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Trust an ex-player to take the air out of the celebratory balloon. While Spain were still celebrating dishing out the biggest victory of the Euros so far, former Spain and Valencia goalkeeper Santi Canizares brought everyone down to earth.
'Up until now this is like the Eurovision,' he said. 'Everyone sings.' His point was that after an up and down group stage, not just for Spain but for many of the big teams, the tournament now starts for real and the 5-0 against Slovakia in many ways counts for nothing.
'I still think we won't get past the quarter-finals,' Canizares added. And it's true that the other thing keeping Spain grounded is the prospect of meeting tournament favourites France in the quarter-finals if both sides progress from the last-16.
Spain thrashed Slovakia 5-0 on Wednesday to seal their spot in the last-16 stage of the Euros
Luis Enrique celebrates with his staff after Spain finally found some form after a dismal start
'We were in the dirt so this seems great, but we are just where we ought to be, no more, no less' said Marca's Roberto Palomar. Spain know it will still be hard to come away from this Euros with the trophy in their hands.
It wasn't all reality checks and rationality. And Spain coach Luis Enrique is happy for people to get carried away. He knows it will not transfer to his players because now the squad have to leave Seville and their Madrid training base and head to Copenhagen for the next round.
He tried to set the mood with his choice of attire for his post-match interview on Wednesday night. He donned a Spain '82 t-shirt with the famous 'Naranjito' (little orange) tournament mascot emblazoned on it.
The World Cup in 1982 was the last tournament Spain hosted. It didn't go particularly well for them because they were beaten by Northern
