Morata: Today Spain had the motivation of wanting to win for Luis Enrique LaLiga Atletico forward scored a brace

Spain's excellent start to their 2020 European Championship qualification campaign continued with a 2-0 victory over Malta on Tuesday evening and Alvaro Morata confirmed that the team had the extra motivation of wanting to secure a victory for Luis Enrique.

Morata has got his career back on track in the best way possible by rediscovering his goalscoring touch with Atletico Madrid, and he carried that into the international arena with a brace in Malta.

"Today we had more motivation to win for our coach," Morata explained in the mixed zone.

"We always want to win.

"He deserves this, we are willing to go to the death with him."

Luis Enrique has given Morata a way back into the international fold after his disappointing spell at Chelsea saw him lose his place, something the goalscorer is incredibly grateful for.

"I want to thank the coach for his support," he intimated.

"He knows I'm grateful, I'm happy to be here.

"The important thing was to win, it was important to the players, we kept working."

Victories over both Malta and Norway have given the former Barcelona coach the perfect start to his first qualification campaign as La Roja boss, although the players refused to overlook Malta.

"Football has changed a lot in recent years," Morata confirmed.

"Now it's more difficult to win against teams that park the bus."