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1st July 2013
06:56am BST

Many have questioned the wisdom of letting a defender take a spot-kick with such gifted colleagues on the pitch, and while he did dispatch his penalty against Italy with style, he is also liable to balloon the ball into orbit like his effort for Madrid against Bayern Munich in the Champions League a few seasons ago.
In all, it summed up Spain’s night pretty well, though it must be remembered for all the hysteria surrounding the win for Brazil, it is just the Confederations Cup, and Spain didn’t win it the last time out either and they managed okay in the subsequent World Cup.Explore more on these topics: