The veteran tactician has revealed that his side’s number 10 asked him to let him take the fifth penalty.
Spain’s head coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 del Bosque, has expressed that Cesc Fabregas wanted to take the crucial penalty for his side during their match against Portugal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984, in the semi-final of the Euro 2012 at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, on Wednesday.
The two sides produced a dramatically competitive encounter which saw audiences all over the world entertained due to the quality of football that was on display.
The hard-fought fixture saw the Spaniards book a place in the final of the European Championship as they emerged victorious after a penalty shootout.
This will be Spain’s third consecutive final in all major international competitions. After winning the European crown in 2008 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010, La Furia Roja are hoping to retain their dominance over the world of football by winning their
second consecutive Euro trophy.
Although this remarkable feat has never been accomplished by any other team before, the Reds have increased their chances a great deal by reaching the final of the Euro 2012.
As they celebrate their victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men, the World champions will also realize that their semi-final victory was far from easy.
Many considered the Spaniards to be heavy favourites prior to the encounter, however, things proved to be different after the match kicked-off.
A stalemate through the 90 minutes and extra time ensured that the game would be decided on penalties.
Del Bosque has expressed that all penalty takers on his squad wanted to take the fifth penalty, but it was Fabregas who was enthusiastically determined to take the crucial spot kick.
While talking to reporters, the former Real Madrid boss was quoted as saying:
"All five penalty-takers offered to take the last one. Cesc told me he wanted to take the fifth one to be able to take the winner; they all wanted to. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 knew that Rui Patricio would go to one side for all the penalties and that's why he decided
to do what [Andrea] Pirlo did in the previous match.”
Spain have booked their place in the final of Euro 2012 and will play either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the final which will take place at Kiev.
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