Xavi celebrates scoring his first goal of the tournament.links to goals:
Xavi (50)
Daniel Güiza (73)
David Silva (82)
Spain scored three goals en route to a deserved win over upstart Russia. Apparently mindful of their 4-1 loss to the Spaniards in the group stage, Guus Hiddink played it much more cautiously in the first half with a conservative defensive posture. The tactics seemed to work as the match went into halftime at an 0-0 draw. But when the Spaniards drew first blood in the 5th minute of the second half, the Russians proved unable to shift into a higher gear and find the rhythm or form of their last two energetic matches. Forced to press forward for the equaliser, the Russians inevitably conceded space in the back, which was all the crafty Spanish forwards needed to break away as Cesc Fabregas served up sublime assists on their second and third goals. Spain now prepares to face pre-tournament favorites, Germany, in a final of European juggernauts.
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