Alvaro Morata miss means Spain have failed five times in a row from penalty spot

Alvaro Morata miss means Spain have failed five times in a row from penalty spot

La Roja are having a terrible run of form when it comes to penalties

Spain started off in trouble in front of goal against Slovakia, even if they ran out big winners. Alvaro Morata missed from the spot, denied by Dubravka with the score at 0-0.

They have now missed five consecutive spot kicks.

Sergio Ramos missed the first two, both in a game against Switzerland last November, Yann Sommer stopping them.

The next was Abel Ruiz, missing a penalty against Lithuania in a 4-0 win. Spain’s U21s were playing because the first team were isolating after Sergio Busquets’s Covid-19 positive.

The fourth arrived in the 1-1 draw with Poland at the Euros, with Gerard Moreno denied.

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