⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

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Giorgio Chiellini when Jordi Alba told him that Morata was one of the penalty takers  
(Spoiler: This was before the Pens were taken)



Like how the hell did Spain even get into this tournament minus Sergio Ramos? He would have done well in a situation like during the penalty shoot out.
Italy had it all wrapped up even before the pens were taken. Look how Chellini bullied Jordi Alba, Had it been Ramos, things would have been a little different.

[joker_josue]

Giorgio Chiellini when Jordi Alba told him that Morata was one of the penalty takers  
(Spoiler: This was before the Pens were taken)

Joking aside, this moment, before the penalties, was one of the moments of greatest fair play, which we've seen in football.
Several players from both teams understanding each other and showing good satisfaction. In this way they show respect for each other.

Nice football moment. Congratulations.

[DireWolfM14]

This games was final worthy. Both teams played good football. Maybe Spain were a bit better at some moments, but not enough.

Spain played their typical game of keep-away; maintain possession, make the other team chase the ball, strike when they're tired.  It works most of the time, but this is Italy we're talking about.  
They've been there, seen that, and done it themselves.  It was a great game with well matched opponents, soccer doesn't get much better.

Penalties is always lottery, but oh Morata...

So tragic, really.  After all the struggles he's had this year that one is bound to leave a mark.  He was probably still riding high after that goal in the 80^th minute, and then it's over just like that.  Heartbreaking.

So what's everyone thinking for tomorrow's game?  I'm all in on England, and have a little parlay going: England, both teams score, U13.5 corners; 4.33/1.

[snipie]

Edit: bet on Italy to qualify!

They have! By 4 pens scored to 2

Thanks to that last Jorginho decisive penalty,
How I like the resilience of Giorgio Chiellini! I have never backed Italy but this time round, I would like them to lift the trophy, just for Chiellini's sake  

Hard moments with penalties, I expected that scenario and both teams will have to deal with that 5 lottery shots and the unlucky one has to leave. Fortunately for me Italy won
Looking forward now for them to lift the trophy!

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Joking aside, this moment, before the penalties, was one of the moments of greatest fair play, which we've seen in football.
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Yeah but Chiellini is either crazy or "naturally" too much drunk

[Bitinity]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

[Luzin]

My guess was right for possession but wrong for the win. It's really sad to try more shots and control the ball Spain won, but had to lose on penalties. Maybe we should call Hero to zero for morata he missed a penalty. 
Abot the game, Yes, this is actually what I was afraid of from the start, I like the Spanish game but they lost mentally in the penalty shootout.
How about tommorow? Will Denmark surprise beat England?

[batako]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Yes, last night's Spain performance was completely different from their previous performances. They seem more cohesive with more dominant ball possession. But Italy was able to overcome them even though they had to go through a penalty shootout. Morata will surely regret last night's failure.

[Sithara007]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Once again, those who made a bet in favor of the draw after regulation time got rewarded. Good performance from both Spain and Italy. But the irony is that the fans from these countries were unable to attend the semi-finals, due to travel restrictions. Anyway, in all probability, we can expect that the final will be between England and Italy. If Italy manages to win the trophy, then it will be a big achievement for the Italian coach (Roberto Mancini). Before the start of the tournament, he was severely criticized for lack of bonding with some of the team members.

[Juggy777]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Once again, those who made a bet in favor of the draw after regulation time got rewarded. Good performance from both Spain and Italy. But the irony is that the fans from these countries were unable to attend the semi-finals, due to travel restrictions. Anyway, in all probability, we can expect that the final will be between England and Italy. If Italy manages to win the trophy, then it will be a big achievement for the Italian coach (Roberto Mancini). Before the start of the tournament, he was severely criticized for lack of bonding with some of the team members.

@Sithara007 I don’t want to be Morata right now because he just went from a hero to being a zero, and this is something he’ll not forget easily. Furthermore credit to Spain for reaching semis, because I remember I had criticised them for dropping Ramos, but looks like they did manage well without him.

[Iranus]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Yes, last night's Spain performance was completely different from their previous performances. They seem more cohesive with more dominant ball possession. But Italy was able to overcome them even though they had to go through a penalty shootout. Morata will surely regret last night's failure.

Spain has performed exceptionally well. I would say Spain has played better than Italy. But their misfortune. Experienced players like Morata missed penalties. However, Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon has fascinated me. He has saved the team from many attacks by Italian players.

