Euro 2024: Spain aiming to keep 23-year run going in Sunday’s final

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On Sunday nighttime Spain will activity to go nan first state to triumph 4 European Championships.

La Roja booked their spot successful nan last successful Berlin pinch an entertaining semi-final triumph complete France successful Munich connected Tuesday night.

Natural calved winner. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/GmEkJC2JiE

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 9, 2024

Whether they locomotion retired successful nan Olympiastadion against England aliases nan Netherlands, Spain are judge to beryllium basking favourites, and that’s not conscionable because they person been nan stand-out squad successful Germany truthful acold this summertime and person already go nan first federation to ever triumph six matches astatine 1 Euros.

They besides person nan mother of each omens connected their side.

Since May 23, 2001, erstwhile Bayern Munich overcame Valencia to triumph nan Champions League successful Milan, sides from Spain person contested 22 awesome nine and world finals against non-Spanish sides. They person won each 22.

Let’s return a stroll down representation lane, shall we?

International (3 Finals)

Spain are famously nan only federation successful history to person ever won 3 consecutive awesome tournaments.

Luis Aragones started nan dynasty by masterminding a 1-0 triumph complete Germany successful Vienna successful 2008. The only extremity came from Fernando Torres conscionable aft nan half-hour.

Vicente del Bosque took nan reins later that twelvemonth and guided Spain to glory little than 2 years later, seeing disconnected nan Netherlands successful a conflict successful Johannesburg, Andres Iniesta scoring nan only extremity 4 minutes from nan extremity of extra-time to unafraid his country’s first and only World Cup.

Spain return their spot successful nan last of Euro 2024 and person nan chance to assistance nan trophy for nan first clip since nan legends of 2012! 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/4Oy2Rt4bUS

— 90min (@90min_Football) July 9, 2024

Torres was besides connected target arsenic Spain ran riot successful Kyiv to triumph nan Euro 2012 Final against Italy, becoming nan first broadside to triumph consecutive Euros successful summation to nan first to triumph 3 consecutive awesome titles.

David Silva and Jordi Alba put La Roja 2-0 up earlier half-time earlier Torres and Juan Mata put immoderate gloss connected nan scoreline successful nan past six minutes.

The era ended then, however. The Netherlands exacted immoderate revenge pinch a 5-1 group shape triumph and Chile besides sewage nan amended of Del Bosque’s men successful Brazil successful 2014 which saw La Roja neglect to make nan knockouts.

Italy besides sewage their ain backmost connected Spain astatine Euro 2016 pinch a 2-0 triumph successful nan Round of 16 successful Paris.

Champions League (9 Finals)

It astir apt comes arsenic small astonishment that Real Madrid person contributed nan lion’s stock of nan glory successful nan continent’s biggest nine title complete nan past mates of decades.

Los Blancos overcame Bayer Leverkusen successful Glasgow to triumph nan 2002 Champions League Final and thrashed Juventus successful Cardiff to assistance nan trophy again successful 2017.

Liverpool were past beaten successful nan 2018 last successful Kyiv and besides nan 2022 showpiece successful Paris.

Their 5th triumph against overseas guidance came conscionable past period against Borussia Dortmund astatine Wembley, though Madrid did of people besides hit Atletico Madrid successful 2014 and 2016 during their unthinkable dynasty.

First trophy of nan season! Cardiff crowd were amazing,special to play pinch @realmadrid successful my location town! #halamadrid pic.twitter.com/dcne5agjFB

— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) August 12, 2014

Madrid’s fierce rivals Barcelona contributed 4 of nan last victories excessively successful a nine-year span. They hit Arsenal successful Paris to onshore nan 2006 Champions League and overcame Man United successful Rome 3 years later and past again astatine Wembley successful 2011.

In 2015 Barca besides hit Juventus, successful nan very aforesaid Olympiastadion successful Berlin wherever Sunday’s Euro 2024 last will beryllium held.

UEFA Cup/Europa League (10 Finals)

The Europa League has besides seen Spain predominate showpiece occasions against continental rivals crossed nan past 23 years.

Sevilla person a love-affair pinch nan title for illustration nary other.

They hit Middlesbrough successful Eindhoven successful 2006 and past won 3 consecutive from 2014-16, beating Benfica successful Turin, Dnipro successful Warsaw and past Liverpool successful Basel.

Inter were defeated successful nan 2020 last successful Cologne while Roma were despatched successful nan 2023 showpiece successful Budapest.

They besides hit home rivals Espanyol successful 2007 arsenic portion of their unthinkable dynasty of 7 titles successful 17 seasons.

RAKITIĆ AND SEVILLA HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!

Sevilla triumph yet different Europa League Final and Ivan Rakitić lifts nan trophy for nan 2nd time.

Rakitić was progressive successful nan first extremity for Sevilla and has scored successful nan shootout.

Maestro astatine 35 years of age. 🚨🇭🇷🪄 pic.twitter.com/C9iUNbofLV

— 🇭🇷 (@TheCroatianLad) May 31, 2023

Atletico Madrid saw-off Fulham successful Hamburg to triumph nan 2010 title – and aft besides beating Athletic Bilbao successful nan last 2 years later – they returned to hit Marseille successful Lyon successful 2018.

Valencia overcame Marseille to assistance nan 2004 version while Villarreal claimed nan trophy erstwhile they hit Man United successful Gdansk successful 2021.

On Sunday Spain will look England aliases Netherlands successful nan 23rd last against overseas guidance successful 23 years – tin either federation extremity this unthinkable run?