Portugal v Spain

:00:45. > :00:55.Good evening. The semi-finals of Euro 2012, and I think it would be

:00:55. > :00:56.

:00:56. > :02:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:02:41. > :02:44.fairly accurate to say we have the We'll see Germany face Italy

:02:44. > :02:47.tomorrow night, but first, it's the Spain of Xavi, Iniesta, Alonso and

:02:47. > :02:57.co against the Portugal of, well, Ronaldo - in the company of Hansen,

:02:57. > :03:05.

:03:05. > :03:10.Shearer and Dixon. Absolutely fantastic. Really looking forward

:03:10. > :03:14.to it. If you look at the quality of the players, they are

:03:14. > :03:23.exceptional. This Spanish, arguably the best the world has ever seen in

:03:23. > :03:28.possession. They played football of a sublime nature. But Portugal are

:03:28. > :03:38.a good side. I just hope they don't play the way they play against the

:03:38. > :03:44.Germans. If they play with flair, they have shown we are in store for

:03:44. > :03:52.a belter! Everybody seems to sit back against the Spanish. At times,

:03:52. > :03:56.you have no choice. That is the way to Spain plays. We do not need to

:03:56. > :04:01.tell anybody how good they are with possession of the ball, how much

:04:02. > :04:05.more they have than any other team. They have passed the ball more than

:04:05. > :04:11.twice the number of times Portugal have in this competition, so they

:04:11. > :04:19.will have to get it right, defensively. But they have had some

:04:20. > :04:28.decent tests, and I think they have been OK. I watched Portugal-Germany,

:04:28. > :04:32.and they did not come out and play until they were 1-0. So common I

:04:32. > :04:38.hope they are like that from the start of the game. Then they iron

:04:38. > :04:47.for a chance. For all the talk of Spain, people are starting to say

:04:47. > :04:54.the Spanish are boring! You would love England to be boring, though,

:04:54. > :04:58.wouldn't you?! Do you buy that, though? You can get a bit flippant

:04:58. > :05:03.with that. It is very difficult to play like that, and to keep the

:05:03. > :05:08.ball. But also the way they lose the ball, they probably work harder

:05:08. > :05:12.to win the ball back then any other team. You will have a team in

:05:12. > :05:20.possession, and the most important thing for Portugal is to be in

:05:20. > :05:28.position when that happens. Them, you have got a chance. Nanny and

:05:28. > :05:37.Ronaldo can surprise Spain. It is so hard for opposing teams to get

:05:37. > :05:44.the ball back of Spain. When you do get it, you give it away in the end.

:05:44. > :05:51.But he -- teams keep on sitting back against the Spanish. So, why

:05:51. > :05:57.it shouldn't Portugal just have a go? Let us hope so. Beat players

:05:57. > :06:03.arrived 10 a short while ago. You probably recognise him. Cristiano

:06:03. > :06:13.Ronaldo. A terrific in the last two games. And there cut the Spanish

:06:13. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:24.stars. Just world-class players. And Vicente del Bosque, who has

:06:24. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:44.That is the big surprise - they went 10 against Italy and France

:06:44. > :06:48.with no number nine, and they still got the results. But they will try

:06:48. > :06:58.and dominate midfield as they always do, and that will pass, pass,

:06:58. > :07:00.

:07:00. > :07:09.pass. We will have more passes than before. Torres has struggled in the

:07:09. > :07:13.tournament. Obviously, the big thing here is Ronaldo. I think he

:07:13. > :07:20.is a weak link, and there will be an interesting confrontation

:07:20. > :07:26.an interesting confrontation between the two. Postiga is out

:07:26. > :07:31.injured, so a bigger test for him. The Spanish have been struggling to

:07:31. > :07:37.score goals, which you might suspect. Perhaps, it could be the

:07:37. > :07:45.remedy. But you look at their results and they have not really

:07:45. > :07:51.needed a striker. This got the odd one. It is a case of carry on

:07:51. > :07:59.regardless because they pass the ball so well. They rely on stout

:07:59. > :08:03.defence and winning the ball back. They have set high standards. They

:08:03. > :08:10.have only scored one less than Germany, who have scored eight

:08:10. > :08:18.goals up to on now. Having said that, eight goals... I genuinely

:08:18. > :08:21.think the Spanish looked a better side when they had a striker.

:08:21. > :08:31.They've met three times before in major competitions and so far, it's

:08:31. > :08:52.

:08:52. > :09:02.The old international rivals. Both of them must go for a win. What a

:09:02. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:34.Spain, in football terms, have usually had the edge over Portugal.

:09:34. > :09:52.

:09:52. > :10:02.Ronaldo! And here is Fernando And it is a red card at! And it is

:10:02. > :10:12.

:10:12. > :10:19.Costa! And Spain's striker gets You were at that game at 2010,

:10:19. > :10:24.weren't you? Yes, they could not get the ball off him after he

:10:24. > :10:30.scored the goal. But, of course, they played them in a friendly not

:10:30. > :10:36.too long after that and Portugal beat them. I know that is only a

:10:36. > :10:40.friendly, and sometimes people say friendlies do not count, but they

:10:40. > :10:42.do. There were five teams left in this tournament until Sunday

:10:42. > :10:52.night's rather painful experience. Gabby's been with England

:10:52. > :11:07.

:11:08. > :11:14.throughout the Euros, here's her So, the names young and coal

:11:14. > :11:21.complete the names wishing the penalty hole opened them up and

:11:21. > :11:27.swallowing them up. But first, the positive - England fulfilled and

:11:27. > :11:32.exceeded modest demands. They showed the required levels a fight.

:11:32. > :11:36.For the first time perhaps, England can return home with their heads

:11:36. > :11:45.held high. On arrival, Steven Gerard told that he hoped to be

:11:45. > :11:52.able to come up from a championship with a sense of pride. The nation

:11:52. > :11:56.is cautiously back onside. A small point, perhaps, but this Krakow

:11:56. > :12:01.experience proves the England football team can lead relatively

:12:01. > :12:06.normal lives. Past experiments of station in them on an island, up

:12:06. > :12:10.the mountain, up a volcano can be banished for good. Also, it appears

:12:10. > :12:18.this has been a happy harmonious camp, where the potential for

:12:18. > :12:25.discord was office. And the FA's chosen one managed to organise a

:12:25. > :12:30.difficult to beat side. England nearly stuck around until the semi-

:12:30. > :12:36.finals. But organisation can only take you so far. The gap between

:12:36. > :12:42.England and the top nations remains wide. But it probably will not beat

:12:42. > :12:46.Roy Hodgson who benefits. May be his successor, or even the man

:12:47. > :12:56.after him. Not the first time, it we leave the Euros. When Germany

:12:56. > :13:04.found itself lagging behind, they overhauled their coaching system. A

:13:04. > :13:08.gifted a new generation glowed and grew. Look at them now. Indeed,

:13:08. > :13:14.previous shoot up failures have been treated as disasters, but here,

:13:14. > :13:19.it was a whispered relief that there was better to use this way. I

:13:19. > :13:24.asked the captain whether it was sustainable for England to

:13:24. > :13:29.surrender so much possession to the other side. He said, Chelsea won

:13:29. > :13:39.the Champions League that way. England need to learn to cherish

:13:39. > :13:45.the ball. It will take time. The hard work starts now.

:13:45. > :13:50.Mixed opinions on England's performance. There was talk of the

:13:50. > :13:58.great effort. But you think England were largely poor throughout the

:13:58. > :14:02.tournament? Yes, I do. The big thing that people have spoken about

:14:02. > :14:07.is the together nurse. I do not attach any blame to Roy Hodgson,

:14:07. > :14:16.and the worker put, but if you want 11 guys to go out and work, I can

:14:16. > :14:22.go and get 11 guys from Newcastle city centre! That has to be a given.

:14:22. > :14:28.So, I do not go along with the hard work thing. Yes, we were together,

:14:28. > :14:35.but we are one million miles behind the top teams. Do you think France

:14:35. > :14:43.have gone home to that kind of reception? 20 years ago, England

:14:43. > :14:50.was like an exclusive club where the harm worker, team ethos and

:14:50. > :14:54.determination was miles in front. Now, it goes in technical. When you

:14:54. > :14:58.look at the Spanish passing, when the ball was coming towards the

:14:59. > :15:07.Spanish, they just think, I will control it. Whereas the English

:15:07. > :15:13.have learnt to control it. When the ball comes towards you, if you look

:15:13. > :15:23.at Iniesta, for example, or I do not think there is one English

:15:23. > :15:24.

:15:24. > :15:28.Let's remind ourselves where we were two years ago, with Capello.

:15:28. > :15:33.So, there has been an improvement. But we went backwards, and then we

:15:33. > :15:37.have gone forward again. Hang on. The way the team was then, it was

:15:37. > :15:42.an absolute shambles. So, we have repaired that. We have not moved

:15:42. > :15:50.forward, we have moved backwards, as far as the football is concerned.

:15:50. > :15:54.What really worried me the other night, people say... The main thing

:15:54. > :15:58.is, we have to win games. But the one thing which stood out for me

:15:58. > :16:02.was not the fact that we went out in the quarter-finals, or that we

:16:02. > :16:11.went out on penalties, the thing that got me was that we were

:16:11. > :16:16.playing against a team with Pirlo as a free man for 120 minutes. That

:16:16. > :16:21.was not sorted from the first minute to the last minute. You do

:16:21. > :16:25.not keep getting hit by the same thing. He absolutely ran that game,

:16:25. > :16:29.and we did nothing, neither on the pitch with the players, or from the

:16:29. > :16:34.point of view of the manager, that needed to be sorted. If you look at

:16:34. > :16:38.the players in 2006, and from that year onwards, there were some

:16:38. > :16:46.terrific players that year. There are not as many world-class players

:16:46. > :16:50.now. Absolutely. We are a helluva lot behind. 20 years ago, Spain had

:16:50. > :16:54.a revolution, they started paying for coaches. Germany, 12 years ago,

:16:54. > :16:58.they had a revolution because they had not won anything for just a few

:16:58. > :17:01.years. We do not seem to be prepared to do that, to invest in

:17:01. > :17:07.the coaches. We have got something like 3,000, the Germans, the

:17:07. > :17:11.Spanish, the Dutch, have got about 30,000. That has to change, surely.

:17:11. > :17:15.It has to change, and to be fair, the FA are trying to implement that.

:17:15. > :17:19.But that is not going to happen within a year or two. We will not

:17:19. > :17:22.be winning the World Cup in a couple of years' time. It will take

:17:22. > :17:28.a lot longer than that. It takes time to put all of these systems in

:17:28. > :17:32.place. We have got to get out of the habit of saying, yes, we can go

:17:32. > :17:37.to tournaments and expect to win it. This tournament has proved that.

:17:37. > :17:40.That is how far we are behind now. We can go home and people can say

:17:40. > :17:45.we can hold our heads up high because we got to the quarter-

:17:45. > :17:51.finals. What about the emphasis of people watching kids playing

:17:51. > :17:54.football, win at all costs under the age of eight... If you look at

:17:54. > :17:58.the Continental teams, they are all doing it differently from how we

:17:59. > :18:05.are doing it. And we are not progressing, so they must be doing

:18:05. > :18:09.it right - it is not rocket science. We keep saying our league is the

:18:09. > :18:16.best in the world, for entertainment, but there's a

:18:16. > :18:20.helluva lot of foreigners in our league, that's why. Back to

:18:20. > :18:25.tonight's game, and our co- commentator tonight will be Martin

:18:25. > :18:30.Keown. He is now speaking with Damien Johnson. You can get a

:18:30. > :18:36.fantastic view of the stadium from here. Martin Keown joins me. What

:18:36. > :18:39.are we expecting tonight? I think the Spanish really have not turned

:18:39. > :18:43.up yet in this tournament. It will be about now that they will start

:18:43. > :18:49.to turn up the volume. Expect to see some lovely passing from Spain,

:18:49. > :18:53.and maybe some goals this time. They have got Ronaldo, the best

:18:53. > :18:58.player on the planet, apart from Lionel Messi, who will punish them

:18:58. > :19:03.if they do not get it right. there a danger that Portugal are

:19:03. > :19:08.depending too much on Ronaldo? do. They have got some other really

:19:08. > :19:12.good players, Meireles in midfield, and Pepe at the back. Nani is

:19:12. > :19:17.another player who can be really dangerous. But essentially, it is

:19:17. > :19:20.about Ronaldo. He is an outstanding talent. Just to reflect on

:19:20. > :19:25.England's departure, how do you feel about what they have done, and

:19:25. > :19:29.on the way forward? I think it has been a step forward, a lot of this

:19:29. > :19:33.is about Roy Hodgson, and what he has learned from the situation. It

:19:33. > :19:37.is very rigid, the way we played, perhaps we need to change that.

