All aboard for the Euro stars
Posted Thursday, June 07, 2012 by The Sun
DAVID VILLA (2008)
IT was the tournament the Spaniards finally laid their reputation as big stage chokers to rest — and the predatory talent of Villa played a key role.
The Valencia striker had already hit six goals in the qualifiers and kicked off the campaign with a stunning hat-trick against Russia.
Outshining strike partner and new Liverpool Kop idol Fernando Torres, Villa then scored a late winner in Luis Aragones' side's next game with Sweden.
Rested for the final group match, the marksman returned for ther quarter-final and slotted a penalty in a shootout against Italy to help his side reach the last four.
He limped out of the semi and could not regain fitness in time for the final against the Germans — a comprehensive 1-0 victory where Torres scored — but still secured the Golden Boot as the tournament's leading scorer.
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