Russia face Spain in Vienna for a place in the 2008 European Championship Final. The Spanish will be the more confident of the two teams after they demolished Russia 4-1 in the group stages but the Russians are a transformed team of late and will be harder to beat this time around. Leading bookmakers Betfair and Skybet are giving away up to£10 of free bets for this epic semi-final. Russia caused a major upset in their quarterfinal game, beating much-fancied Holland by three goals to one. Once again, Andrei Arshavin put in an excellent performance and scouts from clubs around the world will be telling their manager all about him. Gus Hiddink’s team were well-deserved winners and if they play their fast, counter-attacking football against Spain they could cause another upset and reach the final. It is the sixth time Russia has made the semis, having last reached them in 1988 when they played under the Soviet Union.

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Spain needed extra time and penalties to dispatch World Champions Italy in the quarterfinals. Both teams played out a dire goalless draw and Spain looked a shadow of the team that started so brilliantly in the group stages. However, history is on the side of the Spanish with them winning three of the four meetings between the two sides and the fact that the last time Spain reached the semi-final, in 1984, they progressed to the final. Both teams are capable of scoring plenty of goals and the game promises to be an open affair. Spain’s David Villa is still the competition’s top-scorer with four goals and will want to add to his tally to take home the Golden Boot. Betfair and Skybet are offering free bets for this crucial game that has so much at stake. The free bets can be used to bet with market leading odds on options such as first goal scored, number of corners conceded, if the game will end in 90 minutes and who will progress to the European Championship Final.