:19:37. > :19:41.People are saying that we were not very good technically, but I think

:19:41. > :19:44.it was more of a tactical issue, in the match against the Italians.

:19:44. > :19:48.Maybe Steven Gerrard could have got on the ball a bit more. We have got

:19:48. > :19:52.to build towards the future, but we trust in Roy Hodgson, we have now

:19:52. > :19:55.got a top quality manager. Everywhere you go, the Scandinavian

:19:55. > :20:00.countries are talking really highly of him. I think we have got a

:20:00. > :20:04.decent manager, but let's hope he is learning. Spain of course are

:20:04. > :20:14.both European and World Cup holders, but other resting on their laurels?

:20:14. > :20:14.

:20:14. > :21:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:21:00. > :21:06.Expectations are higher than ever Spain can win this title again.

:21:06. > :21:10.Our man in the Spanish camp is Damien Johnson. England's training

:21:10. > :21:15.base in South Africa at the World Cup was off the beaten track, but

:21:15. > :21:19.it is nothing compared with Spain's training camp here, deep in the

:21:19. > :21:23.Polish countryside. No distractions, as they attempt to become the first

:21:24. > :21:28.team to successfully defend their European title. Spain have swapped

:21:28. > :21:31.their rural retreat for Ukraine's rugged industrial heartland for a

:21:31. > :21:35.semi-final meeting with neighbours Portugal. The reigning champions

:21:35. > :21:39.have hardly raced through the gears on the way to the last four. It has

:21:40. > :21:43.been more family saloon than Formula 1. Some have been muttering

:21:43. > :21:48.that by monopolising possession and not scoring very often, their

:21:48. > :21:54.football is boring. That's a new one.

:21:54. > :22:03.TRANSLATION: Football is great in this respect. Not everyone likes

:22:03. > :22:10.the same thing, and not everyone can agree on everything. It is a

:22:10. > :22:18.mix of opinions, that's what makes it so special. We have our own

:22:18. > :22:23.style, our own game. We won two trophies with this style of play.

:22:23. > :22:26.Whether to field an out and out striker is one of the few selection

:22:26. > :22:34.debates - the false nine or Fernando Torres? The Chelsea man

:22:34. > :22:37.has played a big part, when selected. I am happy in the

:22:37. > :22:40.national team, playing with confidence, enjoying the time I

:22:40. > :22:47.have here, and having the confidence of the coach in the

:22:47. > :22:51.second game, I scored two goals. The team played very well, and I

:22:51. > :22:57.feel very good as well. There is no reason to think that something has

:22:58. > :23:03.to change. At the other end of the pitch, the unstoppable force meets

:23:03. > :23:07.the immovable object, as Cristiano Ronaldo tries to breach a Spain

:23:07. > :23:12.defence which has not conceded in nearly five hours of football at

:23:12. > :23:19.this tournament. You have to be more focused when you have the ball,

:23:19. > :23:23.because it is more dangerous. Because if you lose the ball, that

:23:23. > :23:29.is when he starts to run, and that is when he is unstoppable. I don't

:23:29. > :23:35.know who will try to stop him, it is not about me and Christy Jarno,

:23:35. > :23:41.I think all the defence has to help each other to defend him, and if

:23:41. > :23:46.someone is looking at him, do not give him space or time, because

:23:46. > :23:52.then, you are dead. A bit like England against Scotland, but with

:23:52. > :23:58.more sunshine, these two countries have an intense rivalry. Spain's

:23:58. > :24:03.record against Portugal is not that good, just two wins in more than 50

:24:03. > :24:08.years. Spain have made the decision to play a strike on this occasion.

:24:09. > :24:15.We he spoke about it earlier on, Negredo has been selected. He has

:24:15. > :24:19.got a pretty decent record. Yes, he has got six goals in 11 appearances

:24:19. > :24:29.for Spain. Spain introduced a new system to everyone, when they

:24:29. > :24:34.decided to play 4-6, with six midfielders, if you like. At times,

:24:34. > :24:37.it worked for them, because it suits the way they play. They had

:24:37. > :24:42.to get a midfielder into the box, but having a forward tonight will

:24:42. > :24:50.give them that extra punch. definitely think they are better

:24:50. > :24:55.playing with a striker. It gives them more fluency of movement.

:24:55. > :24:59.looks like they have stuck the big man up front! He is not scared of

:24:59. > :25:05.making changes. You might think Fernando Torres would come straight

:25:05. > :25:08.in, but straightaway, he brings in someone else altogether. We have

:25:09. > :25:12.spoken many times about how good Spain and are with the ball, but

:25:12. > :25:16.you're really impressed about what they do when they have not got the

:25:16. > :25:20.ball. Well, they have the ball a lot, no mistake about it. When they

:25:20. > :25:26.lose the ball high up the pitch, they all press at once, they have

:25:26. > :25:31.this five-second mythical rule, to win the ball back. So, they are

:25:31. > :25:36.very dangerous. But also, if they cannot pass, they will all dropped

:25:36. > :25:38.off, and they just get into a great shape, they are superbly organised.

:25:38. > :25:43.You can just watch this clip on how You can just watch this clip on how

:25:43. > :25:47.they move around and link up with each other. The ball comes out to

:25:47. > :25:51.the wing, and straightaway, the first thing you see is pressure on

:25:51. > :25:58.the ball. Arbeloa, tight on his winger, making sure he cannot get

:25:58. > :26:04.past him. Covering the centre-back, down the line. But also, there's

:26:04. > :26:11.pressure from Torres and baskets, all putting pressure on the ball.

:26:11. > :26:21.As they switched the ball, a little run across field, and all of a

:26:21. > :26:22.

:26:22. > :26:26.sudden, Alonso goes instead. It is as if it they are telepathic. He is

:26:26. > :26:31.doing the screening, and everybody is behind the ball, nice and

:26:31. > :26:37.patient. This is not the hard pressing, high up the pitch. The

:26:37. > :26:43.ball gets switched again, this time, Arbeloa goes very tight. Iniesta

:26:43. > :26:48.decides to drop in behind, to do the covering. Absolutely superb.

:26:48. > :26:54.This is them pressing high. They lose the ball, and one of their

:26:54. > :26:59.weaknesses, if you can get through that first phase of pressing, if,

:26:59. > :27:09.then all of a sudden, you can get then all of a sudden, you can get

:27:09. > :27:13.through. As Alan said, their two full-backs I think are susceptible.

:27:13. > :27:18.Martin Keown said, they have not really got started yet. They have

:27:18. > :27:28.scored eight goals, and they have not even conceded one. What do you

:27:28. > :27:32.

:27:32. > :27:36.mean, that they have not even got started yet? Old school! For all

:27:36. > :27:46.the Spanish brilliance, they still do not possess the star of the show.

:27:46. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :27:57.COMMENTATOR: Wonderful movement and then the cool finish. Admired but

:27:57. > :28:03.not loved, appreciated but not adored. Magical, but for the

:28:03. > :28:08.doubters, just not Messi. Messi is always one of the lads, always

:28:08. > :28:18.around, always giving, giving, giving. Ronaldo is more driven by

:28:18. > :28:19.

:28:19. > :28:29.ego. How much does that affect the chemistry of the team? Cristiano

:28:29. > :28:52.

:28:52. > :28:55.Ronaldo is a Madeira man. This was By the age of 17, he had left his

:28:55. > :28:59.island home for the Portuguese giants of Sporting. But it was

:28:59. > :29:04.Manchester United who eventually gave him the stage he craved.

:29:04. > :29:11.not seen anybody take players on and score goals and make goals like

:29:11. > :29:14.he did. Never short of step-overs, never short of goals, and never

:29:14. > :29:23.short of that belief that was it was his destiny to be considered

:29:23. > :29:27.great. The brand grew mighty with every bullet free kick. The men at

:29:27. > :29:36.Madrid saw him as the real deal, the man to wrestle back the Spanish

:29:36. > :29:45.crown from the Catalan Kings. all knew that one day, he was going

:29:45. > :29:49.to leave. They paid a king's ransom, a world record �80 million.

:29:49. > :29:55.motivation is very high. I want to play, and I want to win many things

:29:55. > :30:01.here. With the title back at the burn about, and more than 100 goals

:30:01. > :30:06.increase seasons, the return has not been bad. -- in three seasons.

:30:06. > :30:11.For his country, things have never been so straightforward. His first

:30:11. > :30:17.major tournament ended in heartbreak in the final of Euro

:30:17. > :30:24.2004, as the golden generation melted at the hands of the Greeks.

:30:24. > :30:29.Two years later, Portugal polished off England, and the Battle of

:30:29. > :30:36.Ronaldo against Rooney ended with a resounding win for Ronaldo. As the

:30:36. > :30:39.season went on, there were less and less people shouting derision at

:30:39. > :30:49.Cristiano Ronaldo. They had to admit that he was a marvellous

:30:49. > :30:50.

:30:50. > :31:00.The joint top scorer at Euro 2012 started the tournament slowly, but

:31:00. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:10.at times, he has been tireless, To be a true great you have to do

:31:10. > :31:17.it on the international stage, say the pundit parade. And what better

:31:17. > :31:27.way to silence the doubters? Some of might doubt it, but he never

:31:27. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:40.There he is. I saw a newspaper article saying 95% of women in

:31:40. > :31:48.Ukraine are supporting Portugal because they love Ronaldo at! He is

:31:49. > :31:55.some player. He is absolutely fantastic. We always talk about his

:31:55. > :32:05.quick feet, pace, strength brewing there. It is a wonderful

:32:05. > :32:09.

:32:09. > :32:19.combination. If the fullback comes then, if he can get the ball to him

:32:19. > :32:29.

:32:29. > :32:36.quickly, he can attack. He has got a great partnership. Ronaldo

:32:36. > :32:41.attacks in here. And it is inside out. That happened every time

:32:41. > :32:47.against the Dutch. The movement is against the Dutch. The movement is

:32:47. > :32:55.against the Dutch. The movement is terrific. The fullback does not

:32:55. > :33:03.come in a tall because of fear. The same again. He is there. He has got

:33:03. > :33:07.to tucking in. Massive space. And look at that. What a finish!

:33:07. > :33:17.Absolutely fantastic. And then against the Czech Republic, he

:33:17. > :33:27.comes of that touchline. Great save. comes of that touchline. Great save.

:33:27. > :33:29.

:33:29. > :33:37.. Normally aggressive and desperate to be successful. He is desperate

:33:37. > :33:42.to score goals. You can see the willingness and desire there. He

:33:42. > :33:44.has had more shot on target than anyone on this tournament, more

:33:45. > :33:51.anyone on this tournament, more shot off-target that anyone.

:33:51. > :33:56.shot off-target that anyone. Watches movement here. He just goes

:33:57. > :34:03.one yard to his right, and that the offender goes with him. First touch

:34:03. > :34:09.- 1, 2, and it is in the back of the net before you know what. Look

:34:09. > :34:16.where he actually starts. Just watches movement. He is sprinting

:34:16. > :34:24.and breaking his net -- neck to get into the box. The next one, I laugh.

:34:24. > :34:30.Against the Czech Republic. You often see wide Milt -- midfielders

:34:30. > :34:36.admiring. But not this guy. He just wants to get in and score goals,

:34:36. > :34:45.and his movement is just fantastic. A-grade header at the end of it. He

:34:45. > :34:55.is just walking. Watch how he comes is just walking. Watch how he comes

:34:55. > :35:00.alive at now. It is a very good header. When you are a fall-back,

:35:00. > :35:04.you want him out there, near the line. As soon as the ball is on the

:35:04. > :35:12.other side, you have got a big problem. I would like to see you

:35:13. > :35:22.play against Ronaldo! Tell you what, I will have a go! You can see him

:35:23. > :35:27.

