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Spain released Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi from their squad on Sunday because of knee discomfort.<\/p>\n

“To avoid any risk whatsoever and safeguard the player’s health, he has been released from the squad,” said the Euro 2024 winners in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Arsenal’s medical staff have been fully informed of the entire process.”<\/p>\n

Zubimendi came on as a substitute in Spain’s 3-0 win over Serbia on Friday.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old will miss Tuesday’s friendly against Egypt in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Zubimendi has been a key part of Premier League leaders Arsenal’s midfield this season, playing 44 times across all competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spain released Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi from their squad on Sunday because of knee discomfort. “To avoid any risk whatsoever and safeguard the player’s health, he has been released from the squad,” said the Euro 2024 winners in a statement. “Arsenal’s medical staff have been fully informed of the entire process.” Zubimendi came on as a substitute in Spain’s 3-0 win over Serbia on Friday. The 27-year-old will miss Tuesday’s friendly against Egypt in Barcelona. Zubimendi has been a key part of Premier League leaders Arsenal’s midfield this season, playing 44 times across all competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\nArsenal midfielder Zubimendi leaves Spain squad due to knee issue - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spain released Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi from their squad on Sunday because of knee discomfort.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal midfielder Zubimendi leaves Spain squad due to knee issue - Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spain released Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi from their squad on Sunday because of knee discomfort.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matchplug Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-29T20:27:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"New Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"New Admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"New Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/279f0d60c763a644a86961a98c5a9dd1\"},\"headline\":\"Arsenal midfielder Zubimendi leaves Spain squad due to knee issue\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-29T20:27:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\"},\"wordCount\":108,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Football News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\",\"name\":\"Arsenal midfielder Zubimendi leaves Spain squad due to knee issue - Matchplug Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-29T20:27:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"Spain released Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi from their squad on Sunday because of knee discomfort.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/arsenal-midfielder-zubimendi-leaves-spain-squad-due-to-knee-issue\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Arsenal midfielder Zubimendi leaves Spain squad due to knee issue\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Matchplug Blog\",\"description\":\"Matchplug is the best soccer prediction site connecting bettors with winning tips. 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