The report of Spanish males’s groups in main finals since 2002 is kind of outstanding. With Spain including one other victory within the Euro 2024 ultimate, we check out all 27 finals received by Spanish groups in that point.
Sunday noticed Spain beat England 2-1 within the ultimate of Euro 2024.
La Roja had been probably the most spectacular aspect all through the event, and regardless of a scare when Cole Palmer equalised after Nico Williams’ opener in Berlin, Mikel Oyarzabal received it for Spain late on.
It may have gone both manner, although, proper? In a one-off sport between two sides ok to achieve a ultimate, doesn’t it mainly turn out to be 50-50?
Nicely, in a ultimate that entails Spanish groups, it appears not.
In relation to the Spain males’s nationwide staff and La Liga sides, they’re close to sufficient invincible in main finals.
Bearing in mind World Cups, European Championships, Champions League and the UEFA Cup/Europa League, of the final 27 males’s finals involving Spanish groups, all 27 have had Spanish winners.
That’s to not say all Spanish sides have received; 4 have been defeated in that point, however in all instances they’ve been overwhelmed by fellow La Liga sides.
It’s important to go all the best way again to 2001 to final see a non-Spanish staff beat a Spanish one in a significant ultimate, and it occurred twice.
Liverpool beat Alavés 5-4 within the UEFA Cup ultimate with an personal objective that additionally occurred to be a golden objective in extra-time. If that wasn’t agonising sufficient, Valencia then misplaced the Champions League ultimate to Bayern Munich on penalties per week later.
It appears the entire of Spain sat again of their seat like NBA and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and mentioned: “And I took that personally.”
Right here, we take a fast have a look at every of these 27 finals, which embrace 10 in opposition to English groups.
1. Actual Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen – 2002 Champions League Closing
The match that began all of it; Actual Madrid took on the shock bundle of the 2001-02 Champions League marketing campaign, Bayer Leverkusen, within the ultimate at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Raúl gave Los Blancos an early lead however Klaus Toppmöller’s aspect confirmed the spirit that had turn out to be a function of their season as Lúcio quickly equalised.
It took a second of genius to resolve the sport, with Zinedine Zidane placing Madrid forward by firing in an iconic volley from exterior the field simply earlier than half-time, and it will show to be the successful objective in Scotland.
2. Valencia 2-0 Marseille – 2004 UEFA Cup Closing
Rafael Benítez’s Valencia overcame Marseille within the UEFA Cup ultimate in Gothenburg, with Vicente’s penalty in first-half stoppage time giving them the lead.
Vicente turned supplier simply earlier than the hour when he arrange Mista to double Valencia’s lead and seal victory, including to their La Liga success that season.
3. Sevilla 4-0 Middlesbrough – 2006 UEFA Cup Closing
The Premier League aspect had made a behavior of dramatic comebacks to seek out themselves within the UEFA Cup ultimate, however that was very a lot the place momentum ran out for Middlesbrough and Steve McClaren in Eindhoven.
A Boro staff that included Gareth Southgate and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – now of England’s teaching workers – was soundly overwhelmed because of objectives from Luís Fabiano and Frédéric Kanouté both aspect of a brace from recently-appointed Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca.
Southgate performed in opposition to Jesús Navas that day, who may line up for Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2024 ultimate.
4. Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal – 2006 Champions League Closing
Regardless of a crimson card for goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in simply the 18th minute in Paris, Sol Campbell gave the Premier League aspect a first-half lead and Arsène Wenger’s males held on valiantly till late on.
Samuel Eto’o equalised with 14 minutes to go, earlier than Juliano Belletti squeezed within the winner simply 4 minutes later for Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona.
5. Sevilla 2-2 Espanyol (3-1 pens) – 2007 UEFA Cup Closing
Adriano’s opener for Sevilla was cancelled out by Albert Riera’s equaliser at Hampden Park, sending the sport to extra-time, the place Kanouté put Juande Ramos’ aspect again in entrance, just for Jônatas to degree and take issues to penalties.
Walter Pandiani was the one participant to attain any of Espanyol’s 4 penalties as three profitable kicks out of 4 handed Sevilla the trophy.
6. Spain 1-0 Germany – Euro 2008 Closing
Spain claimed their first main title for 44 years after impressing at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
A objective from Fernando Torres was sufficient to safe the title, with the striker working on to a ball from Xavi and lifting his end over Germany goalkeeper Lehmann.
7. Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United – 2009 Champions League Closing
It was a conflict of generational managers as Pep Guardiola took on Alex Ferguson in Rome.
