Spanish captain Alvaro Morata has twisted his knee in a freak accident after a security guard slipped and fell into him only minutes after his country qualified for the Euro 2024 final.
Spain were excellent tonight as Lamine Yamal shone in a 2-1 win over France in the semi-final of the European Championships.
However, just moments after the game finished and the Spanish players gathered for their celebrations, a security guard can be seen slipping on the pitch surface and smashing into Morata’s knee.
The Atletico Madrid striker was wincing in pain as his knee twisted from the impact and was visibly upset as he left the pitch.
It remains to be seen whether Morata’s twisted knee is serious, but it certainly has put a dampener on Spain’s celebrations with their talisman potentially injured.
Spain made a giant leap towards claiming a record fourth European Championship trophy after defeating France 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.
Luis de la Fuente’s side endured a breathless start to the semi-final clash after falling behind thanks to opening goal from Randal Kolo Muani within the first 10 minutes.
But it took just 11 more for La Roja to find themselves on equal footing, courtesy of a superbly struck goal from 16-year-old prodigal Lamine Yamal.
Four minutes later, Dani Olmo pulled his side ahead and France were left to chase the scoreline against a side with an 100 per cent win record in the competition thus far, and despite a stronger second-half showing littered with almost-chances, failed to overturn the deficit.