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UEFA Euro 2008: Just a few hours for the Final Battle of the Spanish Dwarfs against Germany.
Chances are good; 4-1 seems a bit too optimistic though. All we expect is to witness the style that has brought the Spanish team to this final and to enjoy a beautiful final. Fiction and Reality will be definitely joined on this final rendevouz. ¡¡A POR ELLOS!!
The game against Greece should have made it clear that Spain has brought in some golden reserve players to win this Euro Cup, specially Fabregas, Güiza and not yet sufficiently noticed Xavi Alonso and Santi Cazorla. International surprise on Luis Aragones changes (taking in Fabregas for Villa and then Torres off for Güiza) has been probed unjustified.
As much as Villa seems to be out for the final there is yet no fear; style can make Spain a winner. The German Panzer (football's Sauron) will match the Spanish Dwarfs next Sunday. Good to know I'll be watching the game with Amir and, hopefully, Alex.
"Spain to meet the Old Masters in Germany"
"A SUPERB Spain stormed into their first final in 24 years by rolling over in-form Russia at Euro 2008 in Vienna."
"When Spain get it right, it's glorious and it's why I love them."
"Aragones and his men had gauged this match to perfection. Germany will be impressed and wary."
"Fabregas delights as stylish Spain thrash Russia"
"Games like this show why Spain is everybody's second team!"
"The substitute Cesc Fábregas, laying on the third goal of the night with a meticulous cross to David Silva in the 83rd minute, epitomised excellence."
"Xavi struck midway through the second period, reacting superbly to turn in Iniesta's cross-shot. Spain's drenched fans raised the roof. Then Guiza reacted brilliantly to Fabregas' magnificent pass to put the game beyond Russia."
"Victory was deserved for Spain's skilled technicians, who also had the game's best player in Sergio Ramos who was terrific up and down the right. Fabregas also made his customary impact when coming on for Spain."
"72 min Spain might be still dominating, but I'm amazed that Aragones took Torres off: he was tearing the Russian defence apart with his intelligent runs and finding space with every attack. Strange, very strange. Will that decision come back to haunt Spain?
Goal! Spain 2-0 Russia (Guiza 73) What do I know, eh? (Don't all answer at once) After a superb one-two with Fabregas, who cleverly dinks it over Ignashevich, Guiza chests it down and slots it over Akinfeev and into the back of the net. That's utterly deserved and surely Spain are home and hosed now?"
"3-0 demolition of Russia"
Check out Spain's second goal here; from the seemingly easy steal of Russian attack to Spain's organized offense; check out how Güiza, after making a back pass to Sergio Ramos, runs horizontally to evade the offside and, very specially, the amazingly simple and elegant one-touch tower-pass of Fabregas above Russian defense. And then Güiza's fast turn into the box controlling with his chest and giving a fine touch with the outside of his right foot to dodge Akinfeev creating a goal to remember.
Click here to watch the goals of Spain against Russia at the semifinal.
Spaniards are said to have a team of Hobbits, a bunch of Dwarfs with which, nevertheless, got rid of former world champion Italy. And even though Spain needs to beat again the Rohirrim, the Horse-Lords of the East, it already dreams with a final battle against Sauron itself.
On the other side the Germans will have to beat their own creature, the Uruk-hai Turks, in order to prevail. The never-surrender attitude of the latter will make it hard for Spain to confront the Dark Lord personally.
The smell of fresh cut grass fills the air of the battle camp. Distant pipes turn closer and closer. Fortune makes her picks.
Ole Turkey!!
Terrible game, amazing ending! Congrats!
The German Panzer rolled over a hard to wake up Portugal. Germany abused beautiful Cristiano Ronaldo and friends with brute force and intelligence, retreating afterwards though and risking a Portuguese recovery that seemed to be just a matter of time... but wasn't. 3-2 for Ballack & Co.
Croats against Turks tonight. The wanna-be frontier of European Christiandom against the wanna-be Europeans of the Aegean Sea; Slavs versus my dear Bastards; strenght versus endurance and lots of imagination on both sides. And while Russia will try to puzzle Holland the Spanish vendetta against Italy -and against its own history of international misfortune- is ready. GL!
With a last minute filigree Asturian David Villa, Spanish 7, stunned Sweden and qualified Spain for UEFA 2008 quarterfinals. Back home goals by Croat Mate Bilic and Luis Moran served Sporting de Gijon to knock Eibar out and get a ticket back to Spanish First Division -ten years after!. Barbaric shouts and pipes fill the air of Asturias tonight.
Swedish 12 against Spanish toreo... let's enjoy the red while we can. France -or Italy- awaits for the quarter finals; the Clockwork Orange is just too much for us. Good luck everyone!
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