Unsurprisingly given the purpose of this checklist, it was the Catalans who triumphed because of objectives from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi, with the Argentine scoring a uncommon header.
8. Atlético Madrid 2-1 Fulham (AET) – 2010 Europa League Closing
Atlético had already eradicated Liverpool within the semi-finals and got here up in opposition to Roy Hodgson’s Fulham within the first Europa League ultimate in Hamburg following the rebranding of the UEFA Cup.
Diego Forlán put Quique Sánchez Flores’ males in entrance within the thirty second minute, just for Simon Davies to equalise simply 5 minutes later. Forlán struck once more in extra-time to win it for Atléti.
9. Spain 1-0 Netherlands (aet) – 2010 World Cup Closing
Simply two years after their first main trophy in 44 years, Spain had been at it once more, this time successful their first ever World Cup.
In one other shut ultimate it was Andrés Iniesta who fired within the winner in Johannesburg, with the sport simply 4 minutes away from going to penalties.
10. Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United – 2011 Champions League Closing
A replay of the 2009 ultimate, solely this time at Wembley Stadium. That didn’t give the English aspect a lot benefit although, with Pedro placing Barça in entrance early on.
Wayne Rooney equalised, earlier than Messi and David Villa’s second-half strikes noticed Guardiola’s males ease to victory.
11. Atlético Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao – 2012 Europa League Closing
One other Europa League victory for Atlético, this time in opposition to fellow La Liga opposition. Marcelo Bielsa’s Athletic aspect had regarded nice all through the competitors, however they got here unstuck in opposition to Diego Simeone’s males.
Two first-half objectives from Radamel Falcao and one other from Diego late on sealed a snug victory for Atlético in Bucharest.
12. Spain 4-0 Italy – Euro 2012 Closing
By this level it was beginning to really feel like Spain may not let every other nation win a significant event once more, particularly given the character of this demolition of Italy.
David Silva and Jordi Alba had given La Roja a 2-0 lead by half-time, earlier than Torres and Juan Mata scored late on to present the rating a one-sided look in Kyiv.
13. Sevilla 0-0 Benfica (4-2 pens) – 2014 Europa League Closing
Sevilla had been at it once more, this time beating Benfica on penalties in Turin.
After a reasonably eventless 120 minutes, Unai Emery’s aspect had been flawless from the spot, scoring all 4 of their penalties. Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo each failed with their kicks, permitting Kevin Gameiro to fit the successful penalty.
14. Actual Madrid 4-1 Atlético Madrid (aet) – 2014 Champions League Closing
The primary ever Madrid derby in a Champions League ultimate was so much nearer than the scoreline suggests.
The truth is, for a lot of the sport it regarded as if Diego Godín’s objective was going to win it for Atlético earlier than Sergio Ramos’ 93rd-minute equaliser took it to extra-time. Gareth Bale, Marcelo and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty then took Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect to victory.
15. Sevilla 3-2 Dnipro – 2015 Europa League Closing
In opposition to the shock bundle from Ukraine, Sevilla managed to seal one other Europa League trophy.
Nikola Kalinić gave Dnipro an early lead earlier than Grzegorz Krychowiak and Carlos Bacca turned issues round for the La Liga aspect. Ruslan Rotan made it 2-2 simply earlier than half-time in Warsaw, however Bacca scored the winner within the 73rd minute for Emery’s males.
16. Barcelona 3-1 Juventus – 2015 Champions League Closing
This ultimate felt prefer it is perhaps over early as Ivan Rakitić put Barcelona forward lower than 4 minutes in on the Olympiastadion in Berlin, however Juventus fought again and equalised by means of Álvaro Morata 10 minutes into the second half.
Nevertheless, Luis Suárez restored Barça’s lead quickly after, earlier than Neymar wrapped issues up on the counter-attack deep into stoppage time.
17. Sevilla 3-1 Liverpool – 2016 Europa League Closing
Emery’s Sevilla made it an astonishing three successive Europa League wins in a row in Basel, coming from behind to beat Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
Daniel Sturridge had given the Premier League aspect a half-time lead, however Gameiro equalised inside the primary minute of the second half. Two objectives from Coke swung issues in Sevilla’s favour as they celebrated one more victory in what was changing into their competitors.
18. Actual Madrid 1-1 Atlético Madrid (5-3 pens) – 2016 Champions League Closing
Two years after the primary Madrid derby in a European ultimate, they met once more in Milan.
