Alvaro Morata takes home match ball despite not scoring hat-trick for Real Madrid
One of his goals turned out to be an own goal
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Alvaro Morata took home the match ball on Wednesday night, despite only scoring two goals during Real Madrid’s victory over Leganes.
Zinedine Zidane made as many as nine changes for the game, with both Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo rested, leaving Morata to lead the line in their absence.
Real went 3-0 up, only to be surprisingly pegged back to 3-2 by half time, before Morata thought he’d completed his hat-trick by scoring their fourth.
However, replays showed that Morata had barely connected with his header and it was turned in by the arms of Leganes defender Martin Mantovani.
This didn’t stop Morata from proudly posting a picture of his signed match ball on in Instagram in celebration of his feat.
Morata is expected to leave the Bernabeu in the summer after being forced to play understudy to Karim Benzema and Chelsea are leading the hunt for his signature, having missed out on him last season.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments