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• Spain have two days fewer to rest and prepare for semi-final
• Spanish physio says players have 'unthinkable' workloads

The fact that Spain have two days fewer than Portugal to prepare for Wednesday's Euro 2012 semi-final will have an impact but the world and European champions cannot use it as an excuse, the team's physiotherapist Javier Miñano said on Sunday.

Portugal played their quarter-final against Czech Republic on Thursday, while Spain's last-eight match against France was on Saturday and Miñano said that would give the Portuguese "something of an advantage" in Donetsk.

"There is no doubt that it has an impact but then again we had a day longer than the French to prepare for the quarter-final so we can't use it as an excuse either," he said in a rare appearance at a news conference at Spain's training base in Gniewino, northern Poland.

Like all the other national teams competing in Poland and Ukraine, the Spanish players have endured a long, hard season with their clubs and Miñano said it was impossible to tell whether they were close to their physical limit.

"A few years ago it was unthinkable that a player could play 5,000 minutes of football in a season, which is the case with some of these footballers," he said. "It's a challenge for them no doubt but it's the same for other teams and the response has been good. Based on that response, the coach is picking the players who he believes can perform the best."

Spain have yet to decide whether they will return to Gniewino after the semi-final if they get through to the final on 1 July in Kiev, or whether they will head directly to the Ukrainian capital.

"The calm and the excellent facilities we have found here in Gniewino will certainly play a major role in the decision," Miñano said. Read More

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