Goals from David Silva and Jordi Alba have given holders Spain a 2-0 half-time lead over Italy in tonight's Euro 2012 final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.
The defending champions started brightly and had their first attempt at goal after only five minutes when Sergio Ramos blasted a free kick over the crossbar.
If that effort was wayward, the defender came much closer minutes later when he headed narrowly over from a corner.
Spain continued to dominate and nearly took the lead through Xavi Hernandez, but the midfielder fired high after a neat passing move around the penalty area.
They were eventually rewarded for their pressure in the 13th minute as Silva got across his marker to head in Cesc Fabregas's clever cross.
It got worse for Italy soon after as the injured Giorgio Chiellini was taken off in place of Federico Balzaretti.
Despite going behind, Italy began to force the issue as Antonio Cassan had two shots saved by Iker Casillas.
The first was a tame drive through the defender's legs, but his second had to be pushed away down low by the Spanish captain.
However, Spain doubled their lead five minutes before the break when Jordi Alba calmly slotted after collecting Xavi's incisive pass.
Jack Prescott
