Germany will discover their opponents in Sunday's UEFA EURO 2008™ final when Russia take on Spain at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna in the second semi-final. The sides also met in the first round of matches in Group D, a David Villa hat-trick helping Spain to a 4-1 victory – but is that scoreline any guide?
Marked improvement
Russia have improved markedly since that initial setback, recording victories against Greece (1-0) and Sweden (2-0) before truly announcing their title credentials against the Netherlands, a second successive Carlsberg Man of the Match-winning performance from Andrei Arshavin inspiring his side to a 3-1 quarter-final win after extra time. Spain, meanwhile, have just kept winning, defeating Sweden and Greece 2-1 and eliminating world champions Italy in the last eight, Cesc Fàbregas converting the decisive spot-kick in a 4-2 shoot-out success following a goalless 120 minutes in Vienna on Sunday. But who will come out on top tonight?
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