Over at what is only the best annual summer tournament action, LDU Quito has mounted a 4-2 first-aggregate lead on Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final. Round two is July 2. And here’s 101SL’s European Championships 10-point outlook with no chronological significance for today’s Spain-Russia semifinal (enjoy the show and check back later for some antidigestion):

1. By now, the Spanish have to be feeling destiny has arrived and a few more obvious signals certainly would be nice.

2. That the Spanish haven’t grooved offensively anywhere close to the way they handled Russia in the opener hasn’t been helped by Fernando Torres’ enigmatic status in the team’s plans.

3. There’s still far too many names to learn in the Russian lineup besides Guus Hiddink, who rumor has it coaches pretty well too.

4. Call it an Orange (jersey) alert — Russia is capable of manhandling the back lines for teams that like to take their offenses to Disneyland.

5. Andrei Arshivin wants to play forward at Barcelona, so indoctrination for now comes in the form trying to beat the pants off of the two stalwart Catalans in the Spain lineup, Carlos Puyol and Xavi.

6. Spanish fans need to push for Cesc Fabregas to make the starting 11.

7. A reminder that Roman Abramovich will be watching, and David Villa is technically still available, and that Benny Hill should be playing his theme song about now.

8. As usual, set pieces are an attractive option for underdogs like Russia.

9. It’s down to two games left and there still hasn’t been a goal highlight to define the tournament, though an early favorite might be Nihat’s top of the penalty box, right-to-left net drill in Turkey’s comeback against the Czech Republic.

10. How quickly the Russians made everyone forget they were the England replacement; is it conceivable to guarantee the Three Lions would have made it this far?