Euro 2020: Spain star Alvaro Morata equals Cristiano Ronaldo record

Striker Alvaro Morata endured a drama-filled Euros that went from penalty misses and death threats to becoming Spain's all-time leading scorer at the tournament, surpassing Fernando Torres' tally of five strikes with his sixth goal in the competition on Tuesday.

The Juventus attacker also managed to equal a record held by club teammate Ronaldo in becoming only the second player to score three or more goals in multiple Euros, with the Portugal star having managed this feat across three separate tournaments.

In the semi-final against Italy on Tuesday, the Spain star came off the bench to score a crucial equaliser that forced the game into extra-time after calmly placing the ball past Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma following a quick interchange with Dani Olmo.

The night was far from over for the former Real Madrid forward, though, as he missed an important penalty in the shootout that followed, with his country eventually making a semi-final exit.

Morata finished Euro 2020 as Spain's top goalscorer with three goals.

10. Mohamed Salah – adidas, £2.5 million (R49 million) a year

9. Marco Verratti – Nike, £2.5 million (R49 million) a year

8. Paul Pogba – adidas, £3 million (R59 million) a year

7. Antoine Griezmann – PUMA, £3.5 million (R69 million) a year

6. Gareth Bale – adidas, £4 million (R78 million) a year

5. Mario Balotelli – PUMA, £5 million (R98 million) a year

4. Kylian Mbappe – Nike, £14 million (R276 million) a year

3. Cristiano Ronaldo – Nike, £15 million (R295 million) a year

2. Lionel Messi – adidas, £18 million (R354 million) a year

1. Neymar – PUMA, £23 million (R453 million) a year

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