What a finale!

After 120 minutes the score is 1-1 at Wembley Stadium in England.

Then the penalty shoot-out has to decide.

European newspapers comment on Italy's 3-2 victory over England:

Italy

La Repubblica:

“Europe is ours.

Zoff, Riva, Rivera and Mazzola have found their worthy heirs.

After 53 years of grueling waiting, Italy is finally returning to the throne of Europe.

Perhaps it is no coincidence that it does so on July 11th, a date that has remained in the hearts of everyone because the Azzurri triumphed in Spain on the same day in 1982 (at the World Cup). "

Gazzetta dello Sport:

“Italy, we love you like crazy: We are European champions.

Football is coming home.

We can sing that, or even scream, without risking insult to majesty.

Because football is also at home in Italy, a beautiful azure blue house.

We are on the roof of Europe. "

Corriere dello Sport:

“Italy is European champion!

Azure intoxication at Wembley against England.

Mancini in tears, the azure party begins.

“It's coming home.” The trophy is coming to Italy.

We await him with open arms.

A fairy tale, the second European Championship triumph after 1968. A crazy ride, after the low point of the missed World Cup 2018 now the triumph in Wembley. "

Tuttosport:

“Legendary!

Italy is European champion!

England defeated on penalties.

Reality is even sweeter than dreams.

The darkness of 2018 without a World Cup and without hope is a distant memory: The national team is flourishing again at Wembley. "

England

The Guardian:

“For Gareth Southgate, it had to be penalties.

The personal story of England's manager was shaped by his decisive miss against Germany in 1996 in this stadium in the semi-finals of this competition.

Well, after 120 nerve-wracking minutes of England's first major men's final since winning the World Cup in 1966, it boiled up to a final nerve test once again. "

Daily Star:

“Not again!

A brave England loses in the heartbreaking European Championship final on penalties against Italy. "

Mirror:

“England's broken dream.

Unbearable pain - the heroic Three Lions lose on penalties. "

Daily Mail:

"The country in tears after the next penalty fiasco."

The Sun:

“Another heartbreak for the lions.

An agony when England lost on penalties.

But the lions made us proud. "

BBC:

“It hurts for England.

That is normal.

But the lingering feeling for England is pride.

From the players and on the players. "

Daily Express:

"It hurts so much ... but we are so proud of you."

Times:

"The penalty curse is failing England's dream."

Telegraph:

"The Ultimate Agony: New Penalty Heartbreak"

Scottish Sun:

“The whole of England was convinced that football was coming home.

Now they know that this is in Rome. "

Spain

As:

“The Italy that did not go to the World Cup, that rebuilt itself in record time, that has not been there for a while, has the European Championships in Wembley with the familiar charisma, with the known favorable fate and with the Penalties won on his side.

Club strike for England (...) Europe is blue after the penalties held by Donnarumma, the hero of the night. "

Marca:

“Italy is immortalized in Wembley.

The Azzurra showcase their own maracanazo by beating England in the cathedral of football to win the second European championship in their history.

She had to wait since 1968, but it was worth the effort. "

El País:

“Wembley doesn't scare Italy.

The Azzurra, resilient and with their sleeves rolled up, bring their second European championship and let an England fail that only wanted to secure their goal from the second minute.

The coach crashes again at Wembley, like in the semi-finals in 1996 when he was a player. "

Portugal