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00:00The Spanish players arrived back at the team hotel, brandishing the Henri Delonay trophy
00:05for the fourth time, a fitting reward for what many consider to be the standout team of Euro 2024.
00:12La Roja won all seven of their matches, the first team ever to do so at the Euros,
00:17and it was no easy path to glory. Along the way Spain beat defending champions Italy,
00:22World Cup semi-finalists Croatia and three of the tournament favourites Germany, France and England.
00:28Nico Williams, player of the match in the final and scorer of the first goal,
00:32said the scale of the achievement had yet to sink in.
00:37The truth is that I still don't think we're aware of what we've achieved, right? In the end it's
00:42time to go back to Spain tomorrow to see the fans and the affection they've always given us.
00:47And well, I really want to get back and see what we've done, because I think we've made history.
00:52For more than a decade Spain had struggled to emulate their great side that won three
00:58tournaments in a row from 2008 to 2012. Too often the team's undeniable technical brilliance was
01:05easily nullified by opponents. Coach Luis De La Fuente took over in late 2022 and implemented
01:11a more direct style, calling upon talented former players from his own successful underage teams.
01:17Many play for less fashionable clubs such as Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad,
01:22and he thinks the team will only get better.
01:26Of course, this group of players, I say, can continue to grow and improve,
01:31because it's a group of players who never tire of improving, of competing, and trying to win,
01:37of making people proud. And I think it's a good thing that we've been able to do that for a long
01:42time, and I think it's a good thing that we've been able to do that for a long time, and I think
01:46it's a good thing that we've been able to do that for a long time, and I think it's a good thing that
01:49we've been able to do that for a long time, and I think it's a good thing that we've been able to
01:52Spain head home on Monday, where they will be greeted in Madrid
02:01by tens of thousands of adoring supporters.