Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has firmly rejected suggestions that winger Lamine Yamal was afforded preferential treatment after the teenager arrived at the national team's camp later than his teammates.

Yamal remained in Barcelona following the club's La Liga win over Atletico Madrid, where he had been managing discomfort and inflammation in his right knee. De la Fuente made the call to keep him at the club so he could receive treatment from Barcelona's medical staff rather than undertake the journey to join the squad for Thursday's UEFA Nations League match against the Czech Republic.