:35:27. > :35:29.getting a ball early. Pique is the next man coming out to him. He is a

:35:29. > :35:39.contender for the Golden Boot, of contender for the Golden Boot, of

:35:39. > :35:47.

:35:47. > :35:53.course. Gomez and Ronaldo would be the obvious favourites. He is also

:35:53. > :35:59.hunting down a certain Alan Shearer in the league table of top

:35:59. > :36:09.goalscorers. You could save first is first and second is nowhere!

:36:09. > :36:09.

:36:09. > :36:14.penalties, was that?! And I am rock-bottom on the list! The other

:36:14. > :36:23.thing about Ronaldo, in this tournament, you can tell when his

:36:23. > :36:32.face he once said. Portugal or Spain? Portugal. Very tight Spain

:36:32. > :36:42.when. I think Portugal might give them the game. We have come halfway

:36:42. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :37:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:37:24. > :37:31.to Siberia to see the pride of It is Spain versus Portugal for a

:37:31. > :37:34.place in the Euro 2012 final. Back to tonight's game and our co-

:37:34. > :37:44.commentator here in the Donbass Arena will be Martin Keown. Here he

:37:44. > :37:49.

:37:49. > :37:50.Tonight could be a classic semi- final. That visit Portugal can get

:37:50. > :37:57.final. That visit Portugal can get final. That visit Portugal can get

:37:57. > :38:05.the ball and give it to him. The arena is so -- the jaw of the Crown

:38:05. > :38:10.are in a city founded by a Welsh industrialist. Under Soviet rule,

:38:10. > :38:16.it was a city closed to foreigners completely. It is full of

:38:16. > :38:21.foreigners tonight, though. Can Spain become the second team ever

:38:21. > :38:29.to reach three successive major tournament finals? Kent Portugal

:38:29. > :38:32.may get to their first final on foreign soil? Or can Cristiano

:38:32. > :38:42.Ronaldo's individual brilliance eclipse Spain's collective

:38:42. > :38:53.

:38:53. > :39:03.excellence? Into the arena bestride. meeting between these two was one

:39:03. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:16.up 4-0 by Portugal. But Inchcape down, two years ago in the World

:39:16. > :39:25.

:39:25. > :39:35.Cup, Spain were the victors. It will be the Spanish SPANISH

:39:35. > :39:35.

:39:35. > :40:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:40:33. > :40:42.will be the Spanish SPANISH PORTUGESE NATIONAL ANTHEM:

:40:42. > :40:52.# Herois do mar, nobre Povo. # Nacao valente, imortal.

:40:52. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:02.# Levantai hoje de novo. # O esplendor de Portugal!

:41:02. > :41:12.# Entre as brumas da memoria. # O Patria, sente-se a voz.

:41:12. > :41:21.# Dos teus egregios avos. # Que ha-de guiar-te a vitoria!

:41:21. > :41:30.# As armas, as armas! # Sobre a terra, sobre o mar.

:41:30. > :41:37.# As armas, as armas! # Pela Patria lutar.

:41:37. > :41:39.# Contra os canhoes marchar, # Contra os canhoes marchar,

:41:39. > :41:49.# Contra os canhoes marchar, # Contra os canhoes marchar,

:41:49. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:06.not sink, it is because it does not whether that might have a part to

:42:06. > :42:11.play. Spain have had two days fewer to recover them Portugal. This is a

:42:11. > :42:21.UEFA respect match, by the way, and both captains will address the

:42:21. > :42:23.

:42:23. > :42:31.crowd prior to kick-off. We all applaud the respect for diversity.

:42:31. > :42:40.It is probably not the first thing on the players's mind. It is a new

:42:40. > :42:45.one, isn't it? See how they get on. He is saying we owe our success to

:42:45. > :42:50.our team spirit and the device at the bar backgrounds. On the pitch,

:42:50. > :43:00.we stand together, united as a team. That is why we are against all

:43:00. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :43:20.football can bring people together, no Mata what their background is.

:43:20. > :43:30.That is why we are supporting UEFA's respect diversity message.

:43:30. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :43:42.So, Spain or Portugal cot --? Two years ago, in Cape Town, the coach

:43:42. > :43:50.was pretty defensive. And they lost 1-0. Paulo Bento is in charge this

:43:50. > :43:58.time. He has had to make one change. First time in this tournament he

:43:58. > :44:07.has made a change. Postiga has an injury. There are defensive

:44:07. > :44:17.question marks, I think. Some very good players. But there is only one

:44:17. > :44:24.Cristiano Ronaldo. And he is absolutely plain. -- key to

:44:24. > :44:34.Portugal's chances of reaching the final. The youngest referee of the

:44:34. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:41.finals. He also sent off John Terry in the Champions League semi-final.

:44:41. > :44:47.Well, like Portugal, Spain have started every game. The only

:44:47. > :44:57.dilemma seems to be whether to go with the striker all Fabregas. He

:44:57. > :45:08.

:45:08. > :45:16.Fernando Torres feels about that. Yes, he must be hurting. But what

:45:16. > :45:26.an outstanding team of the Spanish side is. Ronaldo playing against

:45:26. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:42.Spain. Can he pull it off against so far, against the Italians. They

:45:42. > :45:46.line up now against their near neighbours, the Portuguese. Spain

:45:46. > :45:54.have played in four semi-finals in European Championships and World

:45:54. > :45:57.Cups, and they have won them all. They did lose a semi-final in the

:45:57. > :46:02.Confederations Cup back in 2009, to the United States, however.

:46:02. > :46:09.Portugal, in contrast, have only won one semi-final, which was on

:46:09. > :46:19.home soil, in 2004. They have lost four others. Spain get the semi-

:46:19. > :46:23.

:46:23. > :46:33.final under way. Xabi Alonso immediately plays it forward, but

:46:33. > :46:33.

:46:33. > :47:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:47:14. > :47:19.Ronaldo's first touch. Portuguese who was just dozing a bit. Pique,

:47:19. > :47:23.immediately helped out by Arbeloa, whose clearance was not the best.

:47:23. > :47:27.That is going to be a Portuguese corner.

:47:27. > :47:33.MARTIN KEOWN: The Spanish players claiming handball. Veloso can hit

:47:33. > :47:43.them from distance. STEVE WILSON: Miguel Veloso will

:47:43. > :48:00.

:48:00. > :48:10.corner. Good early test for the keeper. Veloso has got a lot of

:48:10. > :48:26.

:48:26. > :48:31.goalkeeper, Casillas, playing in his seventh major tournament. We

:48:31. > :48:35.are now two minutes in, and Spain finally have some proper position.

:48:35. > :48:39.Arbeloa felt his man, and that will be a Portuguese free kick. I think

:48:39. > :48:44.the Portuguese will be very pleased with the first couple of minutes.

:48:44. > :48:54.Yes, Coentrao is a player that they might feel they can get out, of

:48:54. > :48:54.

:48:54. > :49:04.course, being more of a winner. -- more of a winger. The first touch

:49:04. > :49:10.

:49:10. > :49:20.for the Portuguese goalkeeper, Rui put the high price on, not allowing

:49:20. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :50:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:50:01. > :50:07.the opposition to play out from the Free kick goes Portugal's way again.

:50:07. > :50:14.Yes, Pique giving the free kick away. But Pepe, for the Portuguese,

:50:15. > :50:24.doesn't he look outstanding? It is getting to the stage where you

:50:25. > :50:45.

:50:45. > :50:49.the back four for Portugal. That is a feature of their play, Bruno

:50:49. > :50:59.Alves, every time he gets it, he will be looking to play those long,

:50:59. > :51:06.raking, diagonal passes. Their wingers give them so much width.

:51:06. > :51:16.The Portuguese coach, that 4-0 victory over the Spanish in Lisbon

:51:16. > :51:37.

:51:37. > :51:45.back in November 2010 was just his that's a throw to the Spanish.

:51:45. > :51:53.Jordi Alba to take it. There were two in the middle, but the cross

:51:53. > :52:03.was dealt with almost as soon as it left the foot of Jordi Alba by Pepe.

:52:03. > :52:40.

:52:40. > :52:44.Pass-and-move, Iniesta, lovely last two or three minutes.

:52:44. > :52:51.Portuguese have realised that they have got to take the fight to this

:52:51. > :52:56.Spanish team, otherwise they will just destroy you with their passing.

:52:56. > :53:06.Xabi Alonso won his 100th cap against the French in the quarter-

:53:06. > :53:06.

:53:06. > :54:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:54:01. > :54:07.the halfway line. Xabi Alonso looks in this tournament, how far up the

:54:07. > :54:13.field they have managed to get Arbeloa. I do not see him doing

:54:13. > :54:23.that with Cristiano Ronaldo on his side of the pitch too often. David

:54:23. > :54:55.

:54:55. > :54:58.Silva has given it away, but now Alvaro Arbeloa has never scored for

:54:58. > :55:02.his country, and he might have done better with that.

:55:02. > :55:07.MARTIN KEOWN: Both the Spanish full-backs involved in the build up

:55:07. > :55:11.here, it was a beautiful move. Arbeloa again, probably technically

:55:11. > :55:18.not the most gifted of Spaniards, he puts it over the bar. But it

:55:18. > :55:24.just demonstrates, there full-backs just want to push on. Coentrao for

:55:24. > :55:34.Portugal, dispossessed by Busquets, who was snapping. Pepe has been

:55:34. > :55:43.

:55:43. > :55:48.busy already in defence for Yes, if he looks to his left, there

:55:48. > :55:53.is a better pass on for him. Just interesting, though, after that

:55:53. > :55:59.chance, they have just gone up a gear. They are really passing the

:55:59. > :56:02.ball well. You get the feeling, if they want to turn it on, they can.

:56:02. > :56:11.They are passing the ball more quickly than in previous matches,

:56:11. > :56:20.Spain. Here's Coentrao, and Pique comes across. The referee says it

:56:20. > :56:24.is a Portuguese throw. Spain have spent so much of this tournament

:56:24. > :56:34.passing the ball to each other in front of the opposition, but it is

:56:34. > :56:49.

:56:50. > :56:56.not the way the first 10 minutes of You can compare it to the England

:56:56. > :57:06.team, just sitting back and inviting teams on. Rui Patricio

:57:06. > :57:06.

:57:06. > :57:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:57:56. > :58:00.below will take it. Coentrao goes really seeing much of Negredo, it

:58:00. > :58:10.is not really getting into the front player for Spain, but they

:58:10. > :58:27.

:58:27. > :58:32.He has barely had a mention in the pre-match conversations, but he is

:58:32. > :58:41.capable of course of doing outrageous things. If he can get

:58:41. > :58:51.the ball, that is. Well anticipated by Miguel Veloso. Now, Ronaldo has

:58:51. > :58:52.

:58:52. > :58:59.it, running at Pique! Lovely ball in! But Casillas was there. It was

:58:59. > :59:03.a fabulous cross. Yes, the counter- attack, that is what we were

:59:03. > :59:13.waiting for. Ronaldo did not disappoint, but it was a great take

:59:13. > :59:13.

:59:13. > :00:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:00:57. > :01:04.the end, a free kick has gone against Temple stop yes, if he is

:01:04. > :01:14.the one player, isn't he? He gets isolated and makes the wrong

:01:14. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:18.decision. Reported that Arbeloa has just extended his Real Madrid

:01:18. > :01:28.contract to 2016 today. At least, I think his representatives have done

:01:28. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:52.that on his behalf. He probably has Pique. And the referee has given a

:01:52. > :02:00.free kick. Quicksilver, through your fingers. Yes, Arbeloa were is

:02:00. > :02:10.desperately trying to get back. Any kind of contact and he goes down.

:02:10. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:30.He just catches him, ever-so- forward. Joined inside a pair of --

:02:30. > :02:40.penalty area. Kids all over the world are addressing the ball right

:02:40. > :02:55.

:02:55. > :03:05.now. Straight into the wall. Yes, corner of. This is a contest, no

:03:05. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:33.question about it! Ronaldo has clapping his hands and urging those

:03:33. > :03:34.

