Spain=The Champions of Euro 2012

Spain saved their best until last. It was incredible to witness the performance they produced in the final at UEFA EURO 2012 to beat Italy 4-0. When it really mattered, the best team on the planet stepped up a gear.

Up until Sunday's final, there had still been questions surrounding Spain's team. Did they have a Plan B? Could they cope without their leading scorer David Villa? They answered in resounding fashion.

Earlier in the tournament against Croatia and Portugal, Spain had struggled to find a breakthrough and looked as though they lacked a cutting edge. Against Italy though, they took their performance to a higher level and thoroughly deserved to become the first team to win back to back European Championships.

Vincente Del Bosque went with an unconventional formation for much of the tournament playing without a recognized central striker and reaped the rewards for his tactical decisions. He now stands alone as the only manager to win the World Cup, European Championship and UEFA Champions League.

Against Italy, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez were superb. Cesc Fabregas played his position to perfection with his movement, allowing other players more space to operate in. The way the fullbacks push forward leaves space for other teams to try and exploit at the back, but when Spain attacks at such pace from all directions, they are difficult to deal with. Spain's passing was exemplary throughout the tournament, but the build-up to the first two goals in Sunday's final really showed them at their best. The fact fullback Jordi Alba was the furthest man forward to get onto a perfect through ball and score Spain's second goal summed up their play.

Spain's attacking game is always in the limelight, but defensively they were rock solid throughout the tournament, conceding just one goal. An even bigger achievement considering they did it without the injured Carlos Puyol.

It's not just the pretty things they do well. In the post-game show, my broadcast partner Jason de Vos highlighted one example of the fantastic work-rate of Sergio Ramos. The Spain defender ran up the pitch as part of his team's attack, but when they lost the ball, rushed back to get the block in to break up the Italians counter.

It was a complete performance from Spain. In full stride, they are wonderful to watch. There's little doubt they are the best team of our generation.