Luis de la Fuente and Spain star agree on England ranking ahead of Nations League decider

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Spain manager and attacker have been complimentary of England

Luis de la Fuente has labelled the Spain vs England match as a meeting between “two of world football's powerhouses”.

The Metropolitano Stadium, home of La Liga giants Atletico Madrid, will stage a decisive Nations League showdown on Sunday evening as top spot in Group A3 is up for grabs.

As Spain won the reverse fixture at Wembley Stadium back in September, they just require a point to qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners.

However, due to having a superior goal difference and taking UEFA’s tiebreaker rules into account, victory in Madrid for England would see them leapfrog the reigning world and European champions.

Speaking ahead of the game, De La Fuente spoke highly of the Three Lions by saying: “These are two of world football's powerhouses. It's one of the best matches you can watch.

“Of the different styles of football, I prefer ours because our players are suited to it.

"We'll see if anyone breaks these records in the future, but for now we're on the longest-ever unbeaten run. And we're not stopping here; we want to break more records and stretch them even further."

Alex Baena, a scorer in Spain’s 3-2 win over England earlier in the season, then echoed the words of his national team manager.

He said: "I think England and us are the two best teams in the world on form. They're a great team, with a great coach, absolutely fantastic players and, on top of that, the Ballon d'Or winner."

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