:03:34. > :03:39.around him. The ball has come off the head off Sergio Ramos, and this

:03:39. > :03:43.is a good spell for Portugal. Spain have not been at the end of a

:03:43. > :03:53.passage of play like this too often. Italy scored against them. No one

:03:53. > :04:08.

:04:08. > :04:18.Long ball in. Pique was doing to him what he was doing to Ramos I

:04:18. > :04:18.

:04:18. > :05:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:05:34. > :05:40.off he goes! The referee has said - player on! Cannot believe it!

:05:40. > :05:45.there has run across them, without doubt. A cynical foul, that. The

:05:45. > :05:55.referee has Mr that. Not convinced it Nani needed to go down, but I am

:05:55. > :06:05.convinced he was fouled. Here it is. Just steps across. Does go down

:06:05. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:18.easily, we know that. But to me, it encouraging for Portugal. Spain

:06:18. > :06:22.used to playing most of their matches firmly in their comfort

:06:22. > :06:32.zone. They are a long way short of that at the moment. It has ruffled

:06:32. > :06:43.

:06:43. > :06:53.their feathers a bit. They are the three players who have just

:06:53. > :07:10.

:07:10. > :07:14.passed the ball to each other. Now Yes, that midfield is crowded with

:07:14. > :07:24.lots of bodies and lots of players. And their wealth comes from their

:07:24. > :07:30.

:07:30. > :07:40.Know, but I am hoping Roy Hodgson is watching! It is about learning.

:07:40. > :08:13.

:08:13. > :08:23.They have given us a lesson in quickly. Bruno Alves was determined

:08:23. > :09:03.

:09:03. > :09:07.to win that. Nicely done from were. A free kick is given. And

:09:07. > :09:14.Vicente del Bosque are concerned enough to come over and a shrug his

:09:14. > :09:18.shoulders. Coentrao gets his reward. It is extraordinary. Vicente del

:09:18. > :09:28.Bosque has been in charge of 59 games for escape -- Spain and they

:09:28. > :09:53.

:09:53. > :10:03.rueful smile. Only scored three goals. He has had the post four

:10:03. > :10:04.

:10:04. > :10:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:10:54. > :11:00.tournament today. Not counting the Iniesta control dead as it dropped

:11:00. > :11:05.out of the sky. And Spain have a free kick. I think it has been

:11:05. > :11:15.fascinating so far. Just love the way the Spanish amount of their

:11:15. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :12:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:12:17. > :12:22.confronted by two. That is too deep as well. And too close to Casillas.

:12:22. > :12:26.Yes, a pity. Some good play it there from the Portuguese. Winning

:12:26. > :12:36.the ball from high up on the pitch is their best way forward in this

:12:36. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:13.match. Nebreda, his movement for was worried enough to have a look

:13:13. > :13:27.

:13:27. > :13:36.at the referee, who immediately it, from the Portuguese? That is a

:13:36. > :13:46.Portuguese throw in. It was a question asked. Chest and Chen, I

:13:46. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:57.would say. Yes, get away with that. There is no way that was deliberate.

:13:57. > :14:13.

:14:13. > :14:23.Just a bit panicky there, when Beaten by Switzerland in South

:14:23. > :14:25.

:14:25. > :14:35.Africa. They cannot get it into Xavi, can they? Alonso in the end.

:14:35. > :14:50.

:14:50. > :15:00.Iniesta, that little man, great feat, hasn't he? We all know what

:15:00. > :15:10.

:15:10. > :15:20.he was trying to do with that. Just that had that been going under the

:15:20. > :15:29.

:15:29. > :15:39.bar, he might have got his gloves referee has blown his whistle.

:15:39. > :16:17.

:16:17. > :16:20.That's just incredible. Has he with high hopes of a classic, but

:16:20. > :16:25.in the back of my mind was the nagging thought that Portugal would

:16:26. > :16:29.just try to contain and probably end up losing 1-0, but the first

:16:29. > :16:34.half an hour has been really, really good. No, the Portuguese,

:16:34. > :16:44.they really fancy it. The Spanish, it seems like a strange performance,

:16:44. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:11.quickly they win this ball back, fantastic. Ronaldo is on to this in

:17:11. > :17:21.a flash. Just put it past the post. Credit to Joao Moutinho, who gain

:17:21. > :17:21.

:17:21. > :18:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:18:52. > :18:56.from the shadow of Ronaldo tonight. this poor to give -- in this

:18:56. > :19:04.Portuguese team, with runners off the ball. The Spanish team, on the

:19:04. > :19:09.other hand, we're not seeing any real movement off the ball. Their

:19:09. > :19:19.enthusiasm for the gritty side of the job it is impressive as well.

:19:19. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:35.You could say that about both sides, wing. Iniesta now... He kept it in

:19:35. > :19:38.cleverly. Did he? Apparently not. Yes, but that's what they need,

:19:39. > :19:44.they need somebody prepared to run at the Portuguese, in the same way

:19:44. > :19:48.that Ronaldo is doing. Lovely feet from Iniesta. Portugal were not

:19:48. > :19:55.happy about the choice of referee, not particularly because Cuneyt

:19:55. > :19:59.Cakir was chosen, but because the President of the Spanish football

:19:59. > :20:09.federation also happens to be the president of Uefa's referee

:20:09. > :20:26.

:20:26. > :20:33.shake, they are forcing them to go wide, and to go along. Nani has

:20:33. > :20:43.been excellent so far. -- to go along. But he is not getting much

:20:43. > :20:53.help from the referee. Negredo has lost it, and the referee is going

:20:53. > :21:11.

:21:11. > :21:21.to go and check on Nani on the far see him doing that, going over?

:21:21. > :21:25.

:21:25. > :21:34.Let's give him the benefit of the be sure there is some physical

:21:34. > :21:44.contact. The Portuguese coach so far deserves great credit for the

:21:44. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:58.way he has set his team out. He played in Portugal's semi-final

:21:58. > :22:25.

:22:25. > :22:35.defeat in the year 2000, when they the ball, floats into the game, and

:22:35. > :22:38.

:22:38. > :22:48.finds Iniesta. Pepe was in the right spot. It is just not

:22:48. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:20.happening for Spain in the final kick, by jumping into Negredo.

:23:20. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:02.have never seen Casillas kicked the into Iniesta. It was not a bad idea.

:24:02. > :24:07.He has to try to find Iniesta, because Negredo just is not moving.

:24:07. > :24:11.He is completely stationary, at the top of the team. We are not in

:24:11. > :24:14.control of these pictures provided by Uefa, but I guess it will not be

:24:14. > :24:24.long before we see a picture of Fernando Torres on the substitutes'

:24:24. > :24:53.

:24:53. > :25:03.member of the Portuguese squad four years ago. Raul Meireles, doing the

:25:03. > :25:03.

:25:03. > :25:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:25:57. > :26:03.same as Alonso does, dropping deep, through to Iniesta, that was an

:26:03. > :26:08.important block. Ronaldo, blocked off by Sergio Ramos, and this term,

:26:08. > :26:13.the free kick is given, and the card is old. It is not a lot

:26:13. > :26:18.different from the one he got away with before. Yes, he just steps

:26:18. > :26:28.across him again. Ronaldo and Nani looks so sharp. We have not seen

:26:28. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :27:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:27:12. > :27:22.the same sharpness in the Spanish Portugal have lost possession. It

:27:22. > :27:34.

:27:34. > :27:38.having a good game. Bashing top play from the Portuguese, passing

:27:38. > :27:43.the ball just as well, if not better, than the Spanish. And then

:27:43. > :27:53.they have the threat with Ronaldo, who just seems to go up a gear, and

:27:53. > :28:03.

:28:03. > :28:07.waste of a free kick. Joao Moutinho has been brilliant. Yes,

:28:07. > :28:13.defensively, he has been fantastic, the way he presses. And technically,

:28:13. > :28:23.he is a great player. The complete midfield player, really. He did not

:28:23. > :28:35.

:28:35. > :28:40.even get selected for the World Cup Almeida was ghosting in behind.

:28:40. > :28:50.does look as though Pique mistimed that one. It was just a bread-and-

:28:50. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:31.butter ball. He should be doing far side of the field, Jordi Alba

:29:31. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :30:02.for Spain, and Joao Pereira for that one. It is going to be a

:30:02. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:39.Referee not too concerned by what he saw. Pereira has got that in his

:30:39. > :30:43.

:30:43. > :30:53.nature, hasn't he? He is an angry man. Bruno Alves has put that

:30:53. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:31.straight out of play. And he for Coentrao or Pepe? Must have

:31:31. > :31:31.

:31:31. > :32:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:32:20. > :32:30.said something. Yes. Coentrao has of the ground up there, did he?

:32:30. > :32:32.

:32:32. > :32:38.Definitely a foul. In stoppage time, Xavi. And Patricia is there.

:32:38. > :32:43.that is it. The referee has blown his whistle and brought a

:32:43. > :32:47.fascinating first half to a close. Portugal have come out in a

:32:48. > :32:53.positive frame of mind, and they have asked the world if you

:32:54. > :33:03.question civil stop let us see how they can respond in half-time.

:33:04. > :33:15.

:33:15. > :33:19.Portugal have got a game plan, and has worked. I think the Spanish

:33:19. > :33:27.have had more longer balls and the first half the men have the last

:33:27. > :33:35.four years! If you look at the Spanish individuals, we always see

:33:35. > :33:40.the great players struggling - Xavi and Silva struggled. Top marks to

:33:40. > :33:43.Portugal. They have not created a lot of chances, and I suppose the

:33:43. > :33:50.Spanish have had the better of the chanters, but the tactics have been

:33:50. > :33:54.spot-on. It is tough to sustain that level. To do that for 90

:33:54. > :33:59.minutes is hard work. But the better it works, the more

:33:59. > :34:04.confidence you get. They can definitely take heart from the way

:34:04. > :34:10.they played Portugal. We spoke about Negredo before. We have not

:34:10. > :34:20.seen him at all. He has not run in behind. Torres did do that when he

:34:20. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:29.played. They will have to... If it would not be surprising if you saw

:34:29. > :34:32.Torres or even Fabregas. Paulo Bento has got his tactics right,

:34:32. > :34:41.but how brave his seat to run against the Spanish like that in

:34:41. > :34:47.midfield? Confident, and the way he has set the team out, they will be

:34:47. > :34:57.disappointed they have not got more chances. This second half now, they

:34:57. > :35:04.have got to do the same. Spain will get back into it. Martin Keown was

:35:04. > :35:09.right. The pressure started ride from the very first minute. It was

:35:09. > :35:16.clear what Portugal were trying to do. They foster the Spanish into a

:35:16. > :35:26.game they were not familiar. Look what Spain do. One pass, two passes,

:35:26. > :35:36.

:35:36. > :35:46.body shape is forcing him down the line. Long-ball. This time, you

:35:46. > :35:47.

:35:47. > :35:53.have got the three players there. And Casillas ends up killing and.

:35:53. > :35:57.You are talking about a team that usually has three options

:35:57. > :36:06.alternatives. But the way the Portuguese have played so quickly,

:36:06. > :36:11.they have got more options. I run it that that long ball eventually

:36:11. > :36:15.comes to Iniesta, who has the shot. It goes over the bar. I do not

:36:15. > :36:22.think I have ever seen Spain kicker think I have ever seen Spain kicker

:36:22. > :36:26.so long in the first half. When they do get the ball, and the ball

:36:26. > :36:35.does go forward, you look at where a has landed, and there is no one

:36:35. > :36:40.within 20 yards of it. Still see the occasional flashes of the

:36:40. > :36:49.the occasional flashes of the Spanish at their best. Arbeloa were

:36:49. > :36:55.at one particular move. It is hard closing them down. But you have got

:36:55. > :37:00.to try and limit that. They are excellent players. Interesting to

:37:00. > :37:03.see Arbeloa were getting the chance. We have talked about him before. I

:37:03. > :37:10.We have talked about him before. I think he has had a decent half. He

:37:10. > :37:17.is the only one Google forward in that occasion. Arbeloa of verses

:37:17. > :37:24.that occasion. Arbeloa of verses Ronaldo? He has got a difficult job.

