Torres simply ran around Philipp Lahm when he scored the winning goal in the 33rd minute. Earlier, he had easily beat Mertesacker, Germany's tallest player, to head against the post.
At the age of 31, captain Michael Ballack still has more to offer but he needs more creativity around him.
Torsten Frings, Simon Rolfes and Thomas Hitzlsperger were all tried in the centre of midfield but none of them had much of an impact going forward.
German newspapers and TV analysts were almost unanimous in their view that Spain richly deserved the win.
"We're still proud of you," wrote Bild newspaper. "It's bitter. The one goal destroyed our dreams. Unfortunately there was no 'happy ending' to the summer fairy tale for us."
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