'Ole Italia'published at 08:50 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Image source, La Gazzetta Dello SportSummary
Spain beat 10-man Switzerland on penalties to reach semis
Italy edge Belgium 2-1 to set up last four clash with Spain
Czech Republic v Denmark (17:00 BST), Ukraine v England (20:00)
England attempting to reach their first Euros semi-final for 25 years
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'Ole Italia'published at 08:50 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Image source, La Gazzetta Dello Sport'Sei Bellissima!'published at 08:47 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
I think Tuttosport sums up the national mood in Italy this morning.
Image source, Tuttosport'You'd call this an Italian job.'published at 08:42 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveI didn't fancy them before the tournament as everyone was banging on about the run they were on, they had hardly beaten anyone, let's see when they face the big boys. We have seen that now.
We were seeing a different side of Italy. Bodies behind the ball and defending deeply.
It was a different Italian side to what we have seen earlier in the tournament, it was back to the old guard - they were so impressive.
"You'd call this an Italian job."
'Ole Ole Ole!'published at 08:35 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Spinazzola's team-mates showed their support by chanting his name on their flight home from Munich.
There seems to be a strong team spirit among this Italy side, will it be enough to carry them all the way?
They looked very impressive last night.
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End of twitter post'It seems to be a bad one'published at 08:29 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Italy boss Roberto Mancini fears Leonardo Spinazzola faces a lengthy lay-off.
“It seems to be a bad one, the way it happened wasn’t nice. Seeing him in tears really got to me," said Mancini.
Lorenzo Insigne added: “I feel for him because if he hadn’t gone off, he’d have won the Star of the Match award. I went over to console him because I saw him in tears.
"I hope that he can recover because he’s a really important player for us.”
Image source, Getty ImagesSpinazzola injury blowpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
The one negative for Italy on Friday was a Achilles tendon injury suffered by Leonardo Spinazzola - who has been one of the stars of the tournament so far.
The Roma wing-back pulled up chasing a long pass and immediately signalled to be substituted. He then broke down in tears as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWatch: Insigne's stunnerpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Has Lorenzo Insigne scored the goal of the tournament? It is certainly up there.
Click the video below to watch it from all angles.
Absolutely delicious.
Italy march onpublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy
Italy set up a Euro 2020 semi-final match with Spain after edging an exhilarating tie with Belgium in Munich.
Italy have been arguably the best team at the tournament so far, while Belgium are the world's top-ranked team.
The game did not disappoint.
Nicolo Barella wriggled through three defenders before drilling in the opener and Lorenzo Insigne ran from the halfway line before curling in one of the goals of the tournament.
Belgium were given hope late in the first half when Giovanni di Lorenzo fouled Jeremy Doku and Romelu Lukaku scored the penalty.
Both sides had chances to score again in a breathless second half but with no goals it was the Azzurri who progressed.
Will striker shortcomings cost Spain?published at 07:58 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Spain may be the tournament's top scorers - but could a lack of ruthlessness in front of goal ultimately cost them?
Five of their 12 goals came against Slovakia in the group stages and they have played more minutes than any other team left in the competition, after needing extra time twice. In their other three games they have scored only once on each occasion.
Luis Enrique's side have had a remarkable 69 more attacks than any other team in the tournament - an astonishing 235 more than England - as well as more corners than anyone else.
But they are making life hard for themselves by being so wasteful in front of goal. So could it cost them?
Read BBC Sport's analysis here.
Image source, Getty ImagesExtra time, own goals and red cards - the statspublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Switzerland 1-1 Spain(aet - Spain win 3-1 on penalties)
- Switzerland v Spain was the fifth Euro 2020 knockout match to go to extra-time; no edition of European Championships has seen more (level with 1996 & 2016).
- Switzerland’s Denis Zakaria was credited with what was the 10th own goal to be scored at Euro 2020 – more than the 15 previous editions of the European Championship finals combined (nine).
- Switzerland’s Remo Freuler received the sixth red card awarded at Euro 2020, twice as many as were given at the previous tournament in 2016 (three). Indeed, only 2000 (10) and 1996 (7) have ever seen more at a single European Championship edition.
Image source, Getty ImagesSommer timepublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Switzerland 1-1 Spain (aet - Spain win 3-1 on penalties)
Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer made 10 saves against Spain, the most by a goalkeeper in a knockout round match without losing that game (in open play) since Ivo Viktor made 15 saves for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 final v Germany, which the Czechs won on penalties.
Image source, EPA'Manos de santo'published at 07:38 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
'Holy Hands' is the headline on Diario AS, referring to Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon, who saved two penalties in the shootout.
Image source, ASPostpublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
The Spanish media are understandably in jubilant mood after Friday's victory.
Image source, MarcaWATCH: Freuler sent offpublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Premier League referee Michael Oliver showed Switzerland midfielder Remo Freuler a straight red card for a late, sliding challenge on Gerard Moreno.
Harsh or fair?
Use those thumbs - thumbs up for fair, thumbs down for harsh!
Spain edge past Swiss on penaltiespublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Switzerland 1-1 Spain (AET - Spain win 3-1 on penalties)
First, to St Petersburg, where three-time champions Spain survived another scare to beat 10-man Switzerland in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Luis Enrique's side also needed extra time to defeat Croatia in the last 16 despite leading 3-1 with five minutes of normal time to play.
They were in front in against Switzerland too - midfielder Denis Zakaria deflected Jordi Alba's shot into his own net to give Spain an early lead.
Swiss captain Xherdan Shaqiri equalised but team-mate Remo Freuler was sent off with 11 minutes of normal time remaining.
They held on to force extra time and a shootout but missed three spot kicks which ultimately proved costly.
Friday's resultspublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
This has been a thrilling tournament so far and Friday's games did not disappoint. Here's the scores on the doors:
- Switzerland 1-1 Spain (aet - Spain win 3-1 on penalties)
- Belgium 1-2 Italy
Before all thatpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Before we focus all our attention on this evening, let's have a look back at last night's action....
The Eternal City awaitspublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Ukraine v England (20:00 BST)
England will attempt to qualify for their first European Championship semi-final for 25 years when they face Ukraine this evening.
After ending their 55-year wait for a knockout win over Germany at Wembley on Tuesday, Gareth Southgate's side now head to Rome - their first match away from home of the tournament.
Victory will set up a semi-final tie against the Czech Republic or Denmark back at Wembley next week.
It doesn't get much bigger....
Image source, Getty ImagesGood morningpublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 3 July 2021
Glad you’ve tuned in. You’ve obviously heard there’s a football match on tonight…
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