:37:24. > :37:31.He is caught inside there. Silva end up running back on him. This

:37:31. > :37:38.time, Ronaldo ahead of him. Look how many Spanish players are trying

:37:38. > :37:47.to get back to help them up. Does not get there in the end. He tries

:37:47. > :37:52.to get behind, Arbeloa were kind of stays with him. A better ball

:37:53. > :37:58.perhaps from the left back. That was Ronaldo. To be fair to him, he

:37:59. > :38:04.has done very well. With that chance to get tight, he has gone

:38:04. > :38:11.tight. In the end, he brings him down. Sometimes, you have got to be

:38:11. > :38:20.down. Sometimes, you have got to be a pest. Bang! Gets a tackle in.

:38:20. > :38:28.Spanish have contained Ronaldo. They have trebled up. One of the

:38:28. > :38:36.little half chance. But he did really well here. You can see

:38:36. > :38:43.Ronaldo, on the edge of the ball. He just comes loose. Great tackle

:38:43. > :38:50.there. He is on to it quickly and he has hit it brilliantly. That has

:38:50. > :38:56.been the best that we have had. They have contained them, yes. More

:38:56. > :39:02.of the same. But it will be very hard work. The other semi-final is

:39:02. > :39:12.also light on the BBC tomorrow night. Germany play Italy, two

:39:12. > :39:12.

:39:12. > :40:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:40:01. > :40:09.football chants whose paths have crossed over the years. We have

:40:09. > :40:13.just spotted Tim there. He has been looking forward to the prospect of

:40:13. > :40:18.Jake Humphrey. Welcome to Walsall. It was peaceful and calm. But that

:40:18. > :40:24.one not be the case in 24 hours time. Germany-Italy is a clash, to

:40:24. > :40:33.say the least. What is the atmosphere like? I think they are

:40:33. > :40:39.getting excited, tense but little bit. You want to get a game like

:40:39. > :40:43.that every day if you could. I am sorry to remind you about 2006, but

:40:43. > :40:49.it is indicative of the way these fixtures have gone in big

:40:49. > :40:54.tournaments. Germany just do not have the edge of it Italy. I do not

:40:54. > :40:59.know. Every game is different. It is always very close. Sooner or

:40:59. > :41:04.later, you are going to change that. Do you think Germany have got what

:41:04. > :41:09.it takes to do it tomorrow night? They have got a young, Phyllis team.

:41:10. > :41:14.They have the quality and a pretty experienced group of players in

:41:14. > :41:18.there, with some of dynamic and creative youngsters with a lot of

:41:18. > :41:26.energy. They have a lot of belief in their group. They are ready for

:41:26. > :41:33.it. To be the Italian team will be -- or taking off. What would be the

:41:33. > :41:39.code's message? Really to step it up tomorrow night. And to make a

:41:39. > :41:45.difference. You have got to be at the top of your game, based Pacific

:41:45. > :41:55.time. And the players need to be aware of it. I think they are aware

:41:55. > :41:58.of it. There are also some older, experienced players. They have been

:41:59. > :42:03.around the block for quite a while, and they need to put his stamp on

:42:03. > :42:11.their career and win a tournament. You do not want to miss too many of

:42:11. > :42:15.those occasions. The Italians know what it takes towed went a

:42:15. > :42:23.tournament. The Germans will have to find a way of tackling some

:42:23. > :42:33.players. He is a special player. He is like a conductor in an orchestra.

:42:33. > :42:37.

:42:37. > :42:42.He needs to find a solution. Her whether you kind of dedicate to

:42:42. > :42:49.that role, they need to be on him. They need to step on his toes.

:42:49. > :42:53.Otherwise, he can kill you with one ball. At the moment, there are

:42:53. > :43:03.young couples having coffee and cake and tea Houses. Tomorrow night,

:43:03. > :43:13.it will be a little bit busier. Indeed. They generally serve up a

:43:13. > :43:16.

:43:16. > :43:21.feast, those two. Absolutely. It will be interesting to see how they

:43:21. > :43:31.cope. The Germans have got great players and so much enthusiasm and

:43:31. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :43:38.pace. Also, he left three of them out in the last game. Will he bring

:43:39. > :43:48.them back? Also, they have had two days of rest. They are normally

:43:49. > :43:49.

:43:49. > :43:55.efficient, pacy and fit. Join us efficient, pacy and fit. Join us

:43:55. > :44:01.tomorrow night from 7pm on BBC One. Spain may be struggling, but we

:44:01. > :44:04.have got great guests and a studio. Our Wimbledon coverage continues

:44:04. > :44:10.Our Wimbledon coverage continues from 11:30am tomorrow. Andy Murray

:44:10. > :44:14.will be an action. Looking back to the second half here, it is

:44:14. > :44:24.goalless, have caused. Interesting to see if the Portuguese can

:44:24. > :44:30.maintain this style of play. When you are successful, to me, we have

:44:30. > :44:36.seen it time and time again with the Spanish can lift their game.

:44:36. > :44:41.But I am not so sure it will happen. The Spanish never had any fluency

:44:41. > :44:49.in the first half. They have stopped the Portuguese a couple of

:44:49. > :44:56.times. Nani has been unfortunate. The referee has had a tough time.

:44:56. > :45:06.He completely misses this one, doesn't he? Look where the referee

:45:06. > :45:06.

:45:06. > :45:15.as! Not an awful lot in it, but it was a foul. Really strange.

:45:15. > :45:20.Brilliant play from Nani. And he stops it. And he has been good,

:45:20. > :45:30.Nani. When you see him play the Manchester United, sometimes it is

:45:30. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:41.hit or miss, but when it is a hit, I don't know if Spain have made any

:45:41. > :45:49.changes, but they need to, quickly, and when they do so, it will change

:45:50. > :45:56.the whole pattern of the game. can see over our shoulders, the

:45:56. > :46:00.Portuguese team... He has not changed things at the minute.

:46:00. > :46:06.would appear to be unchanged at the moment. We cannot see any obvious

:46:06. > :46:10.substitutions at present. But here come Portugal. Nani has been

:46:10. > :46:17.terrific so far, and Moutinho is a lovely footballer.

:46:17. > :46:25.ALAN HANSEN: Great feat. And what can we expect from Ronaldo in the

:46:25. > :46:27.second half? A goal would be fantastic. But like Lee says,

:46:27. > :46:37.Arbeloa has done reasonably well against him, but they have been

:46:37. > :46:43.doubling up. He just needs one chance, up against Arbeloa. It is

:46:43. > :46:49.all to play for. Let's get back to all to play for. Let's get back to

:46:49. > :46:54.Martin Keown and Steve Wilson. STEVE WILSON: There have not been

:46:54. > :46:58.any half-time substitutions, so Negredo is still out there for

:46:58. > :47:02.Vicente del Bosque's Spain. You would say that he has more

:47:02. > :47:12.alternatives at his disposal than Paulo Bento, when you think that

:47:12. > :47:14.

:47:14. > :47:19.they have got Fabregas on the bench, Fernando Torres, Navas, Martinez

:47:19. > :47:29.and Llorente. Portugal do not have anything like the same options. But

:47:29. > :47:48.

:47:48. > :47:52.anyway, we will see, as the game Bosque will leave it, Martin, if

:47:52. > :47:56.things do not change. MARTIN KEOWN: Well, he is giving

:47:56. > :48:01.them another opportunity. They came out onto the pitch before the

:48:01. > :48:06.Portuguese side. Interesting, Ronaldo, holding them back, let

:48:06. > :48:10.them get out early and sweat a bit. Maybe that is something he has

:48:10. > :48:20.learned from Jose Mourinho. He is very much the leader of the

:48:20. > :48:36.

:48:36. > :48:43.Donbass Arena, it is a magnificent stadium. Paid for by Ukraine's

:48:43. > :48:51.richest man, the baccarat Shakhtar Donetsk. Very much in the same way

:48:51. > :48:56.that Roman Abramovich backs Chelsea, and he is here tonight as well.

:48:56. > :49:03.is a very different Donetsk stadium to the one that I visited here some

:49:03. > :49:10.years ago. We had a little walk down to the stadium where Arsenal

:49:10. > :49:19.played against Shakhtar Donetsk, all those years ago. What was the

:49:19. > :49:23.score again, Martin? We lost. I think you will find. I remember

:49:23. > :49:27.commentating on it. Arsenal were already through to the next phase

:49:27. > :49:32.of the Champions League, however, and Shakhtar Donetsk were already

:49:32. > :49:42.out. It is a very, very different stadium from this. The hotel was

:49:42. > :49:48.

:49:48. > :49:56.very different as well! You should get that with him going in the

:49:56. > :50:03.second half? They had 54% possession in the first half, much

:50:03. > :50:10.lower than normal for them. They have got to just keep passing the

:50:10. > :50:16.ball, believing in themselves. David Silva has been quiet so far.

:50:17. > :50:26.He looks strangely muted. Spain have also got one matter, who has

:50:27. > :50:30.

:50:30. > :50:40.not even kicked a ball yet in this tournament. -- have also got Juan

:50:40. > :50:52.

:50:52. > :51:02.wavelength. It is most unusual. They just need to snap out of this

:51:02. > :51:25.

:51:25. > :51:30.was a good defensive header from to Spain. Negredo is holding the

:51:30. > :51:40.top of his head. He takes no prisoners, Bruno Alves. He is a

:51:40. > :51:40.

:51:40. > :53:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:53:14. > :53:24.composure, Spain, but they have not comes in from Arbeloa. Spain's

:53:24. > :53:28.

:53:28. > :53:38.see Xavi going in to the central position, it is like he has

:53:38. > :53:39.

:53:39. > :54:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:54:37. > :54:41.switched on his footballing brain, Portuguese. Again, the long,

:54:41. > :54:51.diagonal ball. Good movement, and Spain did not seem to be able to

:54:51. > :55:00.

:55:00. > :55:10.it was not his best, and neither was the clearance from Alonso. It

:55:10. > :55:38.

:55:38. > :55:42.Vicente del Bosque has not waited long. No, seven minutes, he has

:55:42. > :55:52.seen enough, he needs to make it happen. He needs some inspiration

:55:52. > :55:56.

:55:56. > :56:03.take the throw, and I don't think anyone will be too shocked to see

:56:03. > :56:13.that Negredo's number is up. He has done absolutely nothing in this

:56:13. > :56:24.

:56:24. > :56:34.continues, Fabregas is on. I think he has got every right to be

:56:34. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :56:43.annoyed. Fabregas has scored twice in this tournament. Martin, you

:56:43. > :56:53.were a central defender - do you want to play against a centre-

:56:53. > :56:56.

:56:56. > :57:00.forward? Or a floating, shadowy presence, like Fabregas? Fabregas

:57:00. > :57:04.is a great passer of the ball. He has great technique to find a

:57:05. > :57:09.player. He is not a centre forward. But really, the runners will have

:57:09. > :57:19.to come from deep, and he will have to try to find them with a piece of

:57:19. > :57:19.

:57:19. > :58:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:58:31. > :58:37.vision. But he is not really going Arbeloa is helped out by David

:58:37. > :58:42.Silva. Fabio Coentrao has done superbly, he has won a corner.

:58:42. > :58:52.sloppy clearance on the through ball from Arbeloa, and he ends up

:58:52. > :59:30.

:59:30. > :59:35.having to defend on that corner. much, but he did have Ronaldo and

:59:35. > :59:39.Nani to pick out with a pass. think he has seen the headlines.

:59:39. > :59:49.There is no way he should be shooting from there. I don't think

:59:49. > :59:49.

:59:49. > :00:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:00:54. > :01:03.Alonso seems to have lost his Just to underline, I am not sure he

:01:03. > :01:09.is quite good enough. Ronaldo is making that run. He needs to find

:01:09. > :01:19.him again. Instead, he shoots from an impossible angle. Busquets has

:01:19. > :01:19.

:01:19. > :02:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:02:03. > :02:13.clearly pulled back Cristiano yellow card.. And Navas is going to

:02:13. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:19.go one for Spain any minute. think Ramos here, just doing enough.

