Press laud historic victory

SPAIN’S first major trophy for 44 years sent the country into raptures on Sunday night with the following day’s press continuing the frenzied celebrations.

Newspapers from both Madrid and Barcelona could not use enough superlatives as they proclaimed that justice had finally been done.

“It’s not a dream any more, it’s a reality, we are the champions,” screamed the headline in Marca followed by an asterisk and a subtitle explaining: “today there are no buts” – referring to the headline after the semi-final which cautiously declared them the best.