Euro 2012, la festa dei figli della Spagna. Spain 4-0 Italy | Euro 2012 final match report | Football. In the end, Spain were the best team in Euro 2012 by a considerable distance. They turned the final into a procession and, when they reflect on becoming the first nation to win three major tournaments in succession, the sense of jubilation should be greatly enhanced by this being the night when they were rewarded for having absolute conviction in their principles. They never wavered in the face of great scrutiny and Vicente del Bosque's formation, however unorthodox, was shown ultimately to be based on the strongest of foundations, to the extent it feels bizarre in the extreme that a team of this brilliance could ever be accused of not entertaining. Boring Spain? The debate is so ridiculous it should be put in a box and kept in a place where it does not come out to trouble us again.
It was a night of grievous damage for Italy, when the final whistle was merciful and Andrea Pirlo and Mario Balotelli watched the trophy presentation through tears. La Roja played with style and panache. Los campeones de la Eurocopa regresaron triunfal a Madrid | Rey Juan Carlos. Los jugadores de la 'Roja' regresaron el lunes a España, donde todo el país se preparaba para homenajear como héroes a su selección tras la histórica victoria de la víspera ante Italia en la final de la Eurocopa de fútbol-2012 (4-0) en Kiev. En un avión adornado con el escudo español y sobre el que se leía “Orgullosos de nuestra selección”, los futbolistas españoles aterrizaron por la tarde en el aeropuerto de Madrid, donde eran esperados desde hacía horas por unas 20 cámaras de televisión y medio centenar de periodistas. (Lea más sobre Eurocopa 2012) Iker Casillas, portero y capitán del equipo, salió el primero acompañado por el seleccionador Vicente del Bosque y presentó la Copa decorada con cintas con los colores españoles, antes de bajar del avión seguidos por el resto del equipo.
“Estamos contentos y felices por el éxito logrado. Era difícil y lo hemos conseguido”, declaró el capitán a la televisión pública. “! “Esperemos que sigamos con esta racha”, deseó. España da una lección a Italia y revalida el título de la Eurocopa. David Silva, Jordi Alba, Fernando Torres y Juan Mata marcaron los goles de España, cuya orquesta fue dirigida a la perfección por el circuito de Andrés Iniesta y Xavi Hernández en el mediocampo. "Ha sido un partido muy completo. El mejor de la Eurocopa", afirmó Xavi. Criticada en los partidos previos por abusar en exceso del toque en el mediocampo, España fue soberbia de principio a fin en el Estadio Olímpico de Kiev al conseguir el resultado más abultado de una final de la Eurocopa. (Lea aquí más sobre Andrés Iniesta). Si bien plantó cara con valentía durante algunos tramos, Italia se vio desbordada por la locomotora española y terminó jugando con 10 hombres desde los 64 minutos.
"Lo de esta noche fue desigual", reconoció el arquero italiano Gianluigi Buffon. Las pocas ocasiones que la Azzurra dispuso fueron contenidas por el arquero españo Iker Casillas, que en todo el torneo sólo una vez tuvo que recoger el balón de su portería. "El listón está muy alto y hay mucha exigencia. Buffon: "Una cavalcata straordinaria ma Spagna troppo superiore. Spagna nella storia, le lacrime degli azzurri Si spegne il sogno dell'Italia. ROMA - Bello il triplete, cari cugini spagnoli. Cugini di crisi e di spread.
Maestri di calcio. Più bravi, più sicuri, più forti fisicamente. Adesso unici. Il sogno azzurro è rimasto sepolto sotto un 4-0 che è una randellata, anzi una serie. Il risultato più netto, ahinoi, nella storia delle finali di Mondiali ed Europei. Alla fine hanno fatto ala al passaggio degli azzurri che andavano a ricevere la medaglia d’argento da monsieur Uefa, Michel Platini. Sul campo, prima, braccati, soffocati, storditi dal tiqui-taca spagnolo, gli azzurri hanno perso troppo presto le misure degli avversari. Sapevamo tutto, questo è il punto. Il problema è che quello straordinario intruglio di Real e Barça funziona ormai a memoria, anche senza Ronaldo e Messi. Peccato, Italia. Se abbiamo perso, dunque, è contro la nazionale più forte, contro il calcio dei padroni. Spagna campione. Azzurri in lacrime | VIDEO<br>Prandelli: «Orgogliosi di questa Italia» - Sport. Un inchino, niente di più, non ci riesce l'ultimo miracolo, la Spagna è ancora campione d'Europa e centra il terzo titolo euromondiale in quattro anni, un record.
Italia stanca, finita dai 120 minuti contro gli inglesi, dalla battaglia contro i tedeschi, sfinita dal possesso spagnolo, dagli scambi, dalla qualità infinitamente superiore della Roja, più forte di noi e di qualunque squadra al mondo in questo momento. Una notte sbagliata alla fine di un Europeo fantastico, ma non possiamo avere rimpianti, non per questa notte, sono stati più bravi, erano più forti e ci hanno battuto anche più largamente di quanto il terrificante 4-0 finale dica. Del Bosque parte con una prima linea di fantasisti, dentro Fabregas, Iniesta e Silva, zero punti di riferimento, per dieci minuti gli azzurri non toccano quasi palla, soffocati dalla continuità degli spagnoli. Qualche angolo di Pirlo crea l'idea di un pericolo all'attentissimo Casillas.
