The UEFA President is looking forward to a footballing treat and is hoping the two European footballing giants meet in the final.
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Despite being in a ‘Group of Death’, Joachim Low’s men cruised to three straight wins in their group matches. La Roja however, looked a bit shaky as they drew one and won two of their three fixtures.
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"I would like the final to be between Germany and Spain," he is quoted as saying in an interview.
The French legend however, is not certain who will eventually make it to the last stage. He reckons that Netherlands' shock exit is a proof that this tournament is much harder than the World Cup, the 2010 finalists failed to pick
up a single point. The UEFA supremo was not expecting to see Netherlands and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 to falter at the first hurdle.
"Netherlands going out shows that Euro 2012 is harder than the World Cup. Netherlands' exit really took me by surprise, as did the elimination of Russia," he added.
The former Juventus midfielder took time to praise the Italian head coach, Cesare Prandelli. He lauds how the Fiorentina man has galvanized the Italian style of play, from their traditional defensive to an offensive one. Platini
admits that he was really surprised to see some good attacking football from the Azzurri.
"He [Prandelli] has got his team playing football, it's great to see. I was baffled when I saw that Italy had renounced their classic defensive style of play," he is quoted as saying in an interview.
The Italians will have to beat the English in the last eight clash, who are a difficult team to break. The English have their own distinct style of play similar to the Italians. They sit deep, soak all the pressure and hit on the
counter attack with their quick forwards.
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