Spain faced Portugal in the semi-finals. The decisive match proved to be more difficult than expected, with Portugal having numerous goalscoring chances. Spain, however, held on, which required the match to go into extra time. Spain showed signs of improvement, but nevertheless, failed to score over both halves. A penalty shoot-out was then ensued. Spain emerged victorious, and were in a UEFA European Football Championship final for the fourth time, since 1964, 1984 and 2008.