On Monday morning in Spain, Álvaro Morata got up early -- much earlier than his aching body wanted to -- and drove his kids to school. He did so because twins Alessandro and Leonardo demanded that they should be able to parade him, earn big bragging rights.
After all, "Dad" had scored two cracking headers on Sunday night against Real Madrid, his former team, to ensure that LaLiga-leading Los Blancos were thrashed 3-1 and Atlético Madrid won only their second derbi in their last 15 attempts.