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Alvaro Morata serves as a timely reminder to the Celtic fanbase.
On Thursday night, when Alvaro Morata scored Spain’s first goal against Scotland, many Celtic fans might have shivered.
It was a night of disappointment for the Tartan Army as Callum McGregor and co fell to a 2-0 defeat in Seville.
Despite playing well and taking the lead in spectacular fashion, McGregor’s team had their goal disallowed by VAR. A short while later, a header from a Spanish attacker gave them the lead. Does that sound fairly familiar?
Although Morata of Spain did the damage this time instead of Pedro of Lazio, it was still a difficult one for McGregor to accept. However, Scotland still has a 15-point lead and appears to be a strong candidate to qualify for Euro 2024.
Morata scored his 34th senior goal for his nation, demonstrating his status as a world-class forward. He plays club football for Atletico Madrid, which is unfortunate for us.
His goal on Thursday was his fifth for both the club and the nation in as many games. Given that the remaining four
In a group chat on Thursday night, one of my friends told me, “He’s going to be murder against us.”
Still, that’s the benchmark we want to challenge and surpass. We have a prolific forward as well, who, given the opportunity, can cause havoc.
We are already eagerly anticipating the Atletico match.
Morata scored his 34th senior goal for his nation, demonstrating his status as a world-class forward. He plays club football for Atletico Madrid, which is unfortunate for us.
His goal on Thursday was his fifth for both the club and the nation in as many games. We’d be well advised to stay quiet about him given that the other four all came for Atletico, including braces against Real Madrid and Feyenoord.
