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'We hope to see him very soon' - Azpilicueta sends positive wishes to Spain team-mate Casillas

Spain and Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta hopes to see Iker Casillas back on the pitch soon after the goalkeeping great suffered a heart attack during training with Porto on Wednesday.

Porto confirmed Casillas, 37, was taken to hospital but is now in a stable condition, his "heart problem resolved".

Azpilicueta represented his country alongside Casillas, who is Spain's record appearance maker with 167 caps, and offered well-wishes at a pre-match news conference ahead of Chelsea's Europa League semi-final encounter at Eintracht Frankfurt.

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"It was the first thing I wanted to say before any question and, obviously, I want to wish him a good recovery," he said.