The Spanish men’s football team was given this Monday a mass bath in the Plaza de Cibeles from Madrid, where she was feted for winning the fourth European Championship in Germany by thousands of fans who accompanied her from her exit from the Moncloa Palace to the final party.
The internationals and the coaching staff of the national team were able to personally witness the excitement and euphoria that was aroused during their journey in the continental tournament among the fans, who from early afternoon filled the streets of the capital, defying the heat, through which the open-top bus passed since it left the Moncloa Palace.
There, the European champion, who landed in Madrid after 2:00 p.m., finished her institutional tour that began with the personal congratulations of Their Majesties the King and Queen at the Zarzuela Palace, prior to I proceed to the reception of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
From there, the real party began for the Spanish players, who took almost two hours to reach the Plaza de Cibeles while the fans cheered them on and cheered them on for their trip that passed through Princess, Alberto Aguilera, Columbus Square, Jorge Juan, Serrano, Alcalá Gate, Alfonso XII and Montalbánto end up arriving at Madrid City Hall in Plaza de la Cibeles at around 10:00 p.m. and where they were received by the mayor of Madrid, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida.
Madness breaks out in Cibeles
After a brief ‘break’ inside the Palacio de Comunicaciones, headquarters of the institution, where they were also congratulated by HRH Infanta Doña Elena and her daughter Victoria Federica, the players finally made an appearance led by captain Álvaro Morata, in charge of acting as ‘master of ceremonies’ as they once did. Pepe Reina or Jordi Alba and he introduced the rest of his colleagues one by one, all of them accompanied by a musical theme with which they identify.
“We are European champions, we are European champions, four times, and we are because you all believed in us and we noticed it, and we gave our lives for you until the end,” said Morata, receiving a standing ovation and much affection from the fans.
The forward confessed that it had been “a real honour to be the captain of this team” and that “looking from the bus at each other’s faces” it felt “represented” by the fans. “I may or may not score sometimes, but I have given my all to achieve this,” he said.
“I knew my teammates were very good. We have the best country in the world and we are European champions. It has been magical, thanks to all the teammates who have helped us and have not been able to be in Germany, it is also their job,” said the Madrid native who did not forget the players of the ‘golden generation’ who taught them “how to fight and how to work as a team.”
“Ballon d’Or” for Carvajal and Rodri
From that moment on, there were moments like the shouts of the Golden Ball for both a Dani Carvajal who came out on stage shirtless as if for a Rodri Hernandezto whom they chanted ‘MVP’ and the popular ‘Rodri’s on fire’, or the ‘Lamine, Yamal, I love you more every day’ that Estopa made popular in a concert when the shy young winger came out, “Spanish Gibraltar” that Morata himself or Rodri uttered, to whom the captain reminded him that he played in England, or the song that is dedicated to Marc Cucurella, which has gone even more viral at this Euro Cup.
The last to leave was the coach Luis de la Fuente, who said that it was “It is an honour to be able to lead the group of players and people who are these extraordinary footballers”“It is a source of pride for us and for Spain to have someone who represents a school of values such as overcoming, work, colleagues, generosity and talent. They are an example for this country, let’s continue to be united, that is how we are stronger,” he stressed.
The Riojan coach left one of the moments to remember when he dared together with his friend and former teammate in the Athletic Club Patxi Salinas to sing ‘Quijote’ by Julio Iglesias, one of his favourite singers.
There was also the nice gesture from the internationals that I was on stage. Maria Camanoa girl who is fighting Ewing’s Sarcoma, who idolizes Morata and who was present at much of the celebration and even lifted the champion’s trophy.
Besides, Miguel MerinoMikel’s father, who scored the winning goal against Germany in Stuttgart and who celebrated it in the same way as his father, who had scored in the same stadium wearing the Osasuna shirt in 1991. Both were able to symbolically celebrate the same goal with two corner flags.
‘La potra salvaje’, the ‘fetish’ song in the Spanish national team’s dressing room during the Eurocup and sung live by its author, the singer from Segovia Isabel Aaiún, and the ‘We are the Champions’ brought the party of champions to an end at the stroke of midnight.
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