EURO 2008: Y Viva Espana !!

yea man... it's Spain who champ the league of EURO 2008.. which was, quite expected...

Spain
Fernando Torres who scored the goal altered the whole contour of the nation. After a run of poor games when he could hardly justify his place in the starting line-up, El Nino was again impressive which explains why he was Atletico Madrid’s big hope not so long ago. He was lively throughout and the goal that he scored exhibited his strength and finesse in front of goal.

Spain were more creative and had more and better chances. They could have wrapped up the match long before the final whistle had the likes of Fernando Torres, David Silva and Sergio Ramos been a little more aware and had a little more rub of the green.

Germany
Nevertheless.. I'm still proud of the Germans though they were actually caught short of imagination against the Spanish and were on more than one occasion caught offguard. Also, Germany didn’t play an aesthetically sound football in the competition but it was their efficiency, endeavour and never-say-die spirit that had extended their run to the final stretch.

Reflecting back, Ballack lost three finals on the trot with Bayer Leverkusen in 2002, couldn’t play in the 2002 World Cup final because of suspension, failed to win the UEFA Champions League final with Chelsea in May 2008 and now this. *curious*

Well, Spain ultimately triumphed in a major international competition - EURO 2008 . It has taken them 44 years to rescale the European peak but they are there now.

Y Viva Espana!!


Reference : Subhankar Mondal @ goal.com