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- By Rex Dalton on June 27, 2012 15:59 GMT
The Donbass Arena in Donetsk plays host to the first semi final of Euro 2012 as an ancient rivalry is reunited with Portugal facing off against Spain to secure a shot at the coveted trophy. Look for plenty of high-intensity attacking as both sides line up to get ahead early and attempt to control the game. That's the real crucial part for both of these sides, who may have some of the best players, but are far from being the best overall teams.
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Portugal Striker Heider Postiga is out of this one with an injury to his thigh, punters can expect Hugo Almeida to step in as the replacement. This has put a bit of a monkey wrench in Paulo Bento's continued naming of an unchanged side.
The Spanish side are injury-free at the moment – yes, that includes Fernando Torres.
The real truth of the matter is that Spain don't have the best record against Portugal, having notched only two victories against them over the past 54 years out of a 35 game sample.
It doesn't seem to have swayed the bookmakers one bit, however, as they have priced Spain at even money to progress to the final within the 90 minute margin. Portugal carry an enticing price of 7/2 and that's going to prove popular as Spain have proven that they are distinctly beatable at this tournament – particularly against sides that know how to score.
Can the Spanish full-backs and center-backs shackle Cristiano Ronaldo for the entire fixture? He looked frustrated towards the end of his last match and it will be very interesting to see how much of the ball Ronaldo actually gets.
Conversely to Spain's relatively underwhelming record against Portugal, the Portuguese have only ever beaten Spain on home soil. Any fixture outside Portugal was either a loss or a draw – that's what likely brings extra time and even penalties into the equation.
In regards to outright qualification, you're looking at a tremendously short price on Spain – they are trading as low as 2/5 with several major bookmakers while Portugal are trading at a competitive 7/4 listing.
