State of Spain: Purring La Roja Ideally Placed to Defend Crown at Euro 2016

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Published: June 19, 2016

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The cover of Marca said it all: "That is how champions play."

It was the morning after the most dazzling display of Euro 2016 to date, a proper fiesta of football, and a familiar realisation was setting in: They're the favourites. Yeah, them. Again.

The night before, after a week of largely unconvincing performances from Europe's heavyweights, Spain had sparkled at the Stade de Nice, emphatically dispatching Turkey 3-0 with the most uplifting grace and mastery.

Suddenly, Spain have that look about them once more. On Sunday, Marca added that people are falling in love with Spain all over again, and it certainly feels that way: Andres Iniesta is enchanting them, there's a vibrancy now accompanying the technical proficiency, the joy is back.

For some time, that look and that feeling of supremacy had been fading, and a certain storm had been gathering around La Roja. But outlooks alter rapidly in football. Significant changes can occur from little moments, and that's the case here.

Gerard Pique's late winner against the Czech Republic in Spain's opener was his side's release. It was only a single strike and they were only three points, but the emotional shift since has been immense. That goal fended away growing negativity, giving Vicente del Bosque's men a platform and chance to simply get on with it.

Against Turkey, the results were clear.

As such, La Roja appear renewed, the vintage sensations having returned. The bookmakers now have them as favourites, which is logical: Spain's outlook is very, very good.

 

Potentially Gentle Path

As Spain sauntered their way past Turkey in Nice, France, on Friday, the significance of it went beyond the nature of the performance: It was a massive step in a long tournament.

Earlier in the day, Croatia's throwing-away of a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with the Czechs had meant that La Roja's victory took the...
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