Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas is surprised by his call to the Spain squad.

Aspas has scored six goals in 11 LaLiga games this season, just two behind Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, and is the top-scoring Spaniard.

For that reason he joined up with the national squad full of confidence, even if it came as something of a shock.

"I deserve to be here but even when I wasn't included in the squad I worked the same hoping that one day I would be given this chance," he told radio station Onda Cero.

"I wasn't expecting this. I knew that Diego was not well but a few days had gone by so I wasn't thinking about it.

"I'm still taking in. I had just played a friendly with Celta and I was taking a shower when I was I told they (club officials) were calling from the clubhouse to warn that the national team had called for me to travel right away.

"We had three days off and I was planning to spend them in my village with my family.

"This is a dream come true and I have to thank my club, Celta, for helping me get here."