Europe is waiting for the final

Stadium "Ernst Happel", Vienna, Austria. In the late evening, the Italian referee Roberto Rosetti will pick up the air of the air, give the final whistle of the match and Europe will recognize the new champion of the football continent.

Perhaps the winner will not be known for the final whistle, but by the decisive accurate impact (or miss) in the penalty shootout.

There were two applicants for victory in the main tournament of the year - Germany and Spain, each of which reached the final in its own way and deserved the right to participate in the decisive match. Spain is familiar to us as an opponent of the Russian team in the group stage and the semifinal, Germany-as a team with which we have to play in the qualifying tournament of the 2010 World Cup. For which of them to root, each of us decided. Some will worry about the Germans with the hope that they will deal with our offenders, who twice defeated Russia with a total score of 7: 1. Others will prefer to root for the Spaniards - then our defeats will reveal a respectful reason: we lost to the future champion of Europe.

By the way, the difference between the speeches of the Russian team in Euro 2004 and Euro 2008 is significant. Then we won only European (Greeks) champions, now we have lost only European champions (Spaniards, if they win the finals).

Both of the current rival, a four -year -old tournament failed - could not leave the group. And if Germany was able to carry out competent work on the mistakes, becoming a bronze medalist of the World Cup 2006, then the Spaniards could not even get into the stage of the ½ finals. Their ceiling, as a rule, was a quarter final. And finally, the Spanish national team managed to get to such a step as the final. If the Luis Aragonese team manages to replay a German car, then Spain will repeat the success of its compatriot the distant 1964, when the whole country noted the golden success of European championships. That victory for the Spaniards remained the only one at the moment, while Germany (earlier Germany) is a three -time winner of the tournament.

“Of course, I expect only victory,” the official coach of the German national team Joachim Leva cites the official website of Euro 2008 . - This is the last game, and behind a long and difficult path. The tournament came out difficult for all players and took a lot of effort. But our goal from the very beginning was to go to the final. Now we must collect all the remaining strength to win the match and take the Cup to Germany. "

The Germans hold the championship unevenly, while the Spaniards, according to Lev, show a very stable game. “Spain is the most stable team at this championship,” the mentor emphasized. - I do not remember her of a single weak segment of the game. The Spaniards have excellent equipment, actively change positions, and are accurate in the programs. Almost all of them protect the colors of the largest clubs - Arsenal, Real Madrid, Liverpool, so they are used to high speeds and are able to cope with psychological pressure. Perhaps Spain is a favorite, but we are confident in our abilities. We have prohibitive motivation, and we must play better than with the Turks. I am sure the final German football players will hold at the highest level. This is the only way we can win. ”

“The German team is very strong physically and dangerous after the rally of standard provisions,” said Luis Aragones, head coach of the Spanish national team. “The Germans act perfectly on the“ second floor ”, and we are not so strong in this component of the game. Perhaps it is worth buying a staircase so that it is easier to cope with riding balls. However, the Germans, I am sure, are afraid of our strengths. Holding the ball below, we can create troubles for them.”

The beginning of the final match is 22:45 Moscow time.