‘The best feeling’ for Spain stars

Spain captain Thiago Alcántara told UEFA.com of “the best feeling possible” after his hat-trick helped Spain to retain their title, whilst Álvaro Morata revelled in the continuation of Spanish success.

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Watch Germany take 2009 U21 title against England
See how the likes of Manuel Neuer and Mesut Özil helped Germany win the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against England.
See how Thiago fired Spain to 2013 U21 glory against Italy
As Spain and Italy meet again, watch the goals from the 2013 final in Israel when Thiago scored a hat-trick as Spain came out on top.
21 years of under-21 finals: See how they were all won
See how the every tournament since 1996 has been won, featuring Andrea Pirlo's stunning free-kick for Italy in 2000 and Sweden's penalty glory two years ago.
Five U21 long-range stunners featuring Lüftner's strike for the Czech Republic
Watch five brilliant long-range efforts from the Under-21s down the years, featuring Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandr Hleb and the superb third goal by the Czech Republic against Italy from this year’s tournament.
Watch Bruma and four other stunning volleys
See Bruma’s spectactular goal for Portugal against Spain at the Under-21s and four other goals scored full on the volley, featuring Kevin De Bruyne and Zinédine Zidane.
Watch Redmond and the other two-tournament U21 goalscorers
Nathan Redmond joined an exclusive club when he scored England’s winner against Slovakia, having found the net in two Under-21 finals tournaments. Watch that goal and see five of the six other players to have achieved the feat, including Andrea Pirlo, Branislav Ivanović and Thiago Alcántara.

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