Sergio Ramos and Alvaro Morata on the spot as Spain cruise past Sweden

Spanish captain Sergio Ramos and striker Alvaro Morata scored penalties to take theri team to a 30 win against Sweden in the Euro 2020 qualifying Spain initially found it difficult to break the deadlock but opened the floodgates in the 64th minute with a goalTwo late goals in two minutes then gave the score a deceptively comfortable look as Ramos deferred a second spotkick to Morata who had won the foul before Mikel Oyarzabal curled in a thirdVictory means Spain stay top of Group F now five points clear of secondplaced Sweden with four wins out of four Their advantage reflects an impressive return to form after a disappointing performance in the UEFA Nations League even if the previous three successes came against Norway Malta and the Faroe IslandsLuis Enrique has been absent from matches since missing Spains win over Malta in March due to a family emergency and he was away from the bench again leaving his assistant Robert Moreno in charge We can still improve in lots of ways said MorenoWere looking for perfection Moreno confirmed on Sunday he has been in constant contact with Luis Enrique and Ramos has insisted the situation is not affecting the players There have been many given a chance to impress with eight changes from the 41 thrashing of the Faroe Islands on Friday taking the number of starters to 24 in the last four games aloneDani Parejo and Fabian Ruiz both impressed in midfield but Asensio and Isco lacked spark again in the final third with Rodrigo Moreno also ceding ground to Morata in the central striker spotKepa Arrizabalaga had little to do in goal but his third consecutive start suggests he is now not just an alternative to Manchester Uniteds David de Gea but the sides preferred keeper I think in Spain we dont watch so much foreign football Moreno saidIf theyd seen the end of the season Kepa had nobody would be surprised by our decision Swedens disciplined defence carried them to the World Cup quarterfinals almost a year ago and Spain only really rattled them for five minutes in the opening halfThe first of a flurry of chances saw Fabians shot palmed over by Robin Olsen who then parried away a dipping volley from Parejo Even when Spain had the ball in the net it was crossed off incorrectly for offside after Rodrigo tapped in Parejos cutback VAR not in use until the tournaments finals would surely have intervenedAlbin Ekdal was also fortunate not to concede a penalty when he placed both hands on the shoulders of Ramos but referee William Collum was not so tolerant after halftime Asensios cross was blocked by the outstretched arm of Larsson for a clear spotkick leaving Ramos to whip rightfooted into the bottom cornerSweden had not been without chances of their own Ludwig Augustinsson firing a shot into Ramos before Robin Quaison hit straight at Kepa But they capitulated late on as Spain added two in the 85th and 87th minutes First Morata on for Asensio drew a foul from Filip Helander with an aggressive run into the box and after Ramos deferred struck the penalty into the cornerThen Oyarzabal who had replaced Rodrigo darted inside Augustinsson and curled a brilliant shot between Olsens hand and the far post to wrap up a hardearned winWith inputs from AFP