As I watched your excitement waxing and waning, I could almost visualize the close calls and un-called penalties in the box that you were reacting to.

I considered finding video of the game and putting a picture-in-picture of what we were watching for each exclamation, but I think that might be too much work.

Do you think that lots of Basques in Mondragon, for example, were waving Spanish flags last night?

Some were, for sure. But I bet there was no party in the street like we experienced.

Last week, when Uncle Ramón and Aunt Inés were visiting, Ramón commented on how strange it was for him to see Spanish flags supporting the team in the balconies (see below). That’s something that you would never ever see in Mondragon. In fact, I heard reports that there were actually people in the Basque Country parading around yesterday with German flags, routing for Spanish defeat. Pretty sad, really.

Will all this Spanish unity strike a blow at regional separatism? Do you think that lots of Basques in Mondragon, for example, were waving Spanish flags last night?