Just a couple of days back Spain created football history by becoming the first team ever to successfully defend their Euro title; and they defended it by the best ever win margin in a Euro final - a 4-0 thrashing of Italy. And the second team to win three major titles in a row - Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, Euro 2012 - after Argentina.
If you go 4 years (and a few months) back Spain had never won the World Cup and had won Euro just once that too way back in 1964. Going by titles this is the best ever Spanish team and possibly the best team of all times.
Though it was an expected result I was hoping for a little more enthusiasm from Italy. Italy's superstar, after the semi-final with Germany - Mario Balotelli, hardly posed a threat to the Spanish defense and the usually awesome Gianluigi Buffon was clueless. In the semi-final against Germany the ball seemed to have a magnetic attraction with Buffon; it hardly missed him to reach the nets, but the final seemed to be the "polar" opposite.
Though, I don't mean to take anything away from the Spanish attack. It looked like the attack of the World Champions that they are but I feel Buffon is an exceptionally talented goal keeper.
But the bottom line is Spain are Euro Champs once again and serious contenders for the World title in 2014.
Well done Spain!