:02:19. > :02:25.Why did Busquets to get a yellow card? Not sure. I am not sure how

:02:25. > :02:33.the referee could not see those things at once. David Silva is

:02:33. > :02:38.coming off. He has done an enormous amount for Spain tonight. Navas is

:02:38. > :02:48.coming on. As he did against Italy, it came on and scored against

:02:48. > :03:05.

:03:05. > :03:10.Right in front of the Portuguese bench, who are not happy. Alonso

:03:10. > :03:15.did get a bit of Pepe's elbow in his back. The thing is, he is

:03:15. > :03:21.climbing for the ball there, Pepe. He has got his leg in the air. But

:03:21. > :03:27.he has got to win that. You want your defenders to be positive like

:03:28. > :03:37.that. The cards are beginning to flutter now, like blossom from a

:03:38. > :03:53.

:03:53. > :04:03.No love lost there? Not team-mates tonight! Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney

:04:03. > :04:03.

:04:03. > :05:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:05:14. > :05:20.Arbeloa of the Spain. Failed to has got to the stage now where they

:05:20. > :05:30.are beginning to really cancel each other out. The first half was

:05:30. > :05:38.

:05:38. > :05:48.fascinating. Here is Almeida. Still his feet so quickly. Sergio Ramos

:05:48. > :05:58.came across and then Ronaldo was back on his feet. He is patient,

:05:58. > :06:11.

:06:11. > :06:19.Ronaldo. Yes, good play all-round for Busquets. Now Fabregas. Iniesta

:06:19. > :06:23.in support. Fabregas was knocked over, just outside the penalty area.

:06:23. > :06:33.It is a yellow card for the Portuguese right-back. Suddenly, a

:06:33. > :06:52.

:06:52. > :06:58.little bit of movement in the Busquets and Iniesta or an Ramos.

:06:58. > :07:08.Pique and Fabregas lurking over the edge of it. Portuguese goalkeeper

:07:08. > :07:08.

:07:08. > :08:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:08:33. > :08:40.from Pepe. Good spell this, the free kick. Yes, Fabregas coming so

:08:40. > :08:45.deep. Absolutely no centre-forward. You wonder whether Vicente del

:08:45. > :08:55.Bosque it will make a change in a midfield. Maybe it is time to take

:08:55. > :09:07.

:09:07. > :09:14.header, wasn't it? From Hugo Almeida. It has been a strength on

:09:14. > :09:21.his team tonight. A little sneaky feeling that the pendulum is

:09:21. > :09:31.beginning to go Spain's way. Alonso is trying one of his specials,

:09:31. > :09:39.

:09:39. > :09:49.which she tried against the French Portuguese keep this up? Straight

:09:49. > :09:56.

:09:56. > :10:06.Expect Patricia to say that, though. Spain's first attempt on target,

:10:06. > :10:45.

:10:45. > :10:55.he? Navas, a new problem for a Coentrao to work out. Pepe just

:10:55. > :11:27.

:11:27. > :11:33.missed that. Spain getting a bit of furious with Jordi Alba. That is an

:11:33. > :11:39.excellent intervention by Sergio Ramos. Portugal have they throw in

:11:39. > :11:49.down here. Just starting to get tetchy, isn't it, Steve? Yes. A

:11:49. > :12:00.

:12:00. > :12:10.little kick out. He runs back and important part of the gable

:12:10. > :12:32.

:12:32. > :12:41.Portugal. The Spanish are beginning Steve? Lots of pace, tries to get

:12:41. > :12:51.behind the last defender. He areas, Navas. Played in the World Cup

:12:51. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :13:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:13:39. > :13:44.centre-field. Free kick! Well, they might just be within 30 yards this

:13:44. > :13:51.kick folk Cristiano Ronaldo. Yes, it just steps across him, doesn't

:13:51. > :14:01.he? Knows what he's doing. They are frightened to death of him. Cannot

:14:01. > :14:21.

:14:21. > :14:26.about retreating. Wait for my whistle. That is the signal from

:14:26. > :14:36.the referee. Cristiano Ronaldo steps back is five yards. They

:14:36. > :15:03.

:15:03. > :15:10.should cast at that pose in bronze. concentrated, isn't he? Knows all

:15:10. > :15:20.the drama, the build up. Big moment for the keeper there, Casillas.

:15:20. > :15:27.

:15:27. > :15:33.Just theatre, isn't it? Ronaldo Fabregas shakes his head.

:15:33. > :15:37.MARTIN KEOWN: Pepe's making all sorts of that. That's where you

:15:38. > :15:47.lose respect for him. He is a fine player, but he is a drama Queen at

:15:48. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :17:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:17:06. > :17:10.gives it to Iniesta, never a bad option. Good tackle, Joao Moutinho!

:17:10. > :17:20.He has had a terrific game. He has tracked Iniesta for about 30 yards

:17:20. > :17:39.

:17:39. > :17:42.Nani in the second half. He was dazzling at times in the first.

:17:43. > :17:52.I think the Spanish are retaining the ball better in the second half.

:17:53. > :18:24.

:18:24. > :18:28.But they have not got the same Nani was looking for. There were

:18:28. > :18:38.some very optimistic appeals for handball against Xavi. It is a

:18:38. > :19:13.

:19:13. > :19:23.and the goalkeeper obeyed the play by Sergio Ramos. It needed to

:19:23. > :19:37.

:19:37. > :19:47.be, Ronaldo's movement is superb asking whether that did not merit a

:19:47. > :20:25.

:20:25. > :20:35.Fabregas had Jesus Navas to his right-hand side.

:20:35. > :20:39.MARTIN KEOWN: Yes, it is very wild, isn't it? He puts his arms up, but

:20:40. > :20:49.it is coming at him so quickly, he cannot really get out of the way.

:20:50. > :21:00.

:21:00. > :21:07.for the Spanish. It is bizarre, really. Fabregas is up there in

:21:07. > :21:10.name only - he keeps dropping deeper. I don't think you could say

:21:10. > :21:20.either side looks terribly threatening at the moment - Spain,

:21:20. > :21:51.

:21:51. > :21:56.flight of the ball. Nani might have made a meal of that, actually, but

:21:56. > :22:02.didn't. It is going to be a Portuguese change. Nelson Oliveira

:22:02. > :22:08.will be coming on, the 20-year-old striker. It cannot believe that

:22:08. > :22:18.Almeida will stay on - that's unless he cracks this one in the

:22:18. > :22:28.net. But that was so poor, really. Miguel Veloso, straight to

:22:28. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :22:57.well here, I think Alba is making a lot of this. He has got to go for

:22:57. > :23:07.the ball, Nani. He actually gets there first.

:23:07. > :23:17.

:23:17. > :23:24.STEVE WILSON: So, Almeida makes way. would not say any of them had

:23:24. > :23:34.Casillas worried. So, on comes the 20-year-old Benfica striker Nelson

:23:34. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:42.Oliveira. He scored four at the world under-20 Cup in 2011. He

:23:42. > :23:52.scored on his debut for Benfica or back in the spring against Zenit.

:23:52. > :23:52.

:23:52. > :25:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:25:03. > :25:13.Can he score the biggest goal of did not at first, but I do now.

:25:13. > :25:35.

:25:35. > :25:43.drama starts again now. Free kick, was either handball or it was

:25:43. > :25:53.encroachment. It is Arbeloa. And Cristiano Ronaldo will have another

:25:53. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:31.Ronaldo scored from here? That wall is considerably more than 10 yards

:26:31. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:57.away. He looks like a man possessed. was coming round on the ball a bit.

:26:57. > :27:08.

:27:08. > :27:18.balance. The second semi-final is tomorrow night, Germany-Italy, live

:27:18. > :27:44.

:27:44. > :27:51.referee has got a job on here. Who is he putting over? I think it is

:27:51. > :27:56.Alves. Alves, one of the few who did not have a yellow card, but he

:27:56. > :28:03.has now. Pedro is coming on for Spain any second. That will be

:28:03. > :28:11.their third and final change. just takes him out, doesn't he?

:28:11. > :28:21.Getting tired, I think. The entire back four of Portugal has now got a

:28:21. > :28:43.

:28:43. > :28:53.Alves there. Up it will be a who comes off. He has not been

:28:53. > :28:53.

:28:53. > :30:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:30:02. > :30:12.Martin? It is. It is coming down to ball in play. One thing Spain have

:30:12. > :30:44.

:30:45. > :30:51.now got, with Navas on one side and Wasn't it? Because when he is

:30:51. > :31:01.running at you, he just gets his body across. Nani cannot help but

:31:01. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:28.his hand, hasn't he? He has. It is almost like a game of chess.

:31:28. > :32:04.

:32:04. > :32:14.mind here - keep this out! Alonso surveys his options. Bruno Alves,

:32:14. > :32:30.

:32:30. > :32:40.good defensive header. Could break in such a hurry to get this shot.

:32:40. > :32:46.

:32:46. > :32:52.Keeps it on the deck. You think he goes to strike it. Moving into

:32:53. > :33:02.three minutes of added time. Spanish fans behind that goal loved

:33:02. > :33:12.that. What a relief for them, though. Four white shirts, haring

:33:12. > :33:12.

:33:12. > :34:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:34:03. > :34:13.holding up. Taking on Coentrao. Corner kick - Spain. Stuck to his

:34:13. > :34:40.

:34:40. > :34:50.corner, but it found its way to Iniesta. Almost as if the Spanish

:34:50. > :35:09.

:35:09. > :35:15.isn't he, Casillas? Might just be time for one last attack. Strong

:35:15. > :35:25.challenge. The referee here. He will book another Portuguese -

:35:25. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:38.Miguel Veloso. Well, it is a heavy challenge. We have seen a lot worse

:35:38. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:51.than that, haven't we? Eight yellow the 90 minutes to the end, but not

:35:51. > :35:57.the game. The Iberian Derby will go into extra time, with a place in

:35:57. > :36:07.the final of Euro 20 top still to be decided. Portugal nil, Spain

:36:07. > :36:09.

:36:09. > :36:14.Well that was a rubbish, wasn't it?! Very disappointing. We might

:36:15. > :36:19.end up with penalties. They are always entertaining. Nothing like

:36:19. > :36:24.what we anticipated. And the big players of them I did not perform.

:36:24. > :36:29.Ronaldo, I thought, was in and out. The big players of Spain and never

:36:29. > :36:36.really got going. I mentioned the Spanish fluency, but they didn't

:36:36. > :36:43.get moving. Always knew there would be one big chance of the match, and

:36:43. > :36:53.it fell to run out a. Unfortunately, but at Mars over the top. How can

:36:53. > :36:59.

:36:59. > :37:03.That is the worst I have seen it Spain play. The things they are

:37:03. > :37:09.brilliant at, they were not on the game at all. Their passing was all

:37:09. > :37:19.over the place. They are the best passers and the world, and they

:37:19. > :37:24.were really of the game tonight. Every team has his off days. To be

:37:24. > :37:27.fair to the Portuguese, their unsettled the Spanish. I do not

:37:27. > :37:32.think the Spanish thought they would press them high up on the

:37:32. > :37:42.pitch like they did. They never settled into the sort of fluency

:37:42. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:53.that is the norm for the Spanish. This was that one breakaway for

:37:53. > :37:58.Ronaldo. Nani, and then a little ball in the corner there from

:37:58. > :38:03.Veloso. Not the best pass on to run out a. Should have done a lot

:38:03. > :38:13.better. He has got to hit the target though, hasn't he? You would

:38:13. > :38:14.

:38:14. > :38:23.expect him to hit the target there. Portugal have had two extra days of.

:38:23. > :38:29.A big advantage, that. Spain looked tired. A lot of Spain's players

:38:29. > :38:37.have had long, hard seasons. The Champions League, Europa League,

:38:37. > :38:43.etc. Yes, and it is a bigger test for them. If you play as badly as

:38:43. > :38:52.they have done, then the heads tend to go down. This Spanish side, you

:38:52. > :38:56.do not win as many sides -- games as they have done. I am sure the

:38:56. > :39:02.manager will be telling them the right things at the right time. He

:39:02. > :39:08.will expect them to come out in extra time and give it to go.

:39:08. > :39:18.would not surprise me at all if they found a little bit extra and

:39:18. > :39:23.

