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Diego Costa hamstring scare for Chelsea

Chelsea have been hit by a new hamstring injury for Diego Costa.Diego Costa has withdrawn from the Spain squad for their European Championship qualifier with Macedonia with a hamstring injury.

The 25-year-old has been hampered by similar problems for the last four months and had to limp out of Spain's friendly defeat to France on Thursday after feeling the injury.

Munir El Haddadi, the highly-rated Barcelona prospect, will replace Costa for Monday's game in Valencia.

A brief statement from the Spanish Football Federation said: "Diego Costa is not available for selection because of an injury to the hamstring muscle in his left thigh.

"All imaging tests will be sent to Chelsea."

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