The coach of the national football team of Germany, Joachim Low, generously praised Spain ahead of Sunday's Euro 2008 final in Vienna, pinpointing their consistency throughout the competition, BBC reported.

"The Spaniards have been the most constant team here. They have shown consistent levels of performance, they are flexible regarding their positioning and they are sure of the passes they make," Low said.

"We have the experience of this kind of tournament. We believe we can win such games - we have a winner's mentality," he added.

Spain have won all of their five games in reaching the final, while Germany suffered a defeat to Croatia in the group stages.

The defeat appeared at the time to be a major setback to Germany's hopes of progressing through the tournament, while narrow wins over Austria, Portugal and Turkey could have gone against them had opposition teams been more clinical.

By contrast, Spain have won every match in Austria and Switzerland, easing into the final courtesy of a 3-0 win over Russia in their semi-final, although they did need penalties to beat Italy in the previous round.

Germany defender Christoph Metzelder has spent the last 12 months in Spain, having joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund, but he concedes that he only has basic knowledge of his opponents in the final.

"Our scouts have been watching Spain for some time and they certainly know more about them than I do," he said.

"However, I know the mentality of the players and also know how to play against them. I will give my team-mates a few tips but it certainly won't be anything decisive," the player added.

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