KIEV, Ukraine – The defense was impenetrable. The offense was unstoppable. Simply put, it was another Spanish party on the international stage.

Spain won its third consecutive major soccer title Sunday, routing Italy, 4-0, in the European Championship final and making it look all too easy.

“We were superior to Italy,” said midfielder Xavi Hernandez, perhaps Spain’s most influential player over the past four years. “We played a complete game and perhaps the best of the entire European Championship. We made history.”