Valletta (Malta): Spain beat Malta 2-0 in Round 2 of the Euro 2020 qualifiers, courtesy Alvaro Morata, who broke a 15-month international scoring drought with a brace.
The victory leaves Spain alone atop Group F with six points from two matches, followed by Sweden with four; Romania and Malta - each with three points; Norway with one; and the Faroe Islands, who have lost both of their games.
Spain played the match at Ta' Qali stadium in Valletta without head coach Luis Enrique, who stayed behind in Spain to deal with what the Spanish football federation described as a serious family situation.
La Roja enjoyed 84 per cent possession on Tuesday night, yet their first shot on goal didn't come until a half-hour into the contest.
Planning for the match against a less-than-formidable foe, Luis Enrique made eight changes to the starting 11 in pursuit of giving match time to younger players and trying out new combinations.
The experiment was not exactly a roaring success, perhaps to the relief of Malta goalkeeper Henry Bonello, son of John Bonello, the keeper who suffered through the national side's epochal 12-1 loss to Spain 36 years ago in Seville.