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Spain claimed their first major title for 44 years after winning Euro 2008 with a deserved victory over Germany.
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres was Spain’s goal hero, striking after 33 minutes when he cleverly lifted Xavi’s pass over Jens Lehmann.
Spain dominated the final throughout, with Torres heading against the post and Marcos Senna within inches of [...]

Spain produced a superb display to cruise past Russia and set up a Euro 2008 final against Germany on Sunday.
Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas was the driving force behind the win after coming on as substitute for injured David Villa.
Xavi turned home Andres Iniesta’s cross after 50 minutes and substitute Daniel Guiza converted a superb pass from [...]

Philipp Lahm’s last-minute winner sent Germany into the Euro 2008 final and sank a desperately unlucky Turkey.
Lahm stole in on Thomas Hitzlsperger’s pass to beat Rustu Recber and give the Germans victory after a thriller in which Turkey were the better side.
Ugur Boral scrambled Turkey ahead after 22 minutes, but Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised quickly from [...]

Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2008 after a dour goalless draw in Vienna.
Marcos Senna came closest in normal time when Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon fumbled his shot on to a post.
Spain keeper Iker Casillas was the hero in the shoot-out, saving from Daniele de Rossi and Antonio di [...]

Russia’s Andrei Arshavin was the architect as they dumped Netherlands out of Euro 2008 after extra time.
Russia had taken the lead in normal time when Roman Pavlyuchenko volleyed home, only for Ruud van Nistelrooy to head in an 86th-minute leveller.
But the brilliant Arshavin tormented the Dutch in extra time and he crossed for Dmitri Torbinski [...]

Turkey will meet Germany in the Euro 2008 semi-final after beating Croatia 3-1 on penalties after a dramatic extra-time finale in Vienna.
Ivan Klasnic headed Croatia in front with seconds left – only for Turkey’s Semih Senturk to volley the equaliser with the last kick of the game.
Arda Turan, Semih and Hamit Altintop scored in the [...]

Germany booked their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2008 by seeing off a below-par Portugal side.
Bastian Schweinsteiger sidefooted in the first and created the second with a free-kick for Miroslav Klose.
Nuno Gomes finished from close range to give Portugal hope but they failed to defend another Schweinsteiger free-kick and Michael Ballack headed their third.
Portugal [...]

Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash with coach Guus Hiddink’s native country the Netherlands in the last eight of Euro 2008.
Andrei Arshavin, playing his first game of the tournament after suspension, inspired a superb attacking display.
He was involved as Aleksandr Anyukov set up Roman Pavlyuchenko for a close-range finish after 24 [...]

Spain made it three wins out of three at Euro 2008 as Greece bowed out of the tournament with defeat in Salzburg.
Defending champions Greece took the lead when Angelos Charisteas headed home a Giorgios Karagounis free-kick.
Spain levelled when Ruben De la Red thundered a shot in off the underside of the crossbar.
And the Spanish kept [...]

Italy clinched a quarter-final meeting with Spain as they sent France crashing out of Euro 2008 with a deserved win.
France had a nightmare evening, losing key man Franck Ribery to a serious injury after only seven minutes.
Eric Abidal was then sent off after 25 minutes for fouling Luca Toni to give away a penalty, scored [...]