Spagna troppo forte, ma grazie lo stesso. Euro 2012: Perfect Spain justify Vicente del Bosque's beliefs | Football. Playing without a defined striker remains a relatively novel concept but Vicente del Bosque was actually returning to Plan A. After unsuccessful attempts to incorporate a proper No9 into his side Del Bosque reverted to his initial system of six midfielders and Spain became the first side to win the European Championship by using the same XI in their opening game and the final. Previous doubts were understandable as Spain struggled to find top gear but this performance was a complete justification of the manager's belief that Spain function better without a fixed target.
Italy were the perfect opponents for this strategy, with their midfield diamond attempting to dominate the centre. The wingers were reversed in the opening few minutes – Andrés Iniesta on the right, David Silva out on the left – but that was not relevant, as both came inside and overloaded Italy in the middle. Cesc Fábregas played as a false nine – or did he? But Prandelli's next change was fatal. España-Italia: Un equipo sin fin (4-0) Era el partido, era la noche. Lo sabían y lo hicieron. Los jugadores de la selección española han alcanzado un logro reservado para unos elegidos. Un grupo de futbolistas que han elevado este deporte a la categoría de arte y que ha traducido su formidable dominio de los partidos en títulos.
Tres en cuatro años: dos Eurocopas y un Mundial. Nunca jamás ningún país logró nada igual. Dominó Italia los primeros instantes convirtiendo en espejismo las sensaciones iniciales. Así llegó el primer tanto de España. El tanto sirvió para espolear a Italia, que dominó los minutos siguientes. Con el ansia de buscar el empate, los de Prandelli descuidaron sus espaldas y España aprovechó los espacios.
Tras el descanso, Prandelli gastó su segunda bala (en el primer tiempo tuvo que cambiar a Chiellini por lesión) al meter a Di Natale para buscar un revulsivo en ataque. También Del Bosque refrescó al equipo con Pedro por Silva y Torres por Cesc. Casillas levanta la copa rodeado de sus compañeros. Pau Gasol. Spaniards return home to hero's welcome | News | DW.DE | 02.07. Members of the Spanish national soccer team traveled on a bus that wound its way through a five-kilometer (thee-mile) route through Madrid, where they were cheered by tens of thousands of adoring fans.
Spanish fans gathered in Madrid's central Cibeles Plaza in particular, with many wearing national team jerseys and waving the country's flag. Others watched from apartment balconies or windows as the bus slowly made its way along the route, escorted by police on horseback and motorcycles. The team arrived back home a few hours earlier, when a plane carrying coach Vicente del Bosque's triumphant team touched down following a flight from Kyiv.
Their Iberia plane bore the words "proud of our national team" and the captain and the side's goalie Iker Casillas clasped the Henri Delaunay trophy as they emerged from the plane. The winners were welcomed by hundreds of fans that came out to greet them at Madrid's Barajas airport. sej,pfd/slk (dpa, AP) I haven't changed the game: Del Bosque - Sports - Football - ibnlive. Kiev: Vicente del Bosque played down a suggestion he had changed football by sometimes starting matches at Euro 2012 without a recognised striker after Spain crushed Italy 4-0 to retain their continental title on Sunday. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas was again deployed as a roving forward for the game at Kiev's Olympic Stadium, as he had been earlier in the tournament against Italy and France, and Spain were soon in front when he crossed for David Silva to nod past Gianluigi Buffon in the 14th minute.
Fabregas was replaced by Fernando Torres, a genuine centre forward, with 15 minutes remaining and Torres promptly netted Spain's third before setting up Chelsea team-mate Juan Mata for the fourth on a near-perfect night for the Iberian nation. Vincente del Bosque was without a star striker, but he proved the critics wrong by winning the Euro 2012 title. "There is not only one type of football," Del Bosque told a news conference. "That is why it was so comfortable for us to win this final. Majestic Spain take their place among elite[1] Euro 2012: Spain routs Italy 4-0 in final to claim 3rd straight major title | CLIK/HEAR | Multimedia, photography, video showcase of The Palm Beach Post. KIEV, Ukraine — Just like clockwork, Spain’s “tiki taka” passing game tore Italy apart. The World Cup champions controlled the play Sunday in the European Championship final, as they usually do.
They moved the ball up the field with short pass after short pass, as they usually do. Incredibly, they also managed to score a whopping four goals, something they don’t usually do. It all added up to a 4-0 win over Italy and a third straight major soccer title for Spain. (Story continues below the photo gallery) TIP: You can use your keyboard’s left and right arrow keys to navigate through the gallery “We won being true to our playing style, and by moving the ball the way we moved it, we knew how to take charge of the match,” said Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the team’s captain.
