The King of European Cup! He won four championships without anyone, and the golden generation has ruled for several years, and now he welcomes the new king again

The team that won the most European Cups in history is Spain, which won four times. In the summer of 2024, the younger generation of Spain won the fourth European Cup championship in team history. Young Spanish players such as Yamal and Pedri have taken on the national team's banner, allowing the team to regain competitiveness in the world football world. Although the championship honors are not as good as Spanish golden generation players such as Xavi and Iniesta, the future of these young players is worth looking forward to. As the team that won the European Cup the most times, Spain won the European Cup three times after the 21st century, and once dominated in 2008 and 2012. Let's take a look at Spain's four European Cup championship journeys.

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The 1964 European Cup was the second match of the European Cup. In the quarterfinals, Spain defeated its opponents with a big score and entered the semi-finals of the European Cup. In the semi-finals, facing the world-strong team Hungary, at that time, Spain defeated its opponent 2-1 and reached the European Cup final. In the final, Spain faced the defending champion Soviet Union, and Spain took the lead in scoring. Although the Soviet Union quickly tied the score, Spain scored a final goal at the last moment of the game, defeating the defending champion Soviet Union 2-1 and winning the first European Cup championship. This is also the first major championship trophy in the team's history.

2. The golden generation dominated the football world, winning two consecutive European Cups

2008 European Cup Spain's golden generation appeared on the stage of the competition. In the group stage, Spain was in the same group as Russia, Sweden and defending champion Greece. In the first group stage, Spain defeated Russia 4-1 and ushered in a good start to the European Cup. Villa staged a hat trick in this game. Then Spain defeated Sweden 2-1 in the second group match to win a row of victories. In the last round of the game, he defeated Greece 2-1, and Spain won all three games in the group, and advanced to the knockout round with the strongest position in the group. In the first round of the knockout round, Spain encountered Italy's 2006 World Cup champion. The two teams were equally matched in strength. Until the 120th minute, the two teams still maintained a 0-0 score. Both sides had to engage in a cruel penalty shootout, and Spain finally won the penalty kick and made it to the semi-finals of the European Cup. In the semi-finals, facing their opponents in the same group, Spain had won a 4-1 victory, and Spain did not relax at all in the semi-finals. They defeated Russia 3-0 and successfully entered the European Cup final. Faced with Germany's European Cup final, Torres scored a goal in the first half to help the team take the lead. It was this goal that helped Spain defeat Germany 1-0 and won the European championship again after many years.

The defending champion of the 2012 European Cup, Spain, played in the European Cup with the title of the new World Cup. After winning consecutive European Cup and World Cup championships, they strive to win three consecutive European Championships in the 2012 European Cup. Spain was in Group C with Italy, Croatia and Ireland in the European Cup. In the first game of the group stage, facing the opponent in the quarter-finals of the last European Cup, Spain and Italy drew, and the two teams each scored one point. In the second round, he scored twice against Torres in Ireland, helping the team defeat his opponent 4-0. Spain defeated Croatia 1-0 in the last round and successfully advanced to the knockout round with the first place in the group. In the quarterfinals, Alonso became the protagonist of the field. He scored twice, helping Spain defeat France 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the European Cup. In the semi-finals, facing Portugal led by Ronaldo, Spain fought with his opponent in a penalty shootout. In the end, he narrowly won the penalty kick and advanced to the finals and reached the finals for two consecutive European Cups. This time, Spain faced its group rival Italy. Unlike the group stage, Spain blossomed at multiple points in the finals, and finally defeated Italy with a 4-0 victory, winning two consecutive European championships in the European Cup. He even won two European Cups and a World Cup in four years, successfully dominated the world football world.

3. After the trough, the younger generation carried the banner. After winning the European Cup in 2012, the Spanish golden generation gradually ushered in retirement, and the team also fell into a pain period of renewal. The 2014 World Cup group was eliminated and the 2016 European Cup was terminated in the quarterfinals. It was not until the team was played in the 2024 European Cup that welcoming a vibrant young generation. In that European Cup, Spain showed great strength in the group stage. They won three consecutive wins in the group against Croatia, Italy and Albania, and entered the European Cup knockout round. In the quarterfinals, Spain easily won a big victory 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the team eliminated their opponents 2-1 and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for two consecutive times. In the semi-finals, facing France led by Mbappe, Spain won 2-1 again, eliminating a strong opponent, and reaching the European Cup finals after 12 years. In the final against England, Spain defeated his opponent at the last moment and won the final 2-1, winning the fourth European Cup in team history. The performance of the young Spanish generation, especially the young player Yamal, is perfect. Under the leadership of the genius, Spain's performance in the World Championship is worth looking forward to.