LONDON (AP) — Spain and the Netherlands maintained their perfect starts to 2012 European Championship qualifying as the continent's heavyweights flexed their muscles on Friday, opening up commanding leads halfway through their group campaigns.
Spain, the current world and European champion, rallied to a 2-1 victory over second-place Czech Republic in Group I thanks to Barcelona striker David Villa's double in the space of four second-half minutes.
Villa extended his national-record haul to 47 goals with a deflected shot and a penalty in Granada as the Spanish moved six points clear with a fourth straight win.
The Dutch were also playing the closest challenger in their …
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