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Euro 2020: Italy set up Spain semi after beating Belgium - reaction
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Phil Dawkes
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'Italy put so much effort into defending'
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
Did you see the reaction when Chiellini when Spinazzola stopped Lukaku's effort from going in at the far post? You could see how much it means to them, how much effort they put into their defending.
'This hits hard'
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Belgium goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois: "This hits hard but we knew it was going to be a tough game. We had two opportunities but their keeper made a good save and I think we gave the first goal away a bit to easily. It really could have gone either way, but Italy deserved to win here."
'Italy deserved to win'
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Jurgen Klinsmann
Former Germany head coach on BBC One
From the first day Italy have had a presence and knocked at the door to signal to everybody that we are ready here to win the European Championship.
It means a lot to them. They got together under the guidance of Roberto Mancini the leadership of Chiellini and Bonucci from the back. Donnarumma very young keeper still but so experienced already.
Up front with Insigne and especially Chiesa they were constantly a danger and they scored two beautiful goals. They deserve it.
'The two old guys were magnificent'
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Alan Shearer
Former England striker on BBC One
It was a magnificent game of football, end to end. The Italians had to use all of their know-how and experience in that last 10 or 15 minutes.
The two old guys at the back were brilliant. It was a big talking point whether Lukaku was going to get in behind them and whether they were going to get done for pace.
But they stood firm with everything that the Belgians threw at them in the last 10 or 15 minutes. They were magnificent.
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Ashic: World Champions: out. European Champions: out. Highest ranked team: out. Tournament of the minnows.
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In contrast...
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Do you think they're enjoying the moment?
'You have to applaud the Italians'
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Micah Richards
Former England defender on BBC One
Spectacular scenes. Devastating to see Roberto Martinez like this because he put so much time and effort into getting a result today but you have to applaud the Italians.
I was split before the game who I wanted to win but Italy thoroughly deserved it.
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I questioned before this game if Italy would be able to continue their unbeaten run, with Belgium their biggest test of that.
What a fool I was to even doubt them.
They are now 32 matches without defeat.
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Not a lot been said by the Belgium coaching staff. Roberto Martinez looks a bit broken.
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Giovanni Di Lorenzo is now strutting around in his pants. It's OK, we're past the watershed.
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Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
You'd call this an Italian job.
At the end though this was a different Italy team to the one we saw earlier in the tournament. The old guard stepped up. It's all about getting the job done and they did it tonight.
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What a game. Just magnificent.
It has not always been the case, but this is a very likably Italy team. They still have the grit, but they've married it to some serious guile.
What now for Belgium, though? Does this golden generation have made more opportunities to fulfil their undoubted promise?
FULL-TIME
Belgium 1-2 Italy
They have done it!
Italy are into the semi-finals of Euro 2020!
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Belgium 1-2 Italy
Delivered.... and looped over the bar by a head.
Donnarumma is celebrating. He knows his side have done it!
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They win a corner. All on this. Thibaut Courtois is up.
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Belgium 1-2 Italy
Here is Jeremy Doku. Last chance...
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Belgium can't even win a header out of the Italian defence. Time is up.
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Now or never for the Red Devils.
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Belgium look spent. Belief gone. Italy have ground their spirit out of them in these closing stages.
But there is still time. Just.