On July 2, 2012 (Lunar Calendar 2012 May 14, 2012), Spain defended the European Championship championship. Beijing time on July 2, 2012 at 2:45 pm (Ukrainian local time on July 1, 2012 at 21:45 pm), the 14th European Cup final was played at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Spain 4-0 defeated Italy, matched Germany's record of three consecutive European Cup championships, and became the first team to win the European Cup and the first team to win the three-time championship in a row. Spain was able to break Italy by 4-0 in the final, this victory also created a lot of history, it was the most challenging final in the history of the European Cup, and Torres became the first player in history to score in the two consecutive finals. Spain was the first team to successfully defend the European Cup in history, and the Bulls were also the first