Xavi is latest Spain call-off
Xavi was deemed unfit by doctors when the squad assembled outside Madrid yesterday for the match in Bari and will return to his club for treatment.
He is the second player to withdraw from Vicente del Bosque's team after Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, who has sustained a back injury.
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Hide AdThe world and European champions called up Malaga's Nacho Monreal as a replacement for Ramos on Sunday but Del Bosque may decide to make do with the players he has to cover the absence in midfield.
The injuries to Xavi and Ramos put them in doubt for the curtain-raiser to the new La Liga season, the two-legged Spanish Super Cup which starts on Sunday between champions Barca and King's Cup winner Real.