Spain stepped into a new era on Thursday with the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as head coach.
Back-to-back European champions and World Cup-winners between 2008 and 2012, La Roja enjoyed an era of international dominance unparalleled in modern times.
However, the legacy of Vicente del Bosque who masterminded the triumphs in 2010 and 2012 was somewhat tainted by an ignominious group-stage exit at the World Cup in 2014, before a defeat to Italy in the last 16 of Euro 2016 in June.
Now that his successor has been named, we look at five key issues to address if Spain are to challenge for supremacy in the coming years starting with Russia in 2018.
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