:39:23. > :39:27.this 30 minutes. I cannot believe Vicente del Busquets -- del Bosque

:39:27. > :39:33.did not put Torres on. Tonight, I thought he was crying out for him

:39:33. > :39:37.to be put on. He has got great believer in their passing game. It

:39:37. > :39:44.has not worked yet, but he is reluctant to change the way they

:39:44. > :39:53.play a. His tactics were spot-on. The Portuguese tactics helped them

:39:53. > :40:02.on the way. Will it be a moment of magic phone Ronaldo, it all come

:40:02. > :40:11.the Spanish find their game? All we get excited at all? I think we

:40:11. > :40:15.should just go straight to the penalty shoot-out! It is a

:40:15. > :40:20.spectacle. A massive disappointment. spectacle. A massive disappointment.

:40:20. > :40:24.The second half, we talked about tactics. And Spanish passing was so

:40:24. > :40:29.bad. We thought the Spanish would pick themselves up, but it never

:40:29. > :40:37.happened. Chances were few and far between, and as respectable, it was

:40:37. > :40:45.a non-event. 30 more minutes. Let us rejoin Martin and Steve.

:40:45. > :40:51.Well, it has got to be decided. I do not quite know who will score.

:40:51. > :40:54.But it will have to be decided. Portugal's history in extra-time in

:40:54. > :41:04.the European Championships is not any source of encouragement for

:41:04. > :41:07.

:41:07. > :41:17.them - they lost in 1980 fought to France. And in 2000, they also lost

:41:17. > :41:26.to France. Away we go. Half an hour to play. And there may be penalties,

:41:26. > :41:36.who knows? Navas looked pretty lively when he came on. Pepe got

:41:36. > :42:04.

:42:04. > :42:08.there first, just. Bruno Alves with Portuguese. How much a big

:42:08. > :42:13.difference does it make it, Portugal play their quarter-final

:42:13. > :42:17.two days before Spain? Listen, if you had been out here in the

:42:17. > :42:23.Ukraine you will understand the heat. Playing in Poland was like a

:42:23. > :42:28.different tournament - it was ten degrees more cool. You wonder about

:42:28. > :42:33.the Spanish side though, I am not sure when you look at the players

:42:33. > :42:40.in the eye, or whether they really wanted, the Spanish. They have been

:42:40. > :42:50.tested. But you fill it is there for the Spanish have they wanted. I

:42:50. > :43:03.

:43:03. > :43:11.though not an enormous amount of contact with Busquets. Meireles,

:43:11. > :43:16.missed the Champions League final, of course. Not want to lose in a

:43:17. > :43:26.semi-final. Hard on the heels of that disappointment. Just as

:43:27. > :43:50.

:43:50. > :43:54.all of whom will be worrying about Getting a knee in the back. As you

:43:54. > :44:00.often find, a little bit of urgency is injected into things as 90

:44:00. > :44:10.minutes approaches. At the start of extra time, it is all gone. Yes,

:44:10. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:50.Moutinho's eyes were always on the ball, I think. You can't help

:44:50. > :44:53.thinking that it will be a moment of brilliance in this game. Was it

:44:53. > :45:03.set up for a Nani or another to come alive? We have not seen

:45:03. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:42.Ronaldo in the second half of the Pedro has kept it in. Perrera was

:45:43. > :45:52.fortunate that Pedro's first touch was a bit heavy. He was in a bit of

:45:53. > :46:02.

:46:02. > :46:07.Moutinho again. I do not see anything wrong with that. That's a

:46:08. > :46:13.superb challenge. The referee is right next to that. He is punishing

:46:13. > :46:17.good play. Maybe he has given it for the angle from which she came,

:46:17. > :46:27.but there is no question that he got his toe to double. Spanish free

:46:27. > :46:58.

:46:58. > :47:08.kick, Alonso over it. -- he got his a Iniesta, but blocked by Bruno

:47:08. > :47:19.

:47:19. > :47:29.the pitch, somebody who wants to run at players. Certainly a bigger

:47:29. > :47:47.

:47:47. > :47:51.Spanish contingent in the ground final four years ago between Turkey

:47:51. > :47:57.and Croatia, comfortably one of the worst games of football I have ever

:47:57. > :48:01.seen, and Croatia scored in the 119th minute. Turkey kicked off,

:48:01. > :48:11.went down the other end and equalised. So, you never know what

:48:11. > :48:11.

:48:11. > :49:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:49:16. > :49:26.Pique recognised the danger, the better of Pique. Was that a

:49:26. > :49:50.

:49:50. > :49:58.foul? No, says the referee. Spain He has taken out Pedro, but Pepe is

:49:58. > :50:03.not going to worry about that. The referee has stopped play. Little

:50:03. > :50:07.man hits big man. MARTIN KEOWN: Yes, I think you will

:50:07. > :50:17.find Pepe just using his body. He knows what he is doing, just

:50:17. > :50:52.

:50:52. > :51:02.leaving something on his opponent. stuff. I would not put it past him

:51:02. > :51:02.

:51:02. > :51:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:51:52. > :52:02.change, Portugal. Custodio will be coming on, the midfielder from

:52:02. > :52:41.

:52:42. > :52:51.Fabregas will take the corner. It Navas is happy just to I think it

:52:52. > :53:27.

:53:27. > :53:37.Remember, the entire Portuguese back four are on a yellow card. So

:53:37. > :53:37.

:53:37. > :54:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:54:18. > :54:28.is Miguel Veloso, who sits just in pitch by Pedro. He did superbly.

:54:28. > :54:48.

:54:48. > :54:52.Jordi Alba... Iniesta! It has gone for Portugal. Great play, they are

:54:52. > :55:02.almost passing them to death here. Just turning the screw. This is

:55:02. > :55:15.

:55:15. > :55:25.on, Portugal. Yes, desperate, aren't they? Some of them are out

:55:25. > :55:40.

:55:40. > :55:45.excellent. Nani retained his composure, and Pepe swept it away.

:55:45. > :55:51.But Portugal cannot keep the ball at the moment.

:55:51. > :55:56.MARTIN KEOWN: Spain are finding that extra energy from somewhere.

:55:56. > :56:04.STEVE WILSON: Spain at the moment are sapping the energy out of

:56:04. > :56:13.Portuguese legs. As Portugal lose their energy, Spain seem to be

:56:13. > :56:17.gaining it. Free kick. The referee is having a little look at Miguel

:56:17. > :56:24.Veloso. There will be one added minute at the end of this first

:56:24. > :56:34.period of extra-time. The pay just blocked off Iniesta. Yes, and he

:56:34. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :56:49.had a little kick at him here. This was very wild. -- Pepe. There is a

:56:49. > :56:49.

:56:49. > :56:55.desperate look about the Portuguese now. Custodio waits, he has been

:56:56. > :57:05.standing there for ages. They still cannot get him on. Spain, suddenly,

:57:06. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:18.look powerful again. Sergio Ramos! Well, it is closer than Ronaldo has

:57:18. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :57:34.been tonight. Is he really a centre was a great save by Rui Patricio.

:57:34. > :57:38.There was a has gone for the end of the first period of extra-time. And

:57:38. > :57:47.what a good save by Rui Patricio, Martin, to deny Iniesta right at

:57:47. > :57:52.the end. Yes, it took ages for a Spanish chance on goal. But that is

:57:52. > :57:56.the scion of a quality goalkeeper. It was a great save, pushes it

:57:56. > :57:59.round. How many times have we seen Iniesta come to the rescue for

:58:00. > :58:05.Spain? In the last five minutes of that first period of extra-time,

:58:05. > :58:09.the Spanish have come alive. They suddenly looked like world and

:58:09. > :58:13.European champions again. That is it. If you push champions into a

:58:13. > :58:17.corner, they find the extra gear. It is a real examination of the

:58:17. > :58:20.Portuguese team now. They will be taking the drinks on board, getting

:58:20. > :58:26.last messages from the manager. There will have to be a lot of

:58:26. > :58:36.resolve in this Portuguese team now. And finally, Custodio comes on.

:58:36. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:10.under way. Still hoping that they can provide another clearer

:59:10. > :59:15.opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo. It did have one, towards the end of

:59:15. > :59:23.the 90 minutes, but it was wild. is just about getting him into a

:59:23. > :59:31.position where he can score. Their best bet would be on the break.

:59:31. > :59:41.Fatigue and fear are both big factors mangers. -- big factors now.

:59:41. > :59:51.

:59:51. > :59:59.We're not seeing the Portuguese pressure. Fresh legs at least in

:59:59. > :00:05.the Portuguese midfield. Jordi Alba down that left-hand side was

:00:05. > :00:08.magnificent in that first period of extra-time for Spain. Well, the way

:00:08. > :00:18.they are finishing the game, their set-up, as you can see, is much

:00:18. > :00:55.

:00:55. > :01:05.this Euro 2012 semi-final. Just red shirts around him. So calm, the

:01:05. > :01:17.

:01:17. > :01:27.in the end. Very patient. An excellent defender. That is the

:01:27. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :01:58.message - get M there, get tight. here. I am not entirely sure advert

:01:58. > :02:03.that Ronaldo is heard here. Sergio Ramos took it away from him. That

:02:04. > :02:09.is his ego dented. Ramos has really matched his power and pace, and he

:02:09. > :02:13.has nailed him. In fact, he has tried to nail him. But a positive

:02:13. > :02:23.he has, though. That is how you deal with him. Might just have got

:02:23. > :02:23.

:02:23. > :03:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:03:17. > :03:21.tonight, has he? He is another no- And you really get the feeling that

:03:21. > :03:24.Spain feel that the only way Portugal can win this is on

:03:24. > :03:33.penalties, and they are not about to give them the chance of they can

:03:33. > :03:38.help it. No, suddenly, there is an extra spring in their step. Pedro

:03:38. > :03:48.is a real addition to the second period of extra time. He looks much

:03:48. > :04:27.

:04:27. > :04:37.better for us but still no centre Pepe. Referee says it was not

:04:37. > :04:38.

:04:38. > :04:44.deliberate. Yes, Navas takes an age to get the cent. I think Pepe knew

:04:44. > :04:54.exactly what he was doing. Good save by Patricia again, though.

:04:54. > :05:21.

:05:21. > :05:31.copier. My bin and a. Perhaps the keeper. One from Iniesta, one from

:05:31. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :06:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:06:12. > :06:17.away. He has hardly got the energy to get off the pitch, has he? Just

:06:17. > :06:23.a goes to they know he can at the start of Euro 2012. It is coming on

:06:23. > :06:33.as a Meireles comes up. He has worked hard, though. Varela came on

:06:33. > :06:47.

:06:47. > :06:57.and scored over Portugal's win over And an immediate yellow-card from

:06:57. > :06:57.

:06:57. > :07:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:07:43. > :07:48.the referee. Yes, that was nasty. Yes, definitely. Look at that

:07:48. > :07:58.volleyball Fabregas put simple stop Peugeot, not played a lot this

:07:58. > :08:26.

:08:26. > :08:36.Goalkeeper thought about coming, was a stalemate. Extra heart has

:08:36. > :08:46.

:08:46. > :08:56.the Spanish winner before the end of extra-time? We need extra

:08:56. > :08:57.

:08:57. > :09:07.quality now from the Spanish. Lovely ball, Fabregas. Free kick

:09:07. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:23.Portugal. Just leans on Pereira, centre-forward, Fabregas. A real

:09:23. > :09:28.centre-forward Times is run better. The only guarantee is drama.

:09:28. > :09:38.Whether it is a Late, Late Show, or whether it is penalties, we can

:09:38. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :10:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:10:41. > :10:50.Coentrao dealt with that superbly, Well, that must have been close.

:10:51. > :10:58.

:10:58. > :11:04.Beautiful from Iniesta. Is it that one? A poor decision. I think so.

:11:04. > :11:14.The Spanish just a little bit more ambitious in their passing. Nobody

:11:14. > :11:42.

:11:42. > :11:46.wants penalties. Taking a few more there. But they are clinging on now,

:11:46. > :11:53.Portugal. Beautiful ball from Alonso. He rarely committed himself

:11:53. > :12:03.to that past. We have not seen that enough tonight. Spain have not been

:12:03. > :12:39.

