• 4 months ago
A member of Spain's OWN security team accidentally injured Alvaro Morata during the celebrations as Spain reached the final of the Euros.

It came after a pitch invader ran on the pitch to try and join in with the Spanish team's celebrations after they beat France 2-1 in the semi-final.

A member of the team's security moved to try and stop the pitch invader, but in doing so slipped and launched himself into a slide tackle on the former Chelsea striker.

The contact looked nasty, with Morata's leg appearing to get stuck in the turf.

Morata appeared to be in considerable pain and was seen hobbling about the pitch while his team-mates celebrated.

There will now be concerns that the Spain captain will miss the final on Sunday in which they will play England or Holland.

Morata captained his side to a 2-1 victory over France, which saw Lamine Yamal make history.

His wonder strike, from 25 yards drew Spain level after France took the lead.

It also made him the youngest goal scorer in Euros history, at the age of 16 years and 362 days.

The strike means he has gone above previous holder Johan Vonlanthen, who was 18 years and 141 days old when he netted for Switzerland at Euro 2004.

Morata had been named captain of his side before the tournament by Spain coach Luis De La Fuente.

While never the most prolific forward, his selflessness has helped the likes of Lamal and Nico Williams shine.

The celebrations of captaining his side to a Euros final should have been the pinnacle of his career, but he will now be sweating over his fitness.

Earlier this week he threatened to quit playing international football, due to criticism over his performances at the Euros.

He said: "It could be [my last tournament with Spain].

"It's a possibility that I don't want to talk about too much, but it's probable."

Morata went on to explain that he prefers playing outside of Spain as he insisted there is "no respect" in his homeland.

He added: "In Spain, it's hard for me to be happy.

"Without a doubt [I'm happier outside of Spain]. I've said it many times. Above all, because people respect me.

"In Spain, there's no respect for anything or anyone."

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00:00There's one concern I'm just being told. We've seen at the bottom right of your screen, we've
00:14seen images of Marata. If you look at the bottom right of your screen, a photographer
00:24we believe comes in, slips in, and looks like he's twisted his knee. I mean that would be
00:29the most dreadful look. Obviously he was off the field of play, he came off, but he looks
00:34like, let's hope that's not serious. No one would wish that on anyone.
00:39A member of Spain's own security team accidentally injured Alvaro Marata during the celebrations
00:44as Spain reached the final of the Euros. It came after a pitch invader ran on the pitch
00:49to try and join in with the Spanish team's celebrations after they beat France 2-1 in
00:53the semi-final. A member of the team's security moved to try and stop the pitch invader, but
00:59in doing so slipped and launched himself into a slide tackle on the former Chelsea striker.
01:04The contact looked nasty, with Marata's leg appearing to get stuck in the turf. Marata
01:09appeared to be in considerable pain and was seen hobbling about the pitch while his teammates
01:14celebrated. There will now be concerns that the Spain
01:17captain will miss the final on Sunday in which they will play England or Holland.

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