performance at the World Cup in Brazil.
The 63-year-old says the team is in transition, but is full of confidence despite the summer failure.
'We are going through a change,' he said.
'We
need to forget Brazil because football doesn't stop and we now have
fresh faces who are in high spirits and looking forward to a new start.'
Manchester City midfielder David SIlva heads the ball while training with the national side
Iker Casillas has come under heavy criticism for his form for both club and country
Barcelona midfielder Iniesta chips the ball over the onrushing De Gea during training
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