Euro 2008: Cesc Fabregas spot-on as Spain defeat Italy to reach semi-finals
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Spain (0) 0 Italy (0) 0Aet: 0-0, Spain win 4-2 on pens Following a two-hour stalemate, Spain's footballing matadors finally killed off the obdurate Italians when Cesc Fabregas converted their winning penalty, writes Henry Winter in Vienna.
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