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Spain have clinched the Euro 2008 title with a deserved 1-nil victory over Germany at the Ernst-Happel Stadium in Vienna. Due to an injury to the tournament's top scorer David Villa, Spain played with 5 across the midfield and dominated the match with their fluent passing. Moments after hitting the post with a header, lone striker Fernando Torres scored the game's only goal in the 33rd minute, outpacing Philip Lahm and clipping the ball over German keeper Jens Lehmann. A lacklustre German side rarely threatened and only had four attempts at goal to Spain's 13. It's Spain's second European Championship win and their first major title for 44 years.
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Spain have clinched the Euro 2008 title with a deserved 1-nil victory over Germany at the Ernst-Happel Stadium in Vienna. Due to an injury to the tournament's top scorer David Villa, Spain played with 5 across the midfield and dominated the match with their fluent passing. Moments after hitting the post with a header, lone striker Fernando Torres scored the game's only goal in the 33rd minute, outpacing Philip Lahm and clipping the ball over German keeper Jens Lehmann. A lacklustre German side rarely threatened and only had four attempts at goal to Spain's 13. It's Spain's second European Championship win and their first major title for 44 years.
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Spain won the Euro 2008 title after beating Germany 1-0 in Ernst-Happel Stadion on Sunday. Striker Fernando Torres' strike at the 33rd minute proved the winner of the match. The Spanish team, without leading scorer David Villa due to injury, fielded a five-player midfield and thus took an upper handover their German opponents which adopted the same formation. The Spanish team dominated the midfield through fluent passing and Torres was a constant threat to the German goal. Torres could have broken the deadlock at the 20th minute but his header was denied by the post. Cesc Fabregas, who made his first start in the tournament, seemed not used to his new role and was substituted out in the second half. .
German coach made three substitutions in the second half, trying to turn the tide over. But his team just could not take over the initiative from the Spanish midfield led by Andres Iniesta. The Spanish team kept the ball on the group and penetrated the German defence with neat short passes. They could have scored more goals if not for poor finishing. The Spanish team had 13 attempts at the goal while Germany only had 4. German captain Michael Ballack came close for Germany, shooting narrowly wide after the break. It is the second time Spain win the European championship. Their only other European title was won 44 years ago. .
Germany coach Joachim Loew committed that Spain have been the better team to win the Euro championship after his side lost 1-0 to the Spaniard here on Sunday. "I think we have to recognize the high quality of the Spanish team. They have been technically excellent and have more chances tonight than those we have," said the trainer who won respect after leading the German side to a better result in the 2008 tournament than Jurgen Klinsmann did. "At this moment, we are disappointed that we didn't win, but we could be satisfied with the tournament as a whole," he added. "We have a lot of fun and really enjoyed everything." "We'll work hard into the coming years and to reach our target of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals."
Germany coach Joachim Loew committed that Spain have been the better team to win the Euro championship after his side lost 1-0 to the Spaniard here on Sunday. "I think we have to recognize the high quality of the Spanish team. They have been technically excellent and have more chances tonight than those we have," said the trainer who won respect after leading the German side to a better result in the 2008 tournament than Jurgen Klinsmann did. "At this moment, we are disappointed that we didn't win, but we could be satisfied with the tournament as a whole," he added. "We have a lot of fun and really enjoyed everything." "We'll work hard into the coming years and to reach our target of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals." .
Spain coach Luis Aragones has underlined the improvement his team achieved in last two years for Sunday evening's title winning run against Germany here at the Euro 2008 final. The 69-year-old praised the style his players presented at the tournament, especially the way they went through the group stage. "We have been composed in the group, which's very difficult to stand out. We've managed to got here and been in the brilliant way," said Aragones. "I'm satisfied with everything. The players played well and the technique's good for Spain." He compared the Euro 2008 campaign to that of two years ago in the 2006 World Cup, where the Spanish team suffered a quarterfinal exit after losing to France.
Spain coach Luis Aragones has underlined the improvement his team achieved in last two years for Sunday evening's title winning run against Germany here at the Euro 2008 final. The 69-year-old praised the style his players presented at the tournament, especially the way they went through the group stage. "We have been composed in the group, which's very difficult to stand out. We've managed to got here and been in the brilliant way," said Aragones. "I'm satisfied with everything. The players played well and the technique's good for Spain." He compared the Euro 2008 campaign to that of two years ago in the 2006 World Cup, where the Spanish team suffered a quarterfinal exit after losing to France. 
"Our football was very good then, but the players there were not as mature as now they did," he said. "It's basic to know how to play well with a control of the ball and we improved a lot on that in the following one and a half years." "It was only the beginning, the best is about to come," Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero said on Sunday after the Euro 2008 soccer final, according to information reaching here. Zapatero made the declarations after Spain triumphed over Germany 1-0 in the soccer tournament final in Vienna. .
"I'm happy. I have not talked with the soccer players, but I have seen them happy, excited and yelling," Zapatero said. "For me it was a privilege to have been able to come here. I'm the first (Spain's) Prime Minister of the democracy that lives a triumph like this one. I'll never forget this," Zapatero said. "My generation had the right to see a triumph like this. This is only the beginning. The best is about to come. Now we are going for the soccer World Cup. We can," Zapatero said. 
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Spain striker Fernando Torres celebrated the first important success in his career after scoring the victorious goal for Luis Aragones' side in Sunday's Euro 2008 final against Germany.German players should hold their heads high after they lost to Spain 1-0 at the Euro 2008 final, German coach Joachim Loew said here after the match on Sunday.Spain's triumph over Germany ended a 44-year drought for titles, Spain always had been favorite at every major tournament, but the teams had failed to match the expectations since 1964 when they won the European Championship against USSR and then in 1984 they arrived the final but lost against France. .
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FINALLY THIS IS THE MATCH WINNING GOAL, WHICH SHOW GERMANY TO GO BACK HOME.
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