# | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Group A | |||||||||
1
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
2
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | |
4
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | |
Group B | |||||||||
1
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
2
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
3
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | |
4
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | |
Group C | |||||||||
1
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
2
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
3
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | |
4
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | |
Group D | |||||||||
1
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
2
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
3
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | |
Group E | |||||||||
1
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
3
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | |
4
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | |
Group F | |||||||||
1
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
2
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
3
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
4
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
Right, so we have our first Euro 2020 finalist. Italy have kept their astonishing unbeaten streak intact with a historic victory, but have a few issues to address before they come back onto this Wembley pitch. Spain played their heart out tonight and were the better team by a fair distance, but the rub of the green has clearly gone Italy's way.
It's been an absolute pleasure covering this game and before I retire into my bed, I'd like to thank all my readers for keeping up with these updates. This is Aditya Hosangadi signing off with a cheer, have a good night!
This is still a Spanish team very much in transition, and Luis Enrique has less than two years left to make this group of young stalwarts ready for the 2022 World Cup!
Italy 1-1 Spain AET (4-2 on penalties)
No team has ever won two penalty shoot-outs in one edition of the Euros. Ball's in your court, Spain.
Spain 1-1 Italy (AET)
Follows Morata high up the pitch, and gets booked for a high foot.
Italy kick things off from left to right.
Italy 1-1 Spain
Dani Olmo has every Italian defender's number at the moment, and that was a bad, bad foul from Toloi. Set-piece for Spain.
Spain with the ball, going from left to right.
What these 30 additional minutes are going to produce is anyone's guess. Extra time it is!
Italy 1-1 Spain
Plenty of power on the corner by Koke, but Italy clear their lines. Busquets stops an Italian counter-attack and is booked for his efforts.
Italy kick things off, attacking from left to right.
Spain have dominated possession. In other news, the sun rises in the east.
Mancini's Italy have been forced out of their comfort zone for arguably the first time this tournament. How will they respond?
Just a few minutes left to the second half!
Mancini has options available to him on the bench, and might have to call upon some of his substitutes earlier than expected.
Morata has missed some few big chances himself, so we'll have to wait and see if Luis Enrique has some aces up his sleeve. He'll be thrilled with Spain's overall performance so far, but they'll need to break the deadlock sooner rather than later.
Spain have absolutely dominated proceedings, with Sergio Busquets and Koke dominating the middle of the park. 18-year-old Pedri is possibly the best player on the pitch at the moment and created his side's best chance so far with a wonderful through-ball - that no one else saw - to Oyarzabal's feet, 10 yards away from goal.
Italy 0-0 Spain
Spain need to do quite a lot to get to their headers - Italy have some feisty defenders in their ranks.
Spain gets things started, attacking from left to right.
Time for the national anthems!
With Morata missing, Spain are lacking a bit in the X-factor department but more than make up for it with their all-round technical brilliance. We have some wonderful match-ups on our hands tonight!
Pau Torres has made way for Eric Garcia and Pablo Sarabia's injuryhas given Dani Olmo an opportunity to impress today. The midfield remains the only constant in Enrique's side, with Busquets, Koke, and Pedri keeping their places in the team.
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Emerson Palmieri, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Giovanni Di Lorenzo; Jorginho, Marco Verratti, Nicolo Barella; Federico Chiesa, Lorenzo Insigne, Ciro Immobile
Substitutes:
Bryan Cristante, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Bernardeschi, Rafael Toloi, Domenico Berardi, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Alessandro Florenzi, Alex Meret, Salvatore Sirigu, Andrea Belotti, Matteo Pessina
Unai Simon; Jordi Alba, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Cesar Azpilicueta; Sergio Busquets, Koke, Pedri; Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Mikel Oyarzabal
Substitutes:
David de Gea, Marcos Llorente, Alvaro Morata, Rodri, Pau Torres, Gerard Moreno, Diego Llorente, Fabian Ruiz, Thiago Alcantara, Robert Sanchez, Adama Traore, Jose Gaya
Most predictions at the Euros have been thrown out of the window fairly violently this year. Nevertheless, here's ours!
Italy vs Spain prediction, preview, team news and more | UEFA Euro 2020
Italy vs Spain Head-to-Head stats and numbers you need to know before Match 49 of UEFA Euro 2020
With Insigne and Immobile in excellent form and a wonderfully balanced midfield behind them, Italy could potentially go all the way this year. They do have a history with Spain at the Euros and will be in no mood to remain on the back foot today.
The Spaniards did face a few problems against Switzerland over the weekend, however, and needed Unai Simon to come up with a few heroics to spare their blushes. Spain have a few issues to resolve ahead of this game and cannot afford to put a foot wrong against this Italy side.