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Watch Alvaro Morata Score His First Madrid Derby Goal By Netting Against Former Club Real

Alvaro Morata scored his first ever Madrid derby goal to give Atletico a first-half lead over former club Real in Thursday's Copa del Rey quarter-final.

Robert Summerscales

Watch Alvaro Morata Score His First Madrid Derby Goal By Netting Against Former Club Real
Watch Alvaro Morata Score His First Madrid Derby Goal By Netting Against Former Club Real /

Alvaro Morata scored his first ever Madrid derby goal to give Atletico a first-half lead over former club Real in Thursday's Copa del Rey quarter-final.

This was Morata's fifth Madrid derby playing for Atletico. He had featured in six for Real.

Thursday's goal arrived on 19 minutes when Morata finished from close range after a low cross from right-back Nahuel Molina.

Morata has now scored three career goals against Real, having netted two in two Champions League games for Juventus in 2015.

He celebrated his latest goal by partially obscuring his name on the back of his jersey and then punching the air at the Bernabeu.

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Atletico Madrid no.19 Alvaro Morata pictured moments after scoring against Real Madrid in January 2023
Atletico Madrid no.19 Alvaro Morata pictured moments after scoring against Real Madrid :: IMAGO/NurPhoto/DAX Images

But Morata's goal was not enough for Atletico on the night.

Real fought back to win 3-1 after extra time courtesy of strikes from Rodrygo, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.