Spain's Marcos Senna and Carlos Marchena shadow midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger as the Germans dominate the opening minutes
Germany's Michael Ballack threatens the Spanish defence and shows no signs of the calf injury that threatened his appearance in the final
Spain respond to the early German dominance as Jens Lehmann is called into action to save a deflected Andres Iniesta effort
Spanish defender Sergio Ramos heads the ball clear under pressure from Ballack during the entertaining encounter
Spanish striker Fernando Torres is unlucky not to open the scoring as his towering header beats Lehmann but comes back off the post
Spain's period of dominance is rewarded as Torres beats the German defence before superbly dinking the ball beyond Lehmann
The Spanish striker celebrates after scoring his second goal of the tournament in the 33rd minute to give Spain a crucial lead
The Spanish capital erupts after witnessing the Torres goal on giant screens in the fan zone in Madrid's Plaza de Colon
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