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European Championship | Quarter-Finals
Jul 2, 2021 at 8pm UK
Allianz Arena
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Belgium
1 - 2
Italy

Lukaku (45+2' pen.)
Tielemans (21')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Barella (31'), Insigne (44')
Verratti (20'), Berardi (90')

Euro 2020 day 23: Ukraine and England prepare for battle in Rome

:Headline: Euro 2020 day 23: Ukraine and England prepare for battle in Rome:
England will attempt to join Spain and Italy in the final four.
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All roads lead to Rome for England on Saturday as Gareth Southgate’s men attempt to join Italy and Spain in the Euro 2020 semi-finals.

Playing away from Wembley for the first time in the tournament, they will return to familiar territory on Wednesday if they can find a way past Ukraine at the Stadio Olimpico to continue their climb up the “Everest” they have set themselves.

The winners will know what lies ahead by the time they kick off at 8pm with the Czech Republic and Denmark, fuelled by their desire to succeed for stricken midfielder Christian Eriksen, meeting in Baku three hours earlier.

Ukraine v England match preview. See story SOCCER England UkrainePastMeetings. Infographic PA Graphics. An editable version of this graphic is available if required. Please contact graphics@pamediagroup.com.

Italy have already secured their last-four berth with a fine 2-1 victory over FIFA’s number one ranked team Belgium in Munich, courtesy of goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne with Romelu Lukaku’s penalty proving insufficient to rescue Roberto Martinez’s men.

There, they will face another mouth-watering clash with Spain, who had to hold their nerve to beat 10-man Switzerland 3-1 on penalties after Xherdan Shaqiri had cancelled out Denis Zakaria’s early own goal.

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Stat attack

Italy’s victory over Belgium extended their unbeaten run to 32 games dating back to a 1-0 Nations League defeat by Portugal in September 2018. In the process, the Azzurri also stretched their winning sequence in European Championship qualifiers and finals matches to a record 15.

Paying the penalty

Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal scores the winning penalty against Switzerland to book a place in the Euro 2020 semi-finals (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP/PA)

Switzerland defied the odds to take Spain all the way, but ultimately fell tamely at the final hurdle. The shoot-out could not have got off to a better start for them when Sergio Busquets fired Spain’s first attempt against the post and Mario Gavranovic took full advantage. However, although Sommer saved Rodri’s attempt, Dani Olmo, Gerard Moreno and Mikel Oyarzabal all scored as Unai Simon denied Fabian Schar and Manuel Akanji before Ruben Vargas blasted over the bar.

Injury strikes

Italy’s Leonardo Spinazzola left the field in tears after suffering a tournament-ending injury (Philipp Guelland/AP/PA)

Italy full-back Leonardo Spinazzola’s Euros appears to have come to a premature end after he was carried off on a stretcher as his side battled to victory over Belgium. Manager Roberto Mancini began his post-match press conference by saying: “The first thing I want to say is we’re very disappointed, we’re gutted for Leonardo Spinazzola for that injury. He didn’t deserve that because he was playing extraordinarily well. He’s been one of the best players at Euro 2020 and we are absolutely gutted and we would like to send him our best wishes.”

Quote of the day

“We’ve achieved one challenge but that’s not the Everest we set ourselves, really. We want to push on from where we’ve got to now.”
- England manager Gareth Southgate

Up next

Euro 2020 tournament progress. See story SOCCER Euro 2020. Infographic PA Graphics. An editable version of this graphic is available if required. Please contact graphics@pamediagroup.com.

Czech Republic v Denmark (quarter-final, July 3, Baku, 1700 BST)
Ukraine v England (quarter-final, July 3, Rome, 2000 BST)

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