Andres Iniesta, The legend of the Spanish team that won two European Cups in a row and – with one of his goals – a World Cup, recalled before a new confrontation against Italy in the semifinals of Euro 2020, the “perfect final” with which they closed the most brilliant cycle , in Kiev in 2012.
“I have a great memory of Euro 2012 at the level of play, of competing,” Iniesta admitted to UEFA. “We got a round game, with a lot of dominance, speed in the game, many superiority situations. It is one of the great games that we remember from the national team,” he added.
Iniesta arrived at that final as one of the great references, after signing the winning goal of the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands.
In Kiev he appeared to break the match with his vision between the lines in the first goal. “I saw Cesc that he could be unmarked between the defenders and he did it very well because he saw David (Silva) enter from behind. It was a good play and a good goal pass before the shot. “
For the second of the Spanish win, the biggest to date in a Eurocopa final (4-0), Xavi Hernández and Jordi Alba, one of the survivors along with Sergio Busquets from that glorious generation, joined forces. “They knew each other and Jordi I knew that when I had the ball Xavanything could happen. “
“When we had to attack we did it, when we had to have possession we held the ball at a very high speed. It was a perfect final,” he recalled.