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Bucharest anticipates Spanish sizzler

May 9, 2012
By Mark Lomas, Bucharest
(Archive)
With the sun beaming down and pints of Silva beer slipping down, fans of Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid painted an idyllic football scene in Bucharest on Tuesday - basking in the build-up to a first all-Spanish European final since Sevilla vanquished Espanyol in 2007. That match was a particularly absorbing encounter as the Sevillistas claimed a penalty shootout triumph, and there is a feeling among supporters and journalists alike that another classic may be in store at the Arena Națională.
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