The safety-net beneath the euro zone's third- and fourth-biggest economies is flimsy, and investors know it.

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That would be less of a worry if the euro zone had a stronger safety net for countries that have fallen foul of bond markets.

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Given spilled Andrey Arshavin's free-kick and Sergei Ignashevich's overhead kick back into the danger zone was hammered to the net by Kerzhakov, who had given Glenn Whelan the slip.

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