Spain refuse to buckle under the weight of English expectation

As this grand old house turned yellow and red for the trophy presentation a little light was lost through the gap at Marathon Gate. No matter. Spain had given us enough.

WORTHY WINNERS: Spain's Alvaro Morata holds the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the final. Pic: Frank Augstein, AP

RODRI was back on the pitch. And Spain were back in front. And England, well, England were back to being England all over again.

What a strange scene it all made for, the final’s most pivotal player having been forced out halfway through, watching like the rest of us as a classic contest broke out in the second-half.