Unfortunately, my favorite Germany lost against Italy at semi-final, and unexpected final happened between Spain and Italy. Then Spain won with the score of 4-0, the biggest score in the history of EURO final and Spain made the first time consecutive championships of EURO.
Because of missing Villa and Puyol, Spain was told that they were in danger and they tied with Italy in the group league and won the rest matched by a neck. However Casillas kept his goal closed without any scoring and won the championship. They were like Germany in 80s and 90s. Spain also won World Cup championship in 2010 even though they lost the 1st game in the group league. Spain shows a kind of "German-spirit/Never-Give-up spirit", which was meant for Germany national team but currently it looks like as if the word exists for Spain national team.
Let's review the semi-final Germany vs Italy. Germany changed their starting member from the one against Greece at quarter-final. Gomez was used in exchange with Klose who could do both scoring and assisting goals. Gomez is far inferior as compared with Kloze concering the combinations with other players. The worse thing was that both Italian goals were from counter-attack and if there were Kloze in the pitch, who could keep the ball, as a starting member, these counter-attack might not happen. So it was so regrettable.
Whatever, Germany lost against Italy easily as if their black history affected on this game, which Germany never won against Italy in the past EURO and World Cup.
On the other hand, Balotelli scoring 2 goals was just like Italain legend, Paolo Rossi who played in World Cup 1982. He made a hat trick from 3-time counter-attacks against Brazil who had "Golden Quartett" including Zico and the best favorite for the championship. Then Italy won the championship at that time.
However Balotelli shined only against Germany and he couldn't become Rossi and Spain shattered Italy completely.
Possibly, I'd like to watch Germany vs Spain at the final. Since Spain does pass-soccer based on Barcelona's midfield while German midfield was conducted by Ozil and Khedira, core players of Real Madrid who won the championship of Liga Espanola this year. In other words, Spain vs Germany is Barcelona vs Real Madrid in another dimension and Germany = Real Madrid had the only possibility to beat Spain = Barcelona.
That chance was carried over to World Cup 2014 Brazil, I would like to look forward to watching how younger Germany can catch up with Spain.