:12:39. > :12:44.great tonight, but they are looking with the block. And Portugal with a

:12:44. > :12:54.big sigh of relief. Just wandered for a moment there, was Pedro going

:12:54. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:26.to go down? Could credit to him - at the pace of Jordi Alba! Still

:13:26. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :14:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 105 seconds

:14:06. > :14:11.made the run. Why did they not do game to Spain in the first half.

:14:11. > :14:16.Spain dragged it back from them in the second. Could not find a way

:14:16. > :14:26.through, and we will have a penalty shoot-out for a place in the final

:14:26. > :14:32.

:14:32. > :14:36.Broughton his team in the second half, and they have produced the

:14:36. > :14:41.cobalt we are more accustomed to seeing from this terrific Spanish

:14:41. > :14:51.side. It will go to penalties. Ronaldo is sure to be one of them

:14:51. > :14:54.

:14:54. > :15:04.that takes a penalty for Portugal. Portugal are two for two in

:15:04. > :15:06.

:15:06. > :15:16.penalties. Into 1004 and 2006. Spain must be completely useless.

:15:16. > :15:20.

:15:21. > :15:26.ALAN HANSEN: It was an amazing turnaround. For 90 minutes, the

:15:26. > :15:29.fluency, the passing, of Spain, was appalling. And yet in extra-time,

:15:30. > :15:37.they pinged it about, some of the stuff was great. Iniesta had a

:15:37. > :15:43.great chance. Two brilliant saves. Absolutely. How many times over the

:15:43. > :15:50.years have we seen Iniesta in this position?

:15:50. > :15:58.ALAN SHEARER: This was Navas, I think this was great defending from

:15:58. > :16:03.think this was great defending from Pepe. His positioning was great.

:16:03. > :16:08.LEE DIXON: They were shouting for a pass back, but that would have been

:16:08. > :16:12.harsh. The way Spain played was partly down to the tiredness of

:16:12. > :16:16.Portugal. They looked really, really tired at the end.

:16:16. > :16:21.ALAN HANSEN: It is also a sign of the great teams, you can play

:16:21. > :16:27.really badly for 90 minutes, then you can pick yourself up and start

:16:27. > :16:32.playing. There was one move which started off in their own defence,

:16:32. > :16:41.eight palaces, and it was magnificent to watch. That was in

:16:41. > :16:46.the last two minutes of extra-time. Coming out of penalties, both of

:16:46. > :16:51.them are technical teams. Yes, we spoke about it the other night with

:16:51. > :16:57.England, it is very hard to do, but when you hear the crowd and you're

:16:57. > :17:00.walking up to put down the ball, you have got to completely block

:17:00. > :17:09.everything out. If you can do that and focus on what you have

:17:09. > :17:14.practised, then you have got a chance. It is one of those

:17:14. > :17:19.anomalies, you can play a whole tournament and not have a single 0-

:17:19. > :17:23.0 draw, then you can have two games in succession, both decided by

:17:23. > :17:30.penalty shoot-outs. ALAN SHEARER: I think Portugal

:17:30. > :17:40.would have settled for this before the game. This is where they are

:17:40. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:48.all going, not me! Interesting, you do not usually see that, the entire

:17:48. > :17:52.squad around the coach. You need characters to take the penalties.

:17:52. > :17:57.But some of those big characters sometimes do not like to take

:17:57. > :18:06.penalties. Tony Adams was a big character, but you look at him and

:18:06. > :18:11.he would go, I really do not fancy it. This is a moment, you have to

:18:11. > :18:15.go with the players who want to take one. And remember what you

:18:16. > :18:23.have practised. You have got to try and blank everything out. There is

:18:23. > :18:33.a big crowd here, but you do what you do in your training sessions.

:18:33. > :18:41.

:18:41. > :18:46.wonder if anybody will chip it, like Pirlo did the other night.

:18:46. > :18:56.send your best player down first, I think. You might be saving him, and

:18:56. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:04.you might be out. If you win the toss, do you go first?

:19:05. > :19:11.LEE DIXON: Yes, get it out of the way. I always think, take the first

:19:11. > :19:16.one. I feel a lot better sitting here than I did the other night

:19:16. > :19:20.when England were taking them. GARY LINEKER: I suppose in some

:19:20. > :19:23.kind of way, there will be less pressure on Spain, because they

:19:23. > :19:29.have won the last two tournaments, there is not quite the same

:19:29. > :19:32.pressure, because of that. Yes, but they are a team of winners, Gary,

:19:32. > :19:36.so they will be putting themselves under pressure.

:19:36. > :19:46.ALAN HANSEN: I would say there is more pressure on the team that is

:19:46. > :19:47.

:19:47. > :19:56.expected to win, so the pressure is on Spain. Ronaldo, having a few

:19:56. > :20:00.words with his goalkeeper, who kept them in it in extra time. It is

:20:01. > :20:04.Alonso going first. GARY LINEKER: let's go back for the

:20:04. > :20:12.penalty shoot-out, to join Steve Wilson.

:20:12. > :20:17.STEVE WILSON: Well, Spain's Captain won the toss and decided to back

:20:17. > :20:22.to! Xabi Alonso to go first, against Rui Patricio. Alonso, who

:20:22. > :20:32.scored in this ground against France in the quarter-final. In the

:20:32. > :20:45.

:20:45. > :20:50.same goal. From a late penalty. It is saved! Brilliant save.

:20:50. > :20:58.MARTIN KEOWN: He has made his mind up, and that was an outstanding

:20:58. > :21:03.save. He hit that with power, and it was virtually in the corner.

:21:03. > :21:13.Alonso will not be happy with that. Joao Moutinho comes forward for

:21:13. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:28.Portugal to try to give them the advantage. Facing Casillas. It is

:21:28. > :21:42.

:21:42. > :21:50.outstanding save again. Andres Iniesta. Surely we're going to see

:21:50. > :22:00.one goal tonight. Andres Iniesta, one of the greats, picks up the

:22:00. > :22:03.

:22:03. > :22:08.ball. Faces an inspired Rui Patricio. And scores! Spain lead.

:22:08. > :22:18.That was all about handling the nerves, the pressure. He is a true

:22:18. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:25.champion. You just wonder how many times Casillas and Pepe have taken

:22:25. > :22:35.penalties on Real Madrid's training ground. That was probably a bit of

:22:35. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:04.MARTIN KEOWN: He does ever so well with this, excellent under pressure.

:23:04. > :23:14.I have to say, I thought the way he was approaching the ball, he was

:23:14. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:54.just going to smack it. Here comes Patricio looks enormous in that

:23:54. > :23:58.goal. This is Bruno Alves. He is a bit of a free kick specialist, but

:23:58. > :24:08.he does not often get the chance for Portugal. Hello, Nani has sent

:24:08. > :24:23.

:24:23. > :24:33.interesting to see if Bruno Alves is supposed to be next. Well, there

:24:33. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:49.is no saving that penalty. Here comes Sergio Ramos. Still they

:24:49. > :25:15.

:25:15. > :25:25.He really cannot be a centre half. He has got nerves of steel -

:25:25. > :25:55.

:25:55. > :26:02.comfortable. Another defender, by one. I cannot say I am surprised.

:26:02. > :26:11.He did not look comfortable. Cesc Fabregas scored his penalty in the

:26:11. > :26:15.quarter-final in 2008 against Italy. He can send Spain to the final.

:26:15. > :26:25.Only once has a nation reached three successive major tournament

:26:25. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:34.finals. Fabregas can do it for Spain... He has done it, just! It

:26:34. > :26:41.is Fabregas, and it is Spain, who go to Kiev for the final.

:26:41. > :26:46.Incredible. In off the post. Real pressure. That young man has

:26:46. > :26:55.produced just when he needed to. And Cristiano Ronaldo never even

:26:55. > :27:01.got the chance to look Casillas in the eyes. Portugal are beaten on

:27:01. > :27:07.penalties. Iniesta, Pique, Sergio Ramos and Fabregas the goalscorers

:27:07. > :27:13.for Spain. This one had to be right in the corner to beat the 'keeper.

:27:13. > :27:19.He could not have been more precise. He gets away with it - just a

:27:19. > :27:26.fraction to the left, and it goes past the post. What a climax for

:27:26. > :27:30.Fabregas. What a hideous split- second that was, when he saw the

:27:30. > :27:40.ball rebounding off the woodwork, but in it went. Spain are through,

:27:40. > :28:00.

:28:00. > :28:05.GARY LINEKER: Spain's long undefeated run in tournament

:28:05. > :28:09.football continues after that unbelievable penalty shoot-out.

:28:09. > :28:18.Unbelievable penalty from Sergio Ramos. We question whether any

:28:18. > :28:22.player would dare do what Pirlo did the other night, but he did.

:28:22. > :28:26.Perhaps the biggest talking point is that Ronaldo clearly saved

:28:26. > :28:30.himself for the fifth penalty, and he was never needed.

:28:30. > :28:36.ALAN SHEARER: It is absolutely ridiculous. The coach, or Ronaldo

:28:36. > :28:40.himself, has got to put him forward before that. Surely he is their

:28:40. > :28:45.best penalty-taker. They have sent up two centre-halves before him, I

:28:45. > :28:50.do not understand it. Three centre- halves, because Bruno Alves went

:28:50. > :28:55.twice! ALAN HANSEN: I have never seen that

:28:55. > :29:00.before. He has got to the 18 yard line, and then Nani has gone and

:29:00. > :29:03.taking the kick, it was totally bizarre. But like you say, Ronaldo

:29:03. > :29:07.is the last man standing. LEE DIXON: The last thing we said,

:29:07. > :29:17.you have got to put your best penalty-taker first. And he does

:29:17. > :29:18.

:29:18. > :29:22.not get to take one. He fancied the big moment, but it never came.

:29:22. > :29:29.ALAN SHEARER: I just cannot were kicked out, how he has not taken a

:29:29. > :29:30.penalty. Let's have a look at one or two of those penalties. First of

:29:30. > :29:39.or two of those penalties. First of all we had this, Bruno Alves

:29:39. > :29:42.working up, and then Nani... They have obviously forgotten the order.

:29:42. > :29:50.We were saying at the time, that would not do his confidence any

:29:50. > :30:00.good. It did not affect Nani. then Bruno Alves has got to walk up

:30:00. > :30:00.

:30:01. > :30:05.twice. What about this? ALAN HANSEN: a central defender!

:30:05. > :30:09.And this was the guy who had already been up, and Nani had

:30:09. > :30:19.pulled him back again. He never looked comfortable. But what a

:30:19. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:34.penalty this was. He thinks he has Great scenes of course, for the

:30:34. > :30:41.Spanish. Desperation for Ronaldo. Him, as the captain, he has got to

:30:41. > :30:48.put himself forward and say, I have tried to get this off to a decent

:30:48. > :30:52.start. It was not the best of games overall. Extra time got a bit more

:30:52. > :30:59.exciting. Overall, it did they deserve to win, Spain? On the night,

:30:59. > :31:05.not really. I think it was quite even. The thing is with Spain, they

:31:05. > :31:08.finished really well, and also, they did not concede a goal. Still

:31:08. > :31:14.another clean sheet. They have got to play better than that and the

:31:14. > :31:18.final. I think we have seen a great side to them. If you can play that

:31:18. > :31:25.badly in 90 minutes, they have been able to pick themselves up and give

:31:25. > :31:33.something extra. That is a sign they are a great side. One goal

:31:33. > :31:36.conceded in five games. Must remind you, of course, that Spain are in

:31:36. > :31:44.you, of course, that Spain are in the final. We will find out who

:31:44. > :31:50.they face tomorrow night. And, of course, the final itself on Sunday,

:31:50. > :31:56.live here on BBC one. Spain versus live here on BBC one. Spain versus

:31:56. > :32:00.Germany or Italy. Final thoughts? Drama and excitement, but not a

:32:00. > :32:07.great game. I thought, because of the performance, I thought the

:32:07. > :32:16.Spanish deserved to win by just a margin. I agree. They played like

:32:16. > :32:23.we know they can do. They probably just deserved it. Thank you very