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Russia Vs Spain Highlights Video
EURO 2008 SEMI FINAL
Euro 2008 Highlights Online
Date: Thursday 26th June
Kick Off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Euro 2008 Semi Final Highlights Online

Russia Vs Spain Highlights Video

Today it is the second Euro 2008 Semi Final and after the show that Germany and Turkey put on last night Russia and Spain have got some expectations to live up to. We will have all of today’s Euro 2008 Highlights for you to watch at LoveFooty.net. All of the actions from today’s Semi Final will be posted in here after the match so you can watch Russia Vs Spain Highlights and Goals right here online.

Russia Vs Spain Highlights Video

Russia Vs Spain Live Streaming Online
UEFA EURO 2008 SEMI FINAL
Euro 2008 Live Online
Date: Thursday 26th June
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
RUSSIA VS SPAIN LIVE ONLINE

Team News

Russia have had some minor injury worries ahead of today’s match with Spain in Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Ivan Saenko and Alexander Anyukov but all three took part in training this week albeit light training so they are expected to start today for Russia.

Spain have no injury worries ahead of the Euro 2008 Semi Final with Russia but Luis Aragones will have the “strain” of having to choose who to play and who not to play from the vast collection of stars he has at his disposal. Will he play Cesc Fabregas or Xavi in the middle of the park? These are the kind of questions he will be asking himself.

Russia Vs Spain - Who will win?

Well Russia have turned into a completely different team with the return of Andrei Arshavin. The Russian playmaker has pulled all the strings since his return from suspension and has really put Russia in with a glorious chance of progressing from the Euro 2008 Semi Final and into the final. Russia will feel they can beat anyone after the 3-1 victory over Holland and quite rightly so. Spain are a great side but Russia can definitely win this one.

Spain will be the favourites to beat Russia today and with their 100% record so far you can’t really argue with that. When you also add the fact that Spain have already beaten Russia at Euro 2008 this year (4-1) then you would feel confident of winning a few quid if you have Spain down for a win at the bookies.

So who will win? I would really like to see Spain reach the final as it has been a long time coming for the Spaniards in an International tournament but i can’t help but think it is going to be another case of “so close but not close enough” for Spain. The Russians have found a new gear they never knew they had and i think they are going to pinch this one. I am going for Russia 2 - Spain 2 with Russia winning in extra time.

Russia Vs Spain Live Streaming Online - Live Euro 2008 Semi Final

Germany Vs Turkey Highlights Video
EURO 2008 SEMI FINAL
Euro 2008 Highlights Online
Date: Sun 22nd June
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Euro 2008 Semi Final Highlights Online

Germany Vs Turkey Highlights Video

It will be yet another Euro 2008 Highlights bonanza today at LoveFooty.net. We will have all of the action from today’s Euro 2008 Semi Final so you can watch Germany Vs Turkey Highlights and Goals right here online. So don’t stay away too long or you might miss yet another Turkey comeback!

Germany Vs Turkey Highlights Video

Germany Vs Turkey Live Streaming Online
Euro 2008 Live Online
UEFA EURO 2008 SEMI FINAL LIVE
Date: Wed 25th June
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: St Jakob-Park, Basel
GERMANY VS TURKEY LIVE ONLINE

Germany Vs Turkey - Who will win?

Germany will surely be the favourites to beat Turkey today in this Euro 2008 Semi Final clash. With Torsten Frings being the only Germany injury worry (and even he may return) compared to the thirteen players that Turkey have missing, it is hard not to see Germany progressing here and Germany will feel confident of reaching the Euro 2008 Final and leaving Turkey heading for the first plane home. However, one thing Turkey have taught us at Euro 2008 this year is don’t write them off! Once Turkey go behind suddenly they become more lively and make the impossible, possible.

So will Turkey live up to new expectations or will Germany prove too strong? I have been going against Turkey from the start and they have proved me wrong all the way but i am going to go against them again here and say that Germany will come out victorious. The injuries and suspensions have finally taken there toll on Turkey now and Germany will over-power them. I am going for Germany 2 - Turkey 1.

Germany Vs Turkey Live Streaming Online - Live Euro 2008 Semi Final

Germany Vs Turkey
EURO 2008 SEMI FINAL
Date: Wed 25th June
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: St Jakob-Park, Basel

Germany

Germany only really have one injury problem ahead of their Euro 2008 Semi Final clash with Turkey in midfielder Torsten Frings. Amazingly though even that may prove meaningless as Frings may feature against Turkey despite suffering from the fractured rib he sustained against Austria in Germany’s final group game. The Germany midfielder was back in training on Monday after the injury had left him out of the quarter final with Portugal but he is still very doubtful and is not expected to be amongst Joachim Low’s chosen starting eleven.

Turkey

Turkey have the complete opposite level of problems from Germany when it comes to injury worries for the Euro 2008 Semi Final match. Turkey are having to face Germany with no less than 13 outfield players unavailable for the Semi Final match. Turkey coach Fatih Terim has even said that he may have to field his third choice Goalkeeper Tolgan Zengin as a defender or a striker later on in the match! When Turkey knocked Croatia out at the quarter final stage they were already missing 6 key players but they will miss a further three against Germany with the loss of Tuncay Sanli, Arda Turan and Emre Asik to suspension. They do have limited good news however with Mehmet Aurelio returning after a 1 match ban.

