Del Bosque: “We have a number of penalty takers and the most confident takes it. It’s an option during the game and not for the Coach to intervene.”
But I think the fucker is going for the ballon d'or. He captained Real to the CL and scored the goal in the final. With Cassilas on the bench, he's captaining Spain and if they won the group they'd have had an easy road to the final. Every goal counts for a defender, and he wanted to show his leadership with this penalty.
If he wins the EL in the same season he won the CL, captains both and scores important goals in both competitions, he might stand a chance, with some good PR and people getting tired of Messi and Ronaldo winning it every year.
It didn't go well for him tonight