The German city of Cologne entered the Spanish national team history books this Sunday. Just seventy years ago, Spain won the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament in Cologne, but this time it was Spain's senior team’s turn to set a new record.

With their four goals to one victory over Georgia, the country’s favourite team qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Championships, stringing together four consecutive victories with a spectacular record of nine goals scored and only one conceded along the way.

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Not even in the triumphant editions of 2008 and 2012 had the national team achieved that record, as it took penalty shoot-outs against Italy in Vienna and four years later against Portugal in Donetsk to advance to the title.

As far as the World Cup is concerned, only Spain managed to string together five consecutive victories in the unforgettable 2010 event, thanks to wins against Honduras, Chile, Portugal, Paraguay, Germany and in extra time against the Netherlands to reach the stars, one of which today crowns the shield of the famous red shirt.