After 6 years! The 33-year-old superstar of La Liga returns to the national team: 12 goals and 10 assists, dreaming back to the peak

On May 26, the Spanish national team announced the latest roster. On this list, a familiar name makes people feel happy: 33-year-old Isco returns to the national team after 6 years!

Isco returns to the national team, which is well deserved. In the 2024-25 season, Isco made 32 appearances for Betis, contributing 12 goals and 10 assists, including 9 goals and 8 assists in 22 games in La Liga. The 33-year-old Isco is getting more and more evil as he grows older. In Real Madrid in 9 years (2013-2022), Isco scored 11 goals in a single season. This season, Isco set the highest goal record in his career. At the age of 33, Isco is still one of the strongest midfielders in La Liga. Betis' 4231 formation, Anthony is on the right, Isco plays No. 10, Abud is on the left, cooperates tacitly and has a lot of attackers. As captain Betis, Isco broke through the goal of his old club Real Madrid in La Liga and led the team to the European League finals.

Isco has performed so well that there is no reason for the Spanish national team not to call him. For Isco, this is a long-lost return: his last appearance for Spain was the European Cup qualifiers on June 10, 2019, and defeated Sweden 3-0. At that time, Isco was still a Real Madrid player.

6 years, 2177 days of waiting, Isco returned to the national team. The old comrades Busquets, Alba, Ramos, Kavajal and De Gea were injured and retreated, and they faded out of the national team; new generation players such as Yamal, Kubasi, Nico Williams and Garvey became the mainstay. 33-year-old Isco has become the oldest player in Spain since the European Golden Boy.

Isco has been away from the national team for 6 years and missed the 2024 European Cup in Spain. He can only sigh that he is not lucky.

In the 2023-24 season, Isco shone brightly at Betis, made 29 appearances in La Liga, contributed 8 goals and 5 assists, and was elected the best in the game 19 times, with excellent performance. Spanish coach Dela Fuente plans to bring Isco to the 2024 European Cup. Unfortunately, in mid-May 2024, in Betis VS Las Palmas, Isco broke his left fibula bone in his left leg. This time, the serious injury caused Isco to have a 200-day quit, missed the European Cup, and did not return until December last year. After returning with a serious injury, Isco quickly became the core of Betis' offensive and was called up by the national team. On June 6, Spain vs France in the European League semi-finals, Isco is expected to have his first appearance after his return.