Spain's stunning comeback against Croatia
A tale of two halves as Spain fight back from 3-1 down to win 5-3
Morata and Simon the heroes as Spain book their place in the semi-finals
Spain produced a stunning comeback to beat Croatia 5-3 in a thrilling UEFA European Championship quarter-final on Friday.
Álvaro Morata scored twice and Unai Simon made a number of key saves as Spain fought back from 3-1 down to book their place in the semi-finals.
Croatia had taken the lead through Mislav Oršić in the first half, but Pau Torres equalised for Spain just before half-time.
Croatia regained the lead early in the second half through Ante Budimir, but Morata levelled again just minutes later.
Croatia then took the lead for the third time through Mario Pašalić, but Spain refused to give up and Mikel Oyarzabal equalised with just 10 minutes remaining.
With the game heading for extra-time, Morata popped up with the winning goal in the 100th minute.
The win was a huge relief for Spain, who had come under pressure after a disappointing start to the tournament.
They will now face Italy in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
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