England train in Spain before clash with Euro champions

The England team trained in Alicante on Thursday evening ahead of their testing encounter with Spain.

Roy Hodgson's men face the current European champions in a friendly at the Jose Rico Perez Stadium on Friday night - the next part of their preparations for Euro 2016.

Having spent two days training just north of Alicante, Hodgson's men headed down to the match venue to get a taste of the surroundings before they go up against Vicente del Bosque's side, who qualified for the Euros as winners of Group C.

All but one player from Hodgson's 22-man squad trained at the 29,000-seater stadium - the home of Spanish third-tier outfit Hercules CF - with Jamie Vardy sitting out the session.

The in-form Leicester City striker is a doubt for the game as he recovers from a knock picked up in his club's Premier League game against Watford on Saturday.

Hodgson and his coaches Ray Lewington and Gary Neville put the team through their paces with Spain - and a home game against France on Tuesday - in their minds.

Following the Three Lions' session, the Spanish team, including English-based players Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Cesc Fabregas, arrived to have their final pre-match practice.

FATV: The #3Lions trained at the home of @cfhercules this evening ahead of tomorrow's game at the stadium #SPAvENG https://t.co/cZ69ErA6cU

— England (@england) November 12, 2015

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