Germany - Facts

Germany have took part in five European Championship Semi Finals in the past and have reached the Final in four of those five occasions.

Germany’s only defeat in a European Championship Semi Final came in 1988 against Holland who later went on to win the competition.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has achieved the incredible feat of having a goal, an assist, a yellow card and a red card to his name at Euro 2008. The only other player to have achieved this mixtured feat of both good and bad was Denmark’s Klaus Berggreen in 1984.

Turkey - Facts

This is Turkey’s first European Championship Semi Final. The only other time they have reached an International Semi Final was at the World Cup in 2002 when they were beaten 1-0 by Brazil.

Turkey have incredibly only been in the lead for nine minutes (including injury time) during the four games in their run to the Euro 2008 Semi Final. They were in front for just two and a half minutes against Switzerland and six and a half minutes against Czech Republic.

Turkey have been given fifteen cards by referee’s at Euro 2008 which is just four short of the European Championship record set by Czech Republic in 1996.

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Euro 2008 Semi Final - Germany, Russia, Spain and Turkey

The group stages and quarter finals of Euro 2008 have now come and gone, we have went from sixteen to eight and now we are down to just four. The four remaining nations to make up the Euro 2008 Semi Final are Germany, Russia, Spain and Turkey. Two of those four are no surprise at all in Germany and Spain but Russia and Turkey have defied all the odds and pulled of the shocks along the way in their road to the Euro 2008 semi final. Now lets have a look back at how these four got to the Euro 2008 Semi Final.

Germany

Germany were very patchy in the group stage of Euro 2008. They started off the tournament as the favourites to go all way, the won their first match in a convincing fashion over Poland, then they fell away a bit. They then lost to Croatia and were never really in that game, Croatia deserved to win. Then they got through by the skin of their teeth against Austria 1-0. But, this is what Germany do. They stumble through groups then once they have reached the knock out stages they somehow manage to find that extra something that they lacked before. Which they proved against Portugal in the quarter final when they went 2-0 up after 26 minutes. Portugal were never going to be let back into the match by Germany after that.

Could Germany go all the way at Euro 2008? You wouldn’t put it past them but they have Turkey to get past first in the Semi Final. Here’s what they may want to do… Let Turkey score first! You do not want to go 1-0, 2-0 up against them because they WILL come back and beat you!

Russia

Russia have been somewhat of a surprise package to reach the Euro 2008 Semi Final. Russia like Turkey lost their opening Euro 2008 match and looked destined for Euro 2008 failure but after a 1-0 win over Greece and a tremendous 2-0 victory over Sweden with the return of Andrei Arshavin, the talk of a Russian Revolution was back on.

But lets reflect back to where it all began in that 4-1 defeat in their opening match. Why are we reflecting back to their opening match? Because it was a 4-1 defeat to Spain who are Russia’s opponents in the Semi Final. Some might look at this semi final as destiny for Russia to get one back over Spain, some might say that after Spain’s demolition of Russia in the first match that Russia can only lose once again or you could say that this is a new game, a new day, a whole other 90 minutes and any one of the two can win it.

Spain

Spain have raced through Euro 2008 so far and have won 4 out of 4 to reach the Euro 2008 Semi Final. Spain have a terrible record at International tournaments of the past and have always been the under-achievers of the International stage so despite them being hotly tipped to go all the way before Euro 2008 began it is still a surprise that they have made the Semi Final (at least for me anyway).

They have already hammered their Semi Final opponents Russia 4-1 at Euro 2008 this year, beaten Sweden 2-1 and came back from a goal down against Greece to win 2-1 and of course the penalty shootout victory over World Champions Italy yesterday. They are the hot team out of the remaining four left, there is no disputing that but they will have to keep their feet on the ground if they are to reach the Euro 2008 Final and not fall at the last hurdle because Russia are a very dangerous side.

Turkey

Turkey especially have stunned us all the most. After losing their first Euro 2008 match 2-0 against Portugal, Turkey looked destined to finish behind Portugal and Czech Republic in Group A but Turkey just do not know when they are beaten and in both the group games against Switzerland and Czech Republic they came back from behind to win both matches and seal their place in the Euro 2008 quarter finals with a match against Croatia. And what happened in the quarter final with Croatia? They came back from behind of course in the most spectacular of fashions after conceding as late a goal as they possible could in the 119th minute, they struck back immediately and within seconds Semih Senturk had equalised to take the match to penalties, which of course they went on to win. Turkey have taught us one thing at Euro 2008 this year… Do not write them off!

Euro 2008 Semi Final Live Streaming Online and Highlights

We will have all the Highlights and goals from the Euro 2008 Semi Final as well as a load of free Live Streams so you won’t have to miss a single goal.

1. Germany Vs Turkey Live Streaming
   Wednesday 25th June
   19:45 BST
   St Jakob Park, Basel
2. Russia Vs Spain Live Streaming
   Thursday 26th June
   19:45 BST
   Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

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