Spain winning Euro 2008 for 44 years
西班牙44年后再捧欧洲杯
Spain win Euro 2008 to claim their first title in 44 years after a 1-0 win over Germany in Vienna thanks to a Fernando Torres goal.
西班牙1比0战胜德国后夺冠，斗牛士军团44年后再次登上欧洲之巅。托雷斯攻入全场唯一进球。
Torres struck in the 33rd minute at Ernst Happel Stadion and despite the efforts of Germany skipper Michael Ballack, they held on to their lead to spark wild celebrations in Austria's capital. Heavyweights in European football who produce a constant stream of individual talents, Spain had not won a major tournament since 1964 but finally shook off their tag of being chokers, not able to cope with the pressure of the highest stage.
They have also been perceived as a nation divided by their regions - the lyrics to their national anthem are not used - but full-back Sergio Ramos had kept mentioning the word "united'' this week, and when Torres secured the Henri Delaunay for them they were just that.
Just shy of his 70th birthday, Luis Aragones will now leave his post as coach, probably for Fenerbahce, as a champion. Vicente del Bosque has been tipped to take over and he will inherit a young squad who have their sights on the World Cup.
While Portugal appeared destabilised by Chelsea announcing Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new coach during these finals, there were no signs of the same happening to Spain following Fenerbahce's statement revealing Aragones as their new boss on the eve of their semi-final.
They finish as the tournament's top goalscorers, helped by Torres who took the Premier League by storm with 33 rookie goals for Liverpool.
He was not on the top of his game for the whole of the tournament, but the 24-year-old stepped into the shoes of David Villa when Spain needed him.
"Viva Espana'' sang their fans before the sangria started flowing.
This was billed as a clash of Germany's efficiency and power versus Spain's fluidity and creativity which were on display as Russia were swept aside in the semi-finals.
Germany's drive came from Ballack, with the Chelsea midfielder passed fit despite carrying a calf injury on the eve of the final.
'Against the odds we will win the trophy', read one headline from a German newspaper on the day of the game - and Ballack was seen as the key to their chances.
They had been inconsistent in the group stages, then stuttered past Turkey after outmuscling Portugal.
Only Ballack's level of performance had been high throughout all of it but he ends the tournament a 'nearly man' again.
Six years ago he missed the World Cup final through suspension just after Bayer Leverkusen missed a trio of chances for silverware.
This season Manchester United pipped him to the Premier League and Champions League - and he finds himself the bridesmaid once more.
Facing Ballack was a Barcelona-bred wall of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas in midfield, with Arsenal's youngster getting his chance following Villa's injury.
But before they were allowed to impose themselves on the game, Germany had already wasted two early chances.
Ramos lost his bearings and gifted a pass straight to Miroslav Klose, whose poor touch let him down as he sped past Carles Puyol - and the opportunity had gone.
Then Thomas Hitzlsperger was teed up on the edge of the area by Klose but could not get purchase on his shot.
Spain started to move through the gears after their double reprieve, never looking back after they were let off the hook.
Their opening chance came after a Xavi pass had split the German defence to find Iniesta on the left. When the cross came over, Christoph Metzelder sliced towards his own goal and Jens Lehmann, the oldest player to feature in a European Championship final, athletically tipped around the post.
The post came to Lehmann's rescue when Torres climbed above Per Mertesacker to meet Ramos' centre - but the Liverpool man was not made to wait long for his goal.
It came 12 minutes before the break when Xavi played the ball beyond Philipp Lahm. The full-back was favourite to clear but Torres used pace and muscle to get around him and chip over Lehmann before celebrating his goal by sucking his thumb.
It could have got worse for Germany had David Silva not volleyed over wildly when found at the far post by Iniesta.
And German fans feared the worst when Ballack was forced off with a cut eye, but he returned after getting the bloodied injury treated twice. He was also booked along with opposing captain Iker Casillas for talking back at the referee.
Spain had chances to make it comfortable after the break, with Lehmann saving from Ramos' header and Iniesta getting a drive cleared off the line.
Their own indiscipline almost cost them when Silva butted his head towards Lukas Podolski - but no card was shown.
Torres was taken off in the 78th minute, with his job already done in waking the sleeping giants of European football.
