Day 19: The Poles say goodbye
LFC TV's Matt Critchley is in Poland and Ukraine to bring us daily updates as 16 nations compete for the European Championships crown. And last night he was at the last match to be played in Poland.
Warsaw is waking up in a bit of a daze today. Bizarrely there were three sets of supporters at last night's game - they will all have contrasting emotions this morning.
Let's start with the Germans. You have to admire their confidence. They didn't hope to reach the final, they didn't expect to, they were convinced that it would happen. The fans in the city centre ahead of the match spoke about Spain not Italy. They're still talking about Spain today...but now it's where they're heading on holiday to get over the shock of defeat. Welcome to our world Deutschland.
What can you say about the Italians? They are supposed to be an average team but they've reached another final, their manager has still not lost a competitive game as national boss, they've still never lost a meaningful game against the Germans.
Their fans are a bit dazed because this was unexpected. Everyone, including Michel Platini, had a Spain v Germany final pencilled in. The Azzuri have upset the apple cart.
The third set of fans and by far the biggest in terms of numbers inside the stadium last night were the Poles. They were there to say goodbye to the tournament, their involvement now over. They certainly made themselves heard; 'Polska, Polska' was the most common and noisiest chant of the night.
No doubt they're reflecting today on a month they'll never forget, a feast of football has landed on their doorstep and whilst their own team took an early bath, this has still been an experience that will leave a long and lasting impression.
The clean up operation has already begun. The flags and banners advertising the tournament have started to come down. Very soon life in Warsaw will return to something like normal again, I'm not sure the Poles are too happy about it.
And now Italy go to Kiev, Germany return home and I get to explore a bit more of what this wonderful city has to offer. It may not be as glamorous as a Venice or a Barcelona but if you can, give Warsaw a try. You won't be disappointed.