We are living in the most momentum history - Casillas

Spain captain Iker Casillas hailed his team as they became the first team to triumph three successive major titles through a 4-0 triumph over Italy.

David Silva and Jordi Alba place the champions 2-0 up prior to half-time and subsequent to Italy were left a man short due to an injury to Thiago Motta, Spain sailed to triumph through added goals from Fernando Torres and Juan Mata.

Casillas himself broke a European Championship record by expanding his run devoid of granting a goal in the contest to 510 minutes and he is pleased to have been a part of Spanish football's golden period.

He told the Spanish Football Federation website: "This is due to the talent that we all have and the work that people don't see - the work of the past, with everyone in the academies, and the manager who has given this generational change.

"We are living in the most marvellous moment in Spanish football history.

"We have been superior thanks to the work of our players and our characteristics. With Alba's goal we almost sealed it but the third killed it off completely."

"I suppose the people will be happy," he said. "They were before and now even more so.

"We have made the difficult look easy. They will think it has been a walk in the park but we could have been put out in the semi-finals. We have grown, we have gone from strength to strength and we were better.

"We have to enjoy this moment with all those that have suffered. We have lived four unforgettable years."

Xavi repeated Casillas' emotions and the Barcelona midfielder was delighted to make an influential input with two assists following what had been a trying competition for him individually.

"Today [Sunday] I have been decisive," he said. "I was lacking this incisive pass that wasn't going through and today [Sunday] I have had two. We have had a great game and I felt very comfortable.

"The players are very happy. For all of the country it is a joy and for us it is deserved. We have enjoyed on the pitch the best of the Euros and of the final.

"We have made history and we have to enjoy that with all the people that followed us here and everyone else.

"We have been very superior. We had possession and, with the goals, more space to play in. We felt very comfortable."