Wednesday 12 June 2013 11:26, UK
Cesc Fabregas insisted that the Spain team is united despite the war of words that has taken place between Barcelona players and former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho this week.
Juan Mata wrapped up the victory over the Republic of Ireland by scoring with two minutes left in his 25th appearance for Spain, and said his team were relieved to overcome another team who deployed ultra-defensive tactics. "In the end we managed to win, it was another difficult game against a team that sat back against us and defended," he said. "The most important thing is that there were no injuries and we are preparing well for the competition." Vicente Del Bosque claimed that Spain should have scored more goals but Mata did not think his side would struggle to score goals during the Confederations Cup. "I'm sure that with the three strikers we have the goals will come," he said.