5 Reasons Why Spain Dominated The Game Against Germany...

World has been stunned by the crushing German victories against England and Argentina, which put them in favorite position against Spain.. The team they have lost in the final of Euro 2008..

However, Spain, who plays better than the previous game throughout the tournament, dominated the game from the start to end, to have well deserved place in the Final..

1- Barca Skills..

Before the Champions League final Louis Van Gaal, the coach of Bayern stated that "they would prefer Inter Milan against them in the final, because 9 times out of 10 Barcelona would beat them"..

On the other hand, Van Marwijk, Dutch coach said just before the tournament that "his team liked to play like Barcelona; the only thing is Barca do it better than them.”

These words somehow explains the difference between Spain and Germany last night.. Germany is a good team together.. However, the player's skills and their way of commanding the ball was not as high as Spanish players.. Especially the ones who are grown with Barca structure and culture..

Additionally, they are a learning organism whose way of playing can be transformed through the tactics of the rivals.. Similar effect with the triangle offense of Phil Jackson..

2- Tactics & Cautions..

Germans did not bring surprises on the field, while Spanish did.. It was exceptable to see that Del Bosque studied their opponents deeply..

Busquets never left his area in front of center defense.. Xabi was always face to face with Khedira and Schweinsteiger.. Pique was clearly more awakened (or warned?) not to make mistakes, like causing easy penalties.. Pedro was on the field to put pressure on German attacking midfielders.. Xavi and Iniesta played better than any games they played before in this tournament, with the help of additional midfield support by Pedro..

Only they could help Ramos more in attacks in the first half, as everybody knew German's left of defense is their weak spot..

3- Less Weakness Against Germans..

In previous games, Germans scored early goals against problematic central defense duos who are not compensated by perfect goalkeepers..

Upson and Terry were not used to play together, if counts as a reason.. Offering the ball to each other from the goal kick in the first one; going for help to Cole together in second one; leaving no one to meet counter attacks in their rival's half field in the third one.. 

Samuel was injured and Burdisso was not well coordinated..

However, Spain duo, Pique and Puyol are together for a long time.. Not only with each other, but also with their front line and side defenders.. Communication, coordination and cooperation was perfect..

4-Carles Puyol..

The Braveheart of Spain is there when they need him.. He was there against Manchester United in CL final in 2009 to protect his friends (or let's say brothers) from Ronaldo's cheaters and provocations.. He never steps back..

And last night... After missing an opportunity in the first half, he was there again to score from a corner kick.. What a strong head shot! And the least expected way of scoring for Spain..

5- Exhausted Germans.. 

Germany played fantastic games and won great battles against England and Argentina, showing high performances.. Would it be possible to play the same against Spain?

Although German players have longer season breaks than their rivals and some of them even do not play directly in their teams, it is not easy to play against 3 big rivals in 10 days with such a big effort..