* Spain are the first team to win back to back European
Championships with a World Cup triumph in between. It is their third
European title, equalling Germany's record.

* The four-goal winning margin was the biggest in a European Championship or World Cup final.

* Vicente Del Bosque is only the second coach to win a European
Championship and a World Cup, joining Helmut Schoen, who led West
Germany to victory at the 1972 European Championship and the World Cup
two years later.

* Sunday's victory was Spain's first outright win over Italy in eight
major tournament matches (they won a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw
in Euro 2008 quarter-finals)

* Spain striker Fernando Torres is the first player to score in two
European Championship finals and wins the Euro 2012 golden boot for top
scorer, by virtue of also having an assist and having played fewer
minutes than Germany's Mario Gomez who also had three goals.

* Spain are unbeaten in their last 12 European Championship finals
matches and have not conceded a goal in their last five, both
competition records. They have kept clean sheets in their last 10
knockout games at the European and World Cup finals.

* Their last defeat in European Championship play was a 2-0 loss to Sweden in qualifying in 2006 - a 29-game undefeated run.

* The last time Spain lost after taking a 1-0 lead was a 3-2 defeat at Northern Ireland in September 2006.

* It is only the third time a team has scored twice before halftime
in a Euros final. Italy beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in 1968 and Czechoslovakia
beat West Germany on penalties in 1976 after leading 2-1 at the break.

* Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas is only the second player along with
Franz Beckenbauer (1972-1976) to captain their country in three
European Championship/World Cup finals.

* Casillas is also the first player to reach 100 international wins and has a record 79 clean sheets in his 136 appearances.

* Spain midfielder David Silva was directly involved in five goals at
Euro 2012 (2 goals, 3 assists), more than any other player.

* Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon passed Dino Zoff's record for the most
appearances at the European/World Cup finals with his 25th game. Only
Paolo Maldini (36) and Fabio Cannavaro (26) have played more times for
Italy.

good to read !!

I can't believe it was 51:49 possession.. Italy barely touched the ball in the second half

@stern the goalkeeper did for italy...he did most of the work along with pirlo