As soon as extra it was a detailed sport and as soon as extra Ramos scored, this time within the fifteenth minute to present Actual the lead. Yannick Carrasco equalised to power extra-time, after which it was penalties.
The primary seven penalties had been all scored, earlier than Juanfran failed from the spot. That allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to have the second of glory and rating the successful penalty.
19. Actual Madrid 4-1 Juventus – 2017 Champions League Closing
Zinedine Zidane’s aspect returned for extra glory a yr later, this time dispatching Juventus in a better method in Cardiff.
Ronaldo opened the scoring just for Mario Mandzukic to equalise quickly after with an outstanding strike. Second-half objectives from Casemiro, Ronaldo and Marco Asensio sealed a snug win for the La Liga giants.
20. Atlético Madrid 3-0 Marseille – 2018 Europa League Closing
The next season it was an equally easy victory for Atlético within the Europa League ultimate in Lyon.
A brace from Antoine Griezmann both aspect of half-time was adopted by a late objective from Gabi in opposition to Rudi Garcia’s underwhelming Marseille.
21. Actual Madrid 3-1 Liverpool – 2018 Champions League Closing
Something Sevilla may do, Actual Madrid may match – however within the Champions League. Zidane’s males received a 3rd successive title in Kyiv because of a questionable efficiency from Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius and a second of genius from Bale.
Karim Benzema scored the opener when Karius inexplicably threw the ball in opposition to his outstretched boot, earlier than Sadio Mané equalised for Klopp’s males. A surprising overhead kick from Bale put Madrid again in entrance, and a long-range effort from the Welshman slipped by means of Karius’ palms and over the road to seal issues.
22. Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan – 2020 Europa League Closing
They had been again! Sevilla returned to elevate one other Europa League trophy in a ultimate performed behind closed doorways in Cologne because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was a busy first half, with Romelu Lukaku’s penalty placing Inter forward earlier than a Luuk de Jong brace noticed Sevilla go forward. Diego Godín made it 2-2 earlier than half-time, nevertheless it was Lukaku’s unlucky personal objective 16 minutes from time that determined issues.
23. Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United (11-10 pens) – 2021 Europa League Closing
Simply to combine issues up, it was a special La Liga aspect who lifted the Europa League the next season. And it was that man Emery on the helm once more.
Gerard Moreno put Villarreal in entrance earlier than Edinson Cavani equalised for United in Gdańsk. The eventual shootout remarkably noticed the primary 21 penalties all scored. It took United goalkeeper David de Gea to overlook his to lastly resolve the vacation spot of the trophy.
24. Actual Madrid 1-0 Liverpool – 2022 Champions League Closing
A repeat of the 2018 ultimate, and a repeat of the result with Los Blancos popping out on prime.
Liverpool had the higher of the sport in Paris, having 24 photographs to Madrid’s 4, however an impressed efficiency from Thibaut Courtois and a successful objective from Vinícius Júnior had been sufficient to safe one other Champions League win for Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect.
25. Sevilla 1-1 Roma (4-1 pens) – 2023 Europa League Closing
This one was fascinatingly arrange. Unai Emery versus José Mourinho. Two impeccable data in European soccer; one thing needed to give.
Nearly inevitably, it went to penalties in Budapest after a Paulo Dybala strike and a Gianluca Mancini personal objective. Mancini had a sport to neglect after additionally lacking his penalty within the shootout, as did Roger Ibañez, permitting Gonzalo Montiel to attain the winner for Sevilla, as he had performed for Argentina within the World Cup ultimate just some months earlier.
26. Actual Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund – 2024 Champions League Closing
The newest profitable ultimate for a Spanish aspect was simply two months in the past when Actual Madrid overcame a sport Dortmund at Wembley.
Regardless of the Bundesliga aspect having a number of possibilities, it was Dani Carvajal who headed within the opener with 16 minutes of regular time left. Salt was rubbed into the injuries when Vinícius made it 2-0 simply 9 minutes later as Ancelotti and Madrid celebrated one more Champions League victory.
27. Spain 2-1 England – Euro 2024 Closing
It was all set as much as be the second when soccer lastly ‘got here house’ for England. Spain had different concepts, although.
An excellent and goalless first half set issues up properly on the Olympiastadion in Berlin, just for Nico Williams to present Spain the lead within the first two minutes of the second half. Substitute Cole Palmer levelled for England, just for one other sub, Mikel Oyarzabal to attain the winner from a Marc Cucurella cross with simply 4 minutes remaining.
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