Casillas and Spain striker Fernando Torres also made their own histories. Spain’s other goals on Sunday at Olympic Stadium came from David Silva, Jordi Alba and Juan Mata. Also in the stands were several heads of state. CBBC Newsround - Euro 2012: Ore's team of Euro 2012. This page was made on Monday 2nd July 2012Last updated at 16:05 Spain are champions of Europe yet again.
Their 4-0 win over Italy topped off a record-breaking summer. They've now been hailed the greatest team ever and it's easy to see why. It's the third major tournament in a row they've won (Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012) and the 4-0 scoreline was the biggest ever win in a European Championship or World Cup final. They've even got the Golden Boot for Fernando Torres who top-scored at the tournament. Who'd have thought that after his season with Chelsea? So while you're getting used to not having football to watch when you get in from school, we thought we'd get Ore to take a look back at some of the players who've impressed in Poland and Ukraine. And no - they're not ALL Spanish! Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) The Italian 'keeper is my number one. Philipp Lahm (Germany) The German captain helped his team get the to semis before losing out to an in-form Italy side. Sergio Ramos (Spain) VIDEO FABULOS! Cel mai simpatic om BEAT din lume! Xabi Alonso s-a matolit la parada! Dialog foarte tare cu Reina: "Haa? Ceee?" :)
Viva España! Wielka fiesta w Madrycie [ZDJĘCIA I WIDEO] Kiedy w poniedziałek prezydent i premier dziękowali polskim piłkarzom za udział w EURO 2012, na zwycięzców turnieju - reprezentację Hiszpanii, czekali w Madrycie król Juan Carlos I z rodziną. W końcu piłkarska reprezentacja Hiszpanii po raz drugi z rzędu, a trzeci w historii, wywalczyła tytuł mistrza Europy. Piłkarze uścisnęli najpierw rękę następcy tronu, księcia Filipa, jego żony księżniczki Letycji a południowym zwyczajem poszczypali w policzki małe córeczki księcia. - Nie jest łatwo przemawiać do potrójnych mistrzów - przywitał reprezentację król Juan Carlos I. Potem podziękował piłkarzom, że "sprawili wszystkim radość. - Umieliście wygrać i byliście dobrzy jako drużyna, to owoc waszych umiejętności, a przede wszystkim pracy trenera Vincente del Bosque, który wiele umiał przetrzymać. Mam nadzieję, że szczęście będzie nadal dopisywało - mówił król piłkarzom.
Ze względu na upał, strażacy polewali kibiców wodą. Hat-trick of titles helps Spain forget domestic woe - Europe - World. King Juan Carlos received the team at Madrid's Zarzuela Palace before they began a parade in an open-top bus yesterday afternoon before finishing the celebrations with a victory rally in the central Plaza de Cibeles. The Spanish team's 4-0 victory over Italy in Kiev made them the first team to win three successive major international tournaments and came as a fresh round of austerity measures began to bite.
The government has introduced a co-payment on prescription drugs and raised electricity prices for families by four per cent and gas by six per cent. Still more belt-tightening is on the way, because to cut its budget deficit and stave off a bailout, the government will take more than 400 drugs off the prescription list in August and is considering more hikes in VAT. "The success of Spanish football is an indirect relief, albeit ephemeral, from the destructive consequences of recessions and unemployment that Spanish society is suffering from," wrote Spain's El Pais newspaper. Spain's championship soccer team gets huge welcome in Madrid. MADRID, Spain -- Swathed in the red-and-yellow colours of Spain, hundreds of thousands packed central Madrid to give a hero's welcome Monday to "La Roja" -- the national soccer team that erased the country's gloomy mood by winning the Euro 2012 Championship with such flair.
With the celebrated team back home on native soil, it was time to party for a second straight night. King Juan Carlos and members of the royal family congratulated players at the Zarzuela Palace outside Madrid within hours of their returning from Kyiv, where they crushed Italy 4-0 to defend their title Sunday night. The Iberia plane that brought them to the Spanish capital bore the logo "proud of our national team. " Team captain and goalie Iker Casillas proudly held the tournament cup as he emerged from the plane in Madrid with coach Vicente del Bosque. "Congratulations on behalf of the family and the whole of Spain," the king said.
"This is historic and I'm here to support the team. Still, he was realistic. Spain welcomes heroes with fiesta. Spain's triumphant Uefa Euro 2012™ heroes parted a red-and-yellow sea of fans in central Madrid on Monday in a giant, deafening national fiesta that swept aside all thoughts of economic crisis. An open-top double-decker bus ferried the team like a small boat picking its way through a vast ocean of hundreds of thousands of adoring Spaniards waving flags, cheering and dancing to thumping rock music.
Helicopters hovering above filmed a crowd that seemed to carpet the entire heart of the capital to rejoice in Spain's historic 4-0 thrashing of Italy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. At the climax of the party, the players basked in glory in the central Plaza de Cibeles square, where Queen's "We are the Champions" blared from loudspeakers. In the centre of the square, a huge Spain flag was draped around the neck of an emblematic stone fountain of the goddess of nature riding a chariot hauled by lions. "Thank you for being here! " Giant red balloons bobbed above supporters' heads. Euro 2012 Final: Italy vs Spain preview | SportPulse.
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