Spain complicated their
path to Euro 2020 last-16 after securing a draw against Poland on Saturday.

Morata poked in from close range to put Spain in front but
Robert Lewandowski’s excellent header, his 60th goal of the season, pulled
Poland level before Moreno’s penalty came back off the post.

The rebound came quickly to Morata but with Wojciech
Szczesny committed down to his right, the goal was open for the striker to
score his second.

Instead, the ball flew wide and Spain were made to settle
for another disappointing draw in Group E that means they might have to beat
Slovakia on Wednesday to avoid an embarrassing early exit.

The whistles that accompanied Morata in the opening
stalemate with Sweden last week were saved for the whole Spanish team at the
final whistle.

Poland, meanwhile, formed a huddle on the pitch before going
to over to salute their supporters in the stadium, with the deadly Lewandowski
coming up trumps again to keep his team’s hopes of progress alive.

Luis Enrique had launched a passionate and prepared defence
of Morata on Friday as he said the team would be “Morata and 10
others”.

But he also replaced Ferran Torres in the starting line-up
with Moreno, the Villarreal striker whose 23 goals was second only to Lionel
Messi last season in La Liga and who many believed should have been replacing
Morata.

Instead, they both played and both were culpable in the
game’s decisive moment, even if Moreno had otherwise been bright, his shot
teeing up Morata’s opener.

Dangerous Poland

Morata almost gave away an early penalty with an
overly-zealous challenge in the box, while Mateusz Klich rippled the top of the
net with an effort from distance soon after.

Spain were the better side in possession, with Morata
attempting a delicate chip when power might have been better, but Poland were
dangerous on the break, Lewandowski tearing away after a poor pass by Rodri
only to be marshalled out by Jordi Alba.

Morata’s best moment came in the 25th minute and it could
hardly have been easier, even if a little shuffle put him in the right position
to poke in Moreno’s shot from the right.

The offside flag went up and Spain’s players appeared to
expect the cancellation but instead the goal stood, prompting Alba to fling his
arms around Morata, who then dashed over to his coach, a show of thanks for the
faith placed in him.

Poland came again though and twice went close before
half-time, Karol Swiderski hitting the post with a curling shot that came back
for Lewandowski, but he smashed at Unai Simon, who saved.

Lewandowski made no mistake nine minutes after half-time,
peeling to the back post, nudging Aymeric Laporte to make the space and
glancing a deft header into the corner.

Spain should have restored their lead after being gifted a
dubious penalty for Klich leaving a late foot on Moreno.

Moreno stepped up but drove his penalty against the post and
with the goalkeeper committed, Morata could have scored too but he scuffed the
rebound wide.

Moreno was taken off not long after while Torres, on as a
substitute, headed wide when free in the area. Morata could not sort his feet
out on one chance, before Szczesny flapped at a corner and then saved Rodri’s
drive.

The openings kept coming for Morata  as Torres chested down to him but Szczesny
smothered the finish and the collision caused Spain’s striker to hobble off
with four minutes left.

He was applauded off this time but the whistles for the team
came shortly after.