Llorente rues 'night to forget' for humbled Spain

Spain striker Fernando Llorente described his side’s performance as “awful in every respect” after seeing the world champions crash to a comprehensive 4-0 friendly defeat at the hands of local rivals Portugal.

Llorente rues 'night to forget' for humbled Spain

Spain striker Fernando Llorente described his side’s performance as “awful in every respect” after seeing the world champions crash to a comprehensive 4-0 friendly defeat at the hands of local rivals Portugal.

In a match that was partly used to promote the two countries’ joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup, Portugal put the off-field alliance between the two Iberian neighbours firmly to one side to inflict on Spain one of the heaviest defeats in their history.

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