Spain midfielder Juan Mata said that his national football team will need to be at its best form and have luck to win the Euro 2016 for the third consecutive time.
The Manchester United player on Saturday noted that his national team is good, "but in the European championship or FIFA World Cup a good team should be in an optimal form and have luck to win the title," as was the case when Spain won Euro 2008 and 2012 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, reports Efe.
Mata added that the Spanish team will try to do their best to defend the Euro title.
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