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Sensational Scotland aren't our little secret after wonderful mayhem shocks Spain – Keith Jackson's big match verdict

Let's not try to put a downer on it.

But here’s the thing about the wonderful mayhem that was let loose inside Hampen last night as Scott McTominay fired a second double inside four days to floor the mighty Spain. All of sudden Steve Clarke and Scotland are not our little secret any longer. Now all of Europe knows what the national boss has been up to all this time.

Up until last night, Clarke had been quietly going about all his good work but pretty much behind closed doors, such has been the lack of interest away from his own back yard. But this? This changes everything. This was the night that Clarke’s team sent out a message of the manager’s intent, like a shockwave thundering across the continent from the centre of football’s universe.

Yes, they’ll tell you Spain weren’t up to much. That the former World Cup and European champs, if not in terminal decline, are in a state of transition. And, true, some of that cannot be denied. But, most importantly, there can now be no mistaking Scotland’s return as a credible force to the international scene. Last night’s performance underlines the gigantic strides this team have taken under Clarke.

They were heroes to a man in dark blue shirts and they did to the Spaniards what they have been doing to the rest of us over these last couple of decades. One glance at the Group A table sees Scotland sitting three points clear of the top seeds and five ahead of Norway after just two games. If this doesn’t feel like our time is coming then perhaps it never will.

The truth is Scotland had bagged a win before the ball had even been kicked. Norway, Haaland-less again and leaving another couple of points behind on the road, this time in Georgia, handed Clarke the perfect pre-match

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