The Barcelona star is set for his first call-up for Spain after an impressive start to the 2024/25 season

Barcelona had numerous injury problems at the start of this season, but still managed to win eight of their first ten games. One of the players who has stood up for themselves in these circumstances is Marc Casado, who has been a regular for the Catalans since being promoted to the first team in the summer.

Casado started six of Barcelona's ten games and performed very consistently. Hansi Flick considers him his current best XI and there is little doubt that he has taken advantage of his opportunity due to injuries to Gavi, Marc Bernal and Frenkie de Jong, who played in Tuesday's win over Young Boys after a five-month layoff came back.

Iñigo Martínez could be called up for Spain. @jordicardero

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Casado's impressive form should earn him his first senior Spain cap as MD have revealed he is on Luis de la Fuente's shortlist. Barcelona's teammate Inigo Martinez also has a good chance as he has also had a good start to the season.

Casado is one of the players who could benefit from Rodri Hernandez's cruciate ligament injury, although Spain have plenty of exciting options in defensive midfield – including the likes of Pepelu and Aleix Garcia, as well as strong starter Martin Zubimendi.