Spain's Villa, who many punters have backed to be Euro 2008 top scorer with sports betting websites, injured his thigh in his country's semi-final victory and will miss the final.
David Villa of Spain - Euro 2008's top goalscorer so far - will not be playing in the final when his country take on Germany on Sunday, which may prompt some different sports betting activity over the weekend.The Valencia striker is favourite with online sports bookmakers and land-based bookies alike to finish the competition with more goals than anyone else, but will not be able to add to his tally of four due to a thigh injury he sustained in Spain's semi-final victory over Russia.
Germany's Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose with three and two goals respectively may be able to take advantage of the absence of Spain's talisman and try to reach the top of the scoring charts.
888Sport.com place Podolski - who scored against Poland and Croatia earlier in the competition - at 7/2 to overtake or draw level with Villa's tally and win the golden boot, while Klose is at 20/1 to be the most-prolific marksman of the tournament.
Spain will be looking to win their first major trophy since they lifted the European Championship in 1964, while Germany are closing in on their fourth European title.
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