Spain’s ‘solid defence case’

RUSSIA are refusing to be deceived by Spain’s World Cup defensive woes.

Spain have already let in five goals, just one goal less than they shipped across the THREE major tournaments they won in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Russia meanwhile were the joint second-highest scorers in the group stage. But defender Ilya Kutepov (above) said: “Spain’s defence? Three words say it all: Barcelona and Real Madrid.

“They’ve got Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Carvajal and Jordi Alba.

“They’ve got an incredible embarrassment of riches. I don’t think they’ve got problems at the back. It’s nothing more than a blip.”

Russia have failed to beat Spain in six previous matches.