. ., , , ., playing in the localfield here in mataro. ., , ., , mataro.d scored, - mataro. the atmosphere here is a bit calmer after england scored, but - calmer after england scored, but every time there is an opportunity for spain, we can hear how much they want this, how much they want their team to score once again and get the trophy. and it's a real game for those players becausejude bellingham gave the assisted cole palmer. and you mean the model is just 17, he turned 17 yesterday, this is the next generation of football players in what we are seeing in this final at the euros. —— lamine yamal. b5 seeing in this final at the euros. -- lamine yamal.— seeing in this final at the euros. -- lamine yamal. as we said, it was lamine yamal's _ -- lamine yamal. as we said, it was lamine yamal's birthday _ -- lamine yamal. as we said, it was lamine yamal's birthday yesterday, | lamine yamal's birthday yesterday, and people have been singing happy birthday to him as they wait for the match to start. so definitely a new generation of players, many people here,

the spanish side, let's speak to our reporter sergi forcada, who is in lamine yamal�*s hometown of matarosphere like? we've seen just in the england watching parties, people intently staring at the screen. what's it like there with you? i the screen. what's it like there with ou? ~ the screen. what's it like there with you?— with you? i think it's quite similar. — with you? i think it's quite similar, everyone - with you? i think it's quite similar, everyone is - with you? i think it's quite similar, everyone is reallyj with you? i think it's quite - similar, everyone is really glued to the screen, there is a very big screen here in this park in mataro, a city half an hour's drive from barcelona where lamine yamal was born and raised. and everyone here is nervous but also excited. 0bviously they are cheering for spain, and every time number 19, lamine yamal, comes on the screen, people start shouting and clapping. so you can tell people here are really excited about him, and they really excited about him, and they really like him.— really excited about him, and they really like him. indee

taking the temperature in berlin, - we sent our reporter sergi forcada is in mataro, the home town ofthe best young player atjust i7 he has been chosen as the best young player at just 17 and kerry is an icon. young player at 'ust 17 and kerry is an icon. thousands of eo - le kerry is an icon. thousands of peeple have _ kerry is an icon. thousands of people have been _ kerry is an icon. thousands of people have been following i kerry is an icon. thousands of. people have been following the final here. —— here. there are smaller celebrations ongoing across the country including sporadic fireworks. spain has become the first nation ever to win the euros for a full—time and on monday once back in madrid there will be a reception by the king of spain and the prime minister and that will be followed by a big parade in the spanish capital in madrid. the people here of this coastal town, this moment is particularly special. many recall personal anecdotes of your male's early days and they say they have been watching him play on a concrete field when he was a young child. tonight this place i

joining me now sergi forcada in mataro — what is the atmosphere that there were ten minutes the kick—offere ten minutes the kick—off? it 1 loud, everyone glued to the screen here watching. i have to say, just a moment ago, there were listening to a message that one of the cousins of yamine lamal had sent to the citizens of montero, the hometown of that foot was a station and about an hour or so ago there was a live connection with the father of the footballer. and at some point, they were singing happy birthday because i visited yesterday it was his 17th birthday. everyone already has their positions, sojust birthday. everyone already has their positions, so just waiting for the match to start, and hoping that they can beat england in the final. sergi, we wish you the best of luck, but most of us here hope that spring don't win. let's go to the 02 in london. jon donnison is at a fanzone at the o2 arena. noisy here. fantastic atmosphere. we have about 15,000, but probably at least half of that, i would say, and it would say most people here accept that spain are the favourites but they ar

let's turn to the spanish players , bbcjournalist sergi forcada is in lamine yamal�*s hometown of matarore from birmingham, it must be the polar opposite where you are. yes. opposite where you are. yes, although _ opposite where you are. yes, although because _ opposite where you are. yes, although because it _ opposite where you are. yes, although because it is - opposite where you are. yes, although because it is very i opposite where you are. yes, l although because it is very hot, people are not around yet. here in lamine yamal�*s hometown, there is a watch party organised, everything is ready, so i am sure that in a couple of hours, people will begin gathering. we are expecting thousands of people here. this is a town of around 20 minutes from barcelona. lamine yamal is the star of this town. they are familiar with his name because he is already well—known and established, he is only 17 and he is the sensation of the tournament. lots of people here relate to his story, because he comes from a working class neighbourhood and from a neighbourhood and from a neighbourhood with lots of

in lamine yamal�*s hometown of mataro.you can see, excitement here. they are confident they can beat england and a few hours and become euro champions once again. we and a few hours and become euro champions once again.— and a few hours and become euro champions once again. we are loving the enthusiasm _ champions once again. we are loving the enthusiasm from _ champions once again. we are loving the enthusiasm from those _ champions once again. we are loving the enthusiasm from those young . the enthusiasm from those young kids. my goodness, what an incredible achievement for someone so young. emer mccarthy is in the spanish holiday town of benidorm for us, a favourite tourist destinations for brits abroad. you've been speaking to english fans? good evening from benidorm. they are calling _ good evening from benidorm. they are calling this _ good evening from benidorm. they are calling this the battle for benidorm, and we are at the rock star cafe, — benidorm, and we are at the rock star cafe, which is in the centre of to

but definitely time to party tomorrow in madrid, in particular, but also in many places like here in mataropy that they managed towin. : , :, to win. and young player of the ear, to win. and young player of the year. but _ to win. and young player of the year. but also _ to win. and young player of the year, but also helped _ to win. and young player of the year, but also helped score i to win. and young player of the | year, but also helped score that goal, that young 16—year—old, at the start of the tournament, 1017 yesterday. he is going to be feted as a hero coming back, isn't he? definitely. and they like the fact that his whole family are very down to earth. you can see them in the local restaurants, local bars. every match, everyone i have been speaking to who are from these neighbourhoods know him or know someone who knows him. i wasjust know him or know someone who knows him. i was just visiting the neighbourhood area today and seeing where he started playing football, a concrete field, there were some young kids there and i remember he asked one of them, do you want to be like mes

a hizo un sorteo en el barrio de rocafonda de matarÓ, que es una ciudad cercana a barcelona, en un barriomplicada, pero bueno, uno cuando elabora una foto para este tipo de de bueno, una fotografÍa de este tipo, pues intenta ponerle una creatividad, originalidad y un trabajo de producciÓn detrÁs. >> no es una fotografÍa deprisa y corriendo y yo el dÍa antes estaba baÑando a mi hija en el en el porque era chiquitita tambiÉn la estaba baÑando en esta baÑera precisamente y dÁndole vueltas a la cabeza porque me habÍan dicho que que tenÍa que fotografiar a leo messi con un bebÉ y dÁndole vueltas a como como la podÍa hacer hasta que me di cuenta que tenÍa la foto en mis manos, no? con lo cual, bueno, me parecÍa que ademÁs era una manera que podÍan interactuar los dos bien, porque al final las fotos de bebÉs son complicadas y buscas pues bueno, que arrancarle una sonrisa, que el que el que el bebÉ estÉ bien, que estÉ a gusto. piensa que messi tambiÉn es un chico muy introvertido, tÍmido y lo era mucho mÁs antes, cuando se enterÓ de que esta fotografÍa estaba siendo un boom en las redes sociales.