Pepe Reina presents the 2008 European Champions
July 1, 2008
Pepe Reina show in the Plaza de Colon
Spain’s reserve goalkeeper at the EURO 2008, Pepe Reina, has put quite a show at the presentation of the Spanish side in the Plaza de Colon in Madrid. Liverpool’s goalkeeper has played the role of an announcer and presented the entire Spanish squad that played at the European Championship. Luis Aragones was also included in the great show provided by Pepe Reina. Read more
Xavi Hernandez - EURO 2008 Player of the Tournament
July 1, 2008
Xavi Hernandez - Player of the EURO 2008
Spain’s playmaker, Xavi Hernandez, has been voted as the player of the EURO 2008 tournament, by a series of UEFA technical experts. Barcelona’s inner midfielder was responsible with Spain’s attacking rhythm. He delighted everyone with the unique attacking paths and with the clever passes the he sent for his fellow teammates.
Xavi also impressed with his constant high level of play during the entire tournament. He managed to keep his high standard starting with the group stage matches and ending with the final. There where other players that could have been a good choice for this award but all of them failed to provide a great shape in all matches. An example would be the Russian’s Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko, who played superbly with Sweden and Holland, but failed to show the same shape against Greece and Spain. Read more
Germany 0 - 1 Spain Highlights
June 29, 2008
Germany 0 - 1 Spain Highlights
Trophy Award
Spain are the EURO 2008 Winners! Casillas and Co won the trophy a few minutes ago after a great final against Germany.
The Spanish side provided the same combinational play as they used us in the previous matches of the tournament and managed to upset a determined German squad.
Joachim Low encouraged his players and Germany got a better start. Spain managed to balance the game and Fernando Torres sent the ball into the post to preview his opening goal. Spain continued their nice passing style football during the entire game and missed some other important scoring opportunities in the second half. Read more
Germany vs Spain Live Coverage
June 29, 2008
Germany vs Spain Live
The highly expected EURO 2008 Final is only a few hours away. Time to preview this interesting game between Germany and Spain. It should be a great game between two top class squads. The final is hosted by the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna and is scheduled to start at 20.45 CET.
Germany vs Spain will be covered live online here at the FCFootballBlog. Our live text commentary starts after the first whistle. The video highlights are provided during the game, minutes after they occur at the Ernst Happel stadium. Free live streams are also available and you can watch the EURO 2008 live on your PC.
Germany’s way to the final was a traditional one. The only unexpected event was the 2-1 group stage defeat against Croatia. Germany’s best game at the EURO 2008 until now was the 3-2 quarter-final win against Portugal. Check here their complete road to the final.
Spain are a 100% attacking side and they proved it during the EURO 2008. All the 5 matches played by Aragones’ side in this tournament showed Spain in the attack for the most part of the match. Aragones’ squad is also undefeated during the EURO 2008. Watch their way to Vienna here. Read more
Spain Road to the Final - Highlights
June 29, 2008
Spain’s road to the EURO 2008 Final - Highlights
Spain is the only undefeated squad left in the EURO 2008 competition. Luis Aragone’s players manage three back to back wins in the group stage against Russia, Sweden and Greece. The quarter-finals ended with a 0-0 regular time draw and Spain obtained the tickets for the next round after the penalty shoot-out. The semi-finals recorded a categoric 3-0 Spanish win over Russia. Read more
