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Marc Bartra pleased with 'dream debut'

Barcelona defender Marc Bartra reveals his delight at making his Spain debut on Saturday evening.

Barcelona defender Marc Bartra has thanked Spain boss Vicente del Bosque for handing him his 'dream' debut for Spain.

The centre-back made his first appearance for La Roja on Saturday evening as the European and world champions overcame Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in a friendly.

"I'm grateful to Del Bosque for having confidence in us and believing in the younger players. And I think that confidence gets results, which is the most important thing," he told reporters.

"I'm delighted with my debut and we won. The atmosphere, my teammates, starting, everything. It's like a dream come true and I think there will be many more times like this in the future.

"It's true that I always dreamed of playing for La Roja, but realistically I saw it in the future. I had a difficult time but I knew that with perseverance, good things would come and I needed to be prepared. And good things have come, that's why I'm happy."

Bartra has been a regular member of Barcelona's defence this season.

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