The fixture to mark Sergio Ramos’ national record of 168 caps for Spain against Norway was little more than that in the end

A steady game, neither fast nor slow, a kind of ‘allegro ma non tropo’ in contrast to the moderately slow ‘andante’ of those happy years of Xavi, Iniesta and co.

What a wonderful way to round off the season! Spain's Under-21s have won the European Championship for a fifth time after beating Germany...

Spain went to the Under-21 Euros in Italy with the minimum aim of making the semi-finals, as this would qualify them for the Tokyo Olympics...

La gente me pregunta, a la vista de lo bien que está jugando Ceballos en el Europeo Sub-21, por qué no le gusta a Zidane

We're used to seeing refereeing that favours the tournament hosts. It's just how it works...