北京时间6月30号凌晨，08欧洲杯决赛在维也纳的恩斯特-哈佩尔球场打响。西班牙1比0战胜德国后夺冠，斗牛士军团44年后再次登上欧洲之巅。托雷斯攻入全场唯一进球，进球前他还曾射正过1次立柱。由于波多尔斯基没能取得进球，本场因伤休战的比利亚以4个进球当选最佳射手。
双方历史上共交锋19次，德国8胜6平5负占优。欧洲杯历史上两队曾有过两次相遇，双方各胜一场。两队最近一次交锋是在03年，西班牙3比1战胜德国。法布雷加斯取代受伤的比利亚跻身首发，西班牙变阵4141。德国方面巴拉克伤势无碍首发出战，后腰位置上弗林斯取代了罗尔菲斯。
第3分钟拉莫斯后场横传失误，克洛泽断球突入禁区，但却在普约尔的紧逼下将球趟出底线。第8分钟克洛泽左路回敲，希策尔斯佩格禁区线上左脚低射力量不足，卡西轻松将球扑住。13分钟哈维分球左肋，伊涅斯塔扣过弗雷德里希后横扫门前，皮球击中梅策尔德腿部后折射飞向球门，莱曼下意识的单掌将球托出底线。
19分钟哈维右路任意球传中，托雷斯禁区中路头球攻门打偏。22分钟法布雷加斯右路回传，拉莫斯45度传中，托雷斯后点力压莫特萨克头球射门，皮球击中近门柱底端弹出。德国球员解围不远，卡普德维拉禁区外围左脚发炮，皮球擦远门柱飞出底线。24分钟施魏因斯泰格左路45度传中，梅策尔德后点头球回摆，巴拉克禁区中路的凌空抽射被拉莫斯飞身挡出。28分钟卡普德维拉禁区内停球时无意手球，意大利主裁罗塞蒂未予理睬。30分钟伊涅斯塔左路横传，法布雷加斯禁区弧顶大力低射，莱曼将球扑住。
33分钟哈维直传，莱曼在拉姆抢得身位的情况下盲目倒地出击，托雷斯从拉姆身后外侧斜刺里杀出捅射空门得手，1比0，西班牙取得领先！34分钟伊涅斯塔禁区左肋挑传，后点无人防守的席尔瓦凌空抽射打高。巴拉克在与塞纳争抢头球时被顶破眼眶附近皮肤，德国队长不得不两次离场接受治疗。42分钟巴拉克前场犯规引发双方球员冲突，双方队长巴拉克和卡西利亚斯各自吃到一张黄牌。
下半时开场德国用扬森换下拉姆，52分钟托雷斯禁区右侧回传，哈维迎球右脚低射，莱曼用指尖将球碰出底线。哈维开出左侧角球，巴拉克头球解围不远，席尔瓦禁区右侧平抽门前，拉莫斯脚后跟射门没能踢中皮球，皮球擦着远门柱飞出底线。德国用库兰伊换下希策尔斯佩格，德国变阵442。58分钟席尔瓦禁区前分球，拉莫斯右侧小角度低射滑门而过。59分钟扬森左路传中，施魏因斯泰格禁区内回敲，巴拉克左脚抽射击中边网。
62分钟施魏因斯泰格禁区前大力抽射，皮球击中克洛泽大腿后弹出底线。西班牙用哈维-阿隆索换下法布雷加斯，西班牙变阵4231。63分钟席尔瓦在与波多尔斯基的争执中有个轻微的头撞对手的动作，罗塞蒂拒绝出示红牌，西班牙随即用卡佐拉换下席尔瓦。66分钟哈维右侧任意球传中，德国造越位失误，拉莫斯后点头球冲顶被莱曼扑出底线。哈维开出战术角球，伊涅斯塔禁区左肋小角度劲射，皮球被把守前门柱的弗林斯用膝盖挡出。67分钟卡佐拉直传，伊涅斯塔小禁区右侧捅射，莱曼下意识的将球挡出。73分钟托雷斯争顶头球时侵犯莫特萨克被黄牌警告。
西班牙用古伊萨换下托雷斯，德国用戈麦斯换下克洛泽。78分钟西班牙后场长传，莱曼禁区外用手触球，罗塞蒂未予判罚。80分钟卡佐拉右路传中，古伊萨后点头球回摆，塞纳后门柱铲射以毫厘之差错过皮球。85分钟库兰伊禁区前撞倒塞纳，哈维任意球射门打高，2分钟后库兰伊前场铲倒塞纳吃到黄牌。89分钟施魏因斯泰格禁区内抢断得手，但罗塞蒂示意此前戈麦斯冲撞卡普德维拉犯规在先。最终西班牙1比0战胜德国，斗牛士军团44年后再次站上了欧洲之巅！
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最后由 (＾＿＾) 于 2008-06-30 10:54:17编辑
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沙发都米了。。。。
Good news for spanish !
