The headline in Monday’s Marca summed up the delirious joy that had greeted Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph the night before, a triumph that brought the country a record fourth men’s European Championship title. “¡¡¡Somos los reyes de Europa!!!” bellowed the sports paper – “We’re the Kings of Europe!!!”
As many commentators noted, Luis de la Fuente’s team had finally, and unequivocally, found the form that had propelled their illustrious predecessors to victory. “La Roja has rediscovered the thread of the play that led it to its golden years,” said David Álvarez in El País.
