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Chapter 124 The Summer of 2012 Belongs to Spain

Spain entered the knockout round with a record of two wins and one draw.

As the defending champion of the European Cup and the champion of the new World Cup, Spain has become the biggest favorite to win the European Cup.

They met the French team in the first round of the knockout round!
With Zidane's retirement, the French team has also lost its spiritual leader, and there have been few good results in the World Series in recent years.

In this European Cup, they scored one win and one tie in the group stage, accumulating four points, and finally advanced with a goal difference advantage.

At 23:45 p.m. on June [-], the two sides competed at Donetsk Donbas Arena.

Spain's No. took the lead in 19 minutes. Iniesta made a direct pass. Alba got rid of Debusch and made the latter slip. After the door bounced into the net.

One to zero!

This is Alonso's [-]th game for the national team.

Spain No. 901 minutes to seal the victory, Cazorla passed the ball, Pedro broke into the penalty area and passed Rami beautifully, Reviere was sentenced to death for a foul behind the back, Alonso tricked Lloris into a penalty kick and scored twice.

Alonso drew a successful conclusion to his [-]th national team game.

Spain eliminated the French team with a score of [-]-[-] and advanced to the semi-finals. Portugal, led by Ronaldo, will compete for the final ticket.

In the first quarter-final match between Portugal and the Czech Republic last night at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Portugal beat the Czech Republic [-]-[-].

After C Ronaldo hit the post twice, he contributed a lore in the No.709 minute. The only two shots of the Czech Republic in the audience all missed.

In the other half, Germany defeated Greece [-]-[-] and advanced to the semi-finals first.

In the first half, captain Lahm scored with a long-range shot and became the first defender to score in the knockout stages of two European Cups.

In the second half, Samaras once tied, but Khedira, Klose, and Royce scored three consecutive games, and Ozil contributed two assists.

Boateng handballed in the penalty area before the end of the game, and Salpingidis made a penalty kick.

The most eye-catching round of the knockout round is the match between Italy and England, which is a duel between two traditionally strong teams.

The game was very intense, and no one scored a goal in nine 10 minutes.Still no goals in overtime.

The two sides had to enter a brutal penalty shootout!

In the penalty shootout, Montolivo and Ashley Young missed, Buffon saved Ashley Cole and Diamanti scored the winning penalty.

In the end, Italy beat England [-]-[-] on penalties and entered the semi-finals.

At this point, the first round of the knockout round is over, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Italy will fight each other to produce two teams that will enter the final.

At 27:45 pm on the [-]th, the first semi-final of the European Cup was held at the Donetsk Donbass Arena.

Defending champions Spain face Portugal.

After the game started, it was quite stalemate. The two sides missed several scoring opportunities, and the civil war was 10-[-] in [-] minutes.

In overtime, both sides failed to win and could only enter a brutal penalty shootout.

In the first round, Alonso's penalty kick was first saved by Patricio, and then Casillas also accurately saved Moutinho's penalty kick.

In the second round, Iniesta made it overnight, but Pepe shot a low shot from the bottom left corner into the net from a penalty, one to one.

In the third round, Pique also shot into the lower left corner. Manchester United winger Nani tricked Iker Casillas into the upper left corner, [-]-[-].

In the fourth round, Ramos scored a penalty kick and Bruno Alves hit the crossbar with a strong shot, [-] to [-]!

In the fifth round, Cesc Fabregas' penalty kick hit the inside of the left post and went into the net!

Four to two!
Spain eliminated Portugal to enter the final!

At 28:45 pm on the [-]th, the semi-final between Italy and Germany started at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

In the 5th minute, Podolski took the ball from the left, Balzaretti chased back and broke the baseline, Ozil took a corner kick from the left, Hummels grabbed a half-volley shot with his left foot five meters in front of the goal , Buffon hit the air, and Pirlo stepped out with his left thigh in front of the goal line!
The German No. almost scored in the 12th minute. Khedira scored the ball from the center, and then went forward to meet Boateng's low pass from the right. Buffon fell to the ground and blocked it, but the ball hit Barzagli's left knee and slightly missed the right. Posts!
Italy No.20 minutes to get!
Chiellini made a direct pass, Cassano turned from the left to get rid of Boateng and Hummels to pick a pass, Balotelli shook off Badstuber, and scored with a header five meters in front of the goal.

One to zero!

No. In 306 minutes, Montolivo made a 50-meter long pass from the left side of the backcourt. Balotelli turned offside and let the ball take a step with his left foot. Shoot the upper right corner!
Two to zero!
In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Balzaretti defended the ball with his left arm in front of Klose. The French referee Ranois awarded a penalty kick. Ozil pushed his left foot into the right side of the goal.

With Balotelli's brace, Italy defeated Germany and entered the final!

Balotelli wins the battle!
At 45:[-] p.m. on July [-]st, the European Cup final kicked off at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.

After the start of the game, the Spanish offensive was in full swing.

No. In the 14th minute, Harvey passed the ball from midfield. Iniesta made a precise pass to the right side of the penalty area. Fabregas got rid of Chiellini's bottom line and passed back to the middle. Silva scored with a header six meters in front of the goal. top!

One to zero!

No. 401 minutes Casillas kicked off with a big kick, Fabregas headed back from the left side of the front court, Alba handed it to Xavi, Xavi waited for Alba to plug in at high speed and then sent a through ball, Alba broke into it single-handedly 12 meters away from the goal on the left side of the penalty area, the left foot pushes into the net!

Two to zero!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides to fight again, and Spain, which had a certain chance of winning, played with ease.

No.804 minutes, Harvey steals the ball straight from the front court, and Torres pushes into the lower right corner 13 meters in front of the goal!

Three to zero!
No. 808 minutes, Harvey made a direct pass from the middle, Torres broke into the left side of the penalty area against offside, facing the attacking Buffon's outside instep, and Mata pushed his left foot into the net ten meters away from the goal in the middle!
Four to zero!
Spain finally won with an absolute advantage and successfully defended the title!
At the same time, Spain also tied Germany's record of winning three championships, and became the first team to win the European Cup and the first team to win three consecutive championships!

When Casillas raised the trophy and shouted "We are the champions!", the whole of Spain boiled.

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With the end of the European Cup and the end of the 2012 season, Marca summarized this season: "Mourinho's Real Madrid finally turned around in La Liga, beating Barcelona to regain the La Liga title.

Lost the La Liga title, lost in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and was eliminated by the third-tier team in the Copa del Rey. Of course, the only thing waiting for Guardiola is to leave the Nou Camp.

Santa Malaga, who eliminated Barcelona, ​​went black to the end, defeated Athletic Bilbao in the final, miraculously won the King's Cup, and created a new history.

Making history did not end here, the Spanish team continued to make new history this summer!
In the final [-] to [-] victory over Italy, defending the European Cup, the Spanish team became the first team in history to win three consecutive championships!

Spanish football ushered in the best era, ushered in reverence from all over the world!
Spanish football has ushered in a golden age! "

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