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Chelsea fullback Azpilicueta: No Mourinho pressure over Spain call

Chelsea fullback Cesar Azpilicueta insists there's no pressure from manager Jose Mourinho to not turn out for Spain.

Chelsea teammates Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa pulled out of the La Roja squad last week.

Azpilicueta was asked if he was pressured by Mourinho not to accept his international call: "No. He knows that I'm excited to play for the team. When the call comes I'm happy."

On Fabregas and Costa, he added: "I know nothing, I mean for me each his topic is controversial, everyone will know how you feel.

"What I see is that the commitment they have always had. It's always been the best."

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