I tipped them, and I want them to win for the sake of football and the way it should be played. Spain will be crowned European Champions tonight.

With the award for "best supporting actor in a cameo appearance" in almost every game, Cesc Fabregas has had quite an extraordinary tournament. But the truth is that in the Spanish camp is that there is no supporting cast. The whole squad has been superbly moulded into an exciting group by Luis Aragones, who will hopefully retire a winner.

Thankfully we haven't had to endure some of his rantings about taboo subjects we need not go into right now. Aragones has got it right. Anyone with even the slightest knowledge about Spanish football realises that this squad has got the talent and now the desire and mental fortitude to go all the way.

Xabi, David Silva, Xabi Alonso, David Villa, Fernando Torres et al have been quite superb throughout. I mentioned in a pre-tournament article that it was imperative that the more skilled, yet lightweight, performers in the Spanish team be protected.

I had been watching the progress of Marcos Senna for a long time. Villarreal's Brazilian midfielder is a late developer. Well, that’s what they call someone who simply wasn't spotted at an earlier age. But he has been the vital cog in this Spanish side. Everything channels through the 31-year-old.

His passing is immaculate, timing perfect, and he is a goal-scoring threat with a rasping shot. He also protects the Spanish midfield and defence allowing the "artists" in the side a new found freedom which has often been stifled in the past. It's been a revelation and a masterstroke by Aragones and, fingers crossed, it will prove to be the decision of the tournament.

There is no point in saying that Spain deserve to win. That seems to be the opinion of most pundits and journalists pre-match, and hopefully Aragones will shield his players from such pre-final hype.

Spain have played the best and most attractive football throughout Euro 2008 but that does not give them the right to win the tournament. The Germans have done only what they do best - they've got the results. Results are the end game and how they get those results matters not a jot.

We talk about the "deserving" factor in the build-up and aftermath of games. Turkey, it was yelled, deserved to beat the Germans but they failed. After all of their last minute shenanigans in earlier games, it was the Turks who lost concentration after seemingly bouncing back from the dead. How they managed to let Phillip Lahm waltz down that touchline and score basically unchallenged still remains a mystery.

This is what Spain must protect against. There may only be a couple of truly world-class players in the German side but they know how to take chances when they're presented. It's the only real worry I have for Spain because they will undoubtedly have all of the possession but they must make it count.

With David Villa missing it is of paramount importance that Torres puts his Liverpool shooting boots on. His International record recently has been rather poor.

It's going to be a cracker and deserving of a quite brilliant tournament. I will stick my neck out and say it finish 3-1 in Spain's favour and they can lift the trophy for the first time since 1964.