Indestructible.
In a torrid atmosphere, Spain showered German hopes in Berlin.
The Spaniards qualified for the final of the Euros by shattering the hopes of the host country beaten 96-91.
In the final on Sunday evening (8:30 p.m.) in the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Arena in the German capital, France, qualified a few hours earlier against Poland (95-54), will find their favorite enemy.
The two finalists know each other perfectly.
For 20 years, the two nations have come face to face in almost every major competition.
In 2015, Spain had already taken out the host country of a European championship in the semi-finals.
It was in Lille and it was France.
A year later, Tony Parker had played in Rio, his last match in Blue against Spain in the quarter-finals of the Games, a match that had turned into a nightmare.
In the results of the confrontations, Spain is in front and if we refer to recent history, France will not be favorites in the final.
Even if the Gasol generation is no longer there, the Iberian basketball school with the always brilliant Rudy Fernández is formidable.
“Spain has the best basketball school, the one that has dominated the continent for 20 years, warned Vincent Collet before knowing the result. Everyone tried to challenge him for this supremacy without always succeeding.
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This Friday in the semi-finals, the Spaniards almost fell.
With 10 minutes remaining, Dennis Schröder's Germans had the game in hand.
Only, a Spaniard is never beaten and the Iberian selection came back to score before winning.
A real feat.
Crowned world champion in 2019, Spain will try on Sunday to win a third title of European champion after 2009, 2011 and 2015. France will be in search of its second continental scepter.
The only good news for the Blues with this Spanish qualification: the room will be quieter.
France will not have to face Germany and its 20,000 boiling hot supporters