Take a moment to check out this statistic. Since May 2001, Spanish teams (national and club sides) have played non-Spanish teams in 22 major finals (Champions League, Europa League, World Cup and Euros). And the Spanish side has won all 22 of them.
Among those 22 defeated non-Spanish sides have been English clubs such as Fulham, Liverpool and Manchester United on three different occasions. The English may have patted themselves on the back for making it to the final, but the Spanish won.
