Vicente del Bosque wants Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in the Champions League final despite the knock-on effect for Spain.
The Champions League final is set for June 6, little more than a week before La Roja resume their attempt to qualify for Euro 2016, with a friendly game against Costa Rica set for June 10 and a competitive trip to Belarus four days later.
Despite the inconvenience of a large number of his likely squad playing in Berlin early next month, Del Bosque is hoping the Clasico clubs go through against Bayern Munich and Juventus.
“I want a Spanish final, although this can create issues as we have two important games,” he said, AS reports.
“We have two teams in the semi-finals who have represented us well in Europe for more than a decade and to maintain our hegemony over European football.
“We’re in the semis now and all games are difficult. [Spanish clubs] have been in the semis and finals of the Champions League for the last four years and that’s not easy. We’re naturally in the Champions League and that’s great for our football.
“I have to opt for the national product [Alvaro Morata over Javier Hernandez] but I want forwards to play constantly, have greater participation and give us more security in a key position as striker, where we have more questions than other areas.”
