Diego Costa has been ruled out of Spain 's upcoming matches against Ukraine and Holland with a hamstring injury . The Chelsea striker was substituted with 15 minutes remaining during Sunday 's 3-2 win at Hull and Spain on Tuesday announced that he would return to the Premier League club for treatment during the international break . A statement on Spain 's official website read : 'Diego Costa , left the premises of the Spanish Football Federation this morning after undergoing several tests with the medical services of the RFEF . Diego Costa has been ruled out of Spain 's matches against Ukraine and Holland with a hamstring injury . Costa was taken off with 15 minutes to play during the win away at Hull City on Sunday afternoon . 'The striker has suffered a level 1 hamstring tear on the biceps femoris of the left thigh , which was previously already noted by the medical services of his club . ' The statement continued : 'Diego Costa will return to Chelsea FC where he will undergo the corresponding medical treatment . ' The 26-year-old scored his 20th goal of the season with a wonderful curling effort to put the Blues 2-0 up on Sunday , but he hobbled off before Loic Remy came off the bench to secure the win for Jose Mourinho 's side . The Chelsea boss said afterwards that extra care has to be taken with his star striker when it comes to his hamstring . Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho bemoaned Costa 's fragility , dating back to last season . 'When a striker is playing , the team needs a goal to win the game and with 15 minutes to go the striker , a guy with a lot of experience of hamstring injuries , says `` it is over for me '' , then it is over for him , ' Mourinho said . 'He has this problem . He tried to play the Champions League final for Atletico ( Madrid , last season ) and was injured again and again and again . He has this fragility . 'We know his hamstring is not a strong one . He works hard through the week to compensate the weakness he has there but the injury can come . ' Vincente del Bosque 's side face Ukraine on Friday in European Championship qualifying group C , where they currently sit second three points behind leaders Slovakia before taking on Holland in a friendly next Tuesday .
Spain are without Diego Costa for their upcoming internationals . The Chelsea striker suffered a hamstring injury at Hull City . Costa will miss the friendly against Holland last season .