Rafael Nadal is expected to return for this year's Davis Cup final after watching Spain defeat Israel in Murcia.

Nadal is currently injured with an abdominal but was in the stands for the first two days as Spain established a 3-0 lead in their World Group semi-final, leaving them a day to celebrate.

In the remaining rubbers, David Ferrer defeated Andy Ram 6-3 6-1 to extend Spain's lead but Harel Levy made it 4-1 by securing a 7-5 6-2 win over Feliciano Lopez.

Czech Republic were also 3-0 up on Croatia heading into the final day in Porec.

Jan Hajek defeated Roko Karanusic 7-6 6-4 to hand another tie to the Czechs, before Croatia reduced the deficit to 4-1 when Lovro Zovko beat Lukas Dlouhy 6-3 6-4.

The final will be in Spain, and probably on clay, in December.