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Nations League semi-final: Spain beat Italy to reach Nations League final
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- Gavi handed Spain debut, aged 17, to become country's youngest player
- Torres scores twice for Spain as Bonucci sent off, before Pellegrini pulls one back
- Belgium face France in Thursday's other semi-final
- Final and third place play-off take place on Sunday
- Get involved via #bbcfootball
Match Stats
Home TeamItalyAway TeamSpain
- Possession
- Home25%
- Away75%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home1
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away18
Line-ups
Italy
Formation 4-3-3
21G Donnarumma
2Di Lorenzo19Bonucci23Bastoni13Emerson
18Barella8Jorginho6Verratti
14Chiesa20Bernardeschi10Insigne
- 21G Donnarumma
- 2Di Lorenzo
- 19BonucciBooked at 42mins
- 23Bastoni
- 13Emerson
- 18BarellaSubstituted forCalabriaat 72'minutes
- 8JorginhoSubstituted forPellegriniat 64'minutes
- 6VerrattiSubstituted forLocatelliat 58'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 14Chiesa
- 20BernardeschiSubstituted forChielliniat 45'minutes
- 10InsigneSubstituted forKeanat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sirigu
- 3Chiellini
- 4Calabria
- 5Locatelli
- 7Pellegrini
- 9Raspadori
- 11Berardi
- 12Dimarco
- 15Acerbi
- 16Cristante
- 17Kean
- 22Meret
Spain
Formation 4-3-3
23Simón
2Azpilicueta19Laporte3P Torres17Alonso
9Gavi5Busquets8Koke
11F Torres22Sarabia21Oyarzabal
- 23Simón
- 2AzpilicuetaBooked at 45mins
- 19Laporte
- 3P Torres
- 17Alonso
- 9GaviSubstituted forRobertoat 83'minutes
- 5Busquets
- 8KokeSubstituted forMerinoat 75'minutes
- 11F TorresSubstituted forPinoat 49'minutesBooked at 71mins
- 22SarabiaBooked at 65minsSubstituted forGilat 75'minutes
- 21OyarzabalBooked at 89mins
Substitutes
- 1de Gea
- 4Martínez
- 6Gil
- 7Pino
- 10Roberto
- 12García
- 13Sánchez
- 14Reguilón
- 15Porro
- 16Rodri
- 18Fornals
- 20Merino
- Referee:
- Sergey Karasev
- Attendance:
- 33,524
Scores
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As It Stood
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A
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
2 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
3 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | Bos-Herze | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 2 |
D
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
2 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | |
3 | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |
4 | Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
E
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
2 | Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | |
4 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 2 |
G
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
2 | Football Union of Russia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | |
3 | Serbia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
4 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
H
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
2 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
I
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
2 | Luxembourg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
3 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 | |
4 | Cyprus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 4 |
J
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Armenia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
2 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
3 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | Estonia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
K
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
2 | Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
3 | Kosovo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 | |
4 | Moldova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
L
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albania | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
2 | Belarus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
3 | Lithuania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | |
4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
M
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Faroe Islands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
2 | Malta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
3 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
4 | Andorra | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 2 |
N
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gibraltar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | Liechtenstein | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | San Marino | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
Live Reporting
Phil Dawkes
All times stated are UK
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That's all from us for this evening.
We'll be back tomorrow with the second semi-final between Belgium and France.
Night.
Post update
FT: Italy 1-2 Spain
Spain boss Luis Enrique has not always had an easy ride with the public or press back home. But this feels like a huge win in his tenure. His injury-hit squad have come to the European champions, ended their record unbeaten run and looked very, very good doing so.
They also have a few young superstars coming through. The future is very bright.
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FT: Italy 1-2 Spain
So, Spain go on to the final. They'll meet either Belgium or France back here in Milan on Sunday at 19:45 BST.
Italy will face the loser of the other semi in the third-place playoff in Turin at 14:00 on the same day.
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FT: Italy 1-2 Spain
Great game.
FULL-TIME
Italy 1-2 Spain
That is it!
Revenge for Spain!
And Italy's world-record run of unbeaten games ends at 37.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
The free-kick is chipped into the box for the charging Manuel Locatelli, but Unai Simon is there first. Is that it?
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Italy 1-2 Spain
There is a break in play as Moise Kean and Aymeric Laporte land heavily following an aerial challenge. It is an Italy free-kick midway inside the Spain half. Last chance saloon.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
There are Italy players all over the shop. No structure, no plan, just trying to get through on raw adrenaline.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
The home fans roar as Italy continue to chase after the ball.
Two minutes left.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
There's no sitting back and digging in by Spain. They are still looking for the killer blow.
Bryan Gil almost finds it but is denied in the box by a belting tackle from Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
Into added time. Five minutes of it. There's still time for Italy.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
The screams of agony from the stands as Italy are penalised for a foul on Cesar Azpilicueta.
YELLOW CARD
Italy 1-2 Spain
Still time for another yellow, this time for a trip by Mikel Oyarzabal.
Post update
Italy 1-2 Spain
Spain are going to suck the life out of Italy. Keep ball. Not give the home side a sniff.
A bit of gamesmanship won't hurt either. They take an age over a couple of corners.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
Spain back to passing it around in the Italy half, but the chase from the home side is much more hasty and purposeful now.
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Italy 1-2 Spain
Lots of boos from the home crowd now for Spain possession. They've woken up again. Their side are back in the hunt.
SUBSTITUTION
Italy 1-2 Spain
Young Gavi departs with Sergi Roberto bringing a bit more experience to the Spain midfield.
GOAL - Italy 1-2 Spain
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Now then! Game on!
Spain make a right mess of a corner, which Italy clear and Pau Torres dwells on recovering. He allows Federico Chiesa to steal the ball and drive forward unchallenged. He lays off to Lorenzo Pellegrini for a finish into the empty net.
A cracking seven minutes coming up!
YELLOW CARD
Italy 0-2 Spain
Into the last 10 minutes. Italy's challenge is fading fast.
Another yellow. This time for Manuel Locatelli for dragging down Yeremi Pino. Desperate.
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Italy 0-2 Spain
Yeremi Pino looks a player.