Real Madrid midfielder Isco and Atletico's Saul Niguez Tuesday missed the cut for Vicente Del Bosque's final 23-man Spain squad for Euro 2016 that does include Real's Lucas. "We tried to balance out the squad," Del Bosque said at a press conference in the Austrian city of Salzburg. "I believe that with the 23 chosen, we can cope with any emergency." Del Bosque added: "The players who've missed out have the standard to be there, but I can only take 23 of them." Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin, an absentee from the initial 25-strong list announced on May 17, was also included in the final squad following Real defender Dani Carvajal's injury in the Champions League final. Having played in Real's extra-time win on penalties over Atletico on Saturday, Real's Sergio Ramos and Lucas Vazquez, and Atletico's Juanfran and Koke will be the last to join up with the Spanish squad on June 4. Ronaldo leads Portugal Any sliver of a doubt over whether Cristiano Ronaldo would lead Portugal into the Euro 2016 was erased Tuesday when he was named in its 23-man squad for the Finals. The 31-year-old forward, who scored the decisive penalty as Real Madrid won its 11th European Cup last weekend, will skip Portugal's friendly against England at Wembley Thursday. Ronaldo is merely recharging his batteries on holiday in Ibiza after a long season, however, and will join up with the squad in plenty of time for their opening fixture against Iceland on June 14 in Saint Etienne. Montolivo misses out for Italy Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo missed out on his second straight major tournament due to injury Tuesday while Daniele De Rossi was included in Italy's 23-man squad for next month's European Championship in France. The party was announced during a two-hour extravaganza on state broadcaster RAI entitled ‘Blue Dream' where the players and coach Antonio Conte were brought up on stage and interviewed one by one. The squad includes two Brazilian-born players, midfielder Thiago Motta and forward Eder. Sweden includes Ekdal Sweden has included Hamburg midfielder Albin Ekdal in its 23-man squad for Euro 2016, despite the fact the 26-year-old is still recovering from a deep wound in his back. Sweden coach coach Erik Hamren told reporters Tuesday that he may not be fit to start in its opening Group E fixture against Ireland, but he might yet play some part.
