The firecrackers started before the final whistle. The trumpets followed, then the streams of cars swinging through the streets of the Spanish capital, honking their hearts out, scarlet and gold flags rippling from the windows. "Viva Espana!" wafted in the air as they passed.
Within minutes, thousands of fans filled the streets, forcing celebrating vehicles to inch their way through the human tide.
"It's not just in Madrid, you know," said my upstairs neighbour Tina, a teacher, as we headed for the street. "My brother's in Cuenca, in La Mancha, and he says it's the same there. He went out into the patio and fired his shot gun into the air."
Youngsters burst from doorways, draped in the flag of their heroes, their faces blazing with happiness.
The Independent covers the party...
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