[FIFA worldcup]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Yes, last night's Spain performance was completely different from their previous performances. They seem more cohesive with more dominant ball possession. But Italy was able to overcome them even though they had to go through a penalty shootout. Morata will surely regret last night's failure.

Spain has performed exceptionally well. I would say Spain has played better than Italy. But their misfortune. Experienced players like Morata missed penalties. However, Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon has fascinated me. He has saved the team from many attacks by Italian players.

When it comes to the penalties in football, then its anyone game. Italy were lucky to advance forward to the finals. Although we cannot take credit away from Spain as they played splendidly well.

So now which team you wana see in the finals .

Should it be Italy Vs Denmark or Italy vs England ?   I'll prefer Italy and England final. 

[Strongkored]

Should it be Italy Vs Denmark or Italy vs England ?   I'll prefer Italy and England final. 

Favorite which is predicted by many football lovers is Italy vs England, not because Denmark does not deserve to play at the final, but there are several things that are in England's favor, first they played at home which gave extra motivation as well as the performance against Ukraine showed a good sign, my prediction is Italy vs England.

[MusaMohamed]

Giorgio Chiellini when Jordi Alba told him that Morata was one of the penalty takers  
(Spoiler: This was before the Pens were taken)

Joking aside, this moment, before the penalties, was one of the moments of greatest fair play, which we've seen in football.
Several players from both teams understanding each other and showing good satisfaction. In this way they show respect for each other.

Nice football moment. Congratulations.

I see it as a psychological attack from Chiellini. He looks more comfortable than Jordi and that can bring pressure back to Spanish players. I could be wrong because I thought too much about that moment.

In the penalty kick, after the first failed shot from Locatelli, Chiellini shown his leadership. Very strong man.

[swogerino]

It was a really good game yesterday night.Spain played better during the 90 minutes and the additional time,they created more during the 90 minutes of play but were not able to score more than once by losing many occasions.Italy was more pragmatic and the game was decided by penalties and as we know penalties are pure luck,it can go either way.

Tonight I think England will have an easy game against Denmark and then we are going to see a good final between Italy vs England.

[MusaMohamed]

It was a really good game yesterday night.Spain played better during the 90 minutes and the additional time,they created more during the 90 minutes of play but were not able to score more than once by losing many occasions.Italy was more pragmatic and the game was decided by penalties and as we know penalties are pure luck,it can go either way.

Italy have two great shots that hit the bar. One from Barella (offside) and another from Emerson. They have one offside goal from Berradi in the second extra-half. I agreed Spain controlled more ball but the match is balanced of you see chances for both teams.

Tonight I think England will have an easy game against Denmark and then we are going to see a good final between Italy vs England.

Denmark will play like Croatia in World Cup 2018. They know such great journey will not happen again and they will enoy the semi final and fight with 100% energy they have. England will not have an easy game.

[onecall123]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Yes, last night's Spain performance was completely different from their previous performances. They seem more cohesive with more dominant ball possession. But Italy was able to overcome them even though they had to go through a penalty shootout. Morata will surely regret last night's failure.

Despite having dominant ball possession Spain out of the game. Spain truly missed such a large number of goal scoring opportunities tonight. Spain performance was beyond my expectation, they really performed so well. Italy scored first and the better prepared team proceeded. Italians always gets the job done.

[joker_josue]

Today we are going to meet the second finalist:

England vs Denmark
I believe we will have a good football game. Both teams are playing well and beautiful football. The game must be balanced.
Even though it's not an easy game for England, I think they will win.

[hahay]

Although Spain is failed to reach the Final, but I can say that their performance against Italy is their best performance in this tournament. I did not expect that they can play that well till the extra time. I predicted that Italy will win the game in normal time but I was wrong, perhaps I was underestimating the young squad of Spain. Too bad, the one who scored in normal time (Morata) was failed to do his task well in penalty shoot out. Both team deserves to be in Final but of course only one to go further. Thumbs up for both teams.

Yes, last night's Spain performance was completely different from their previous performances. They seem more cohesive with more dominant ball possession. But Italy was able to overcome them even though they had to go through a penalty shootout. Morata will surely regret last night's failure.

Despite having dominant ball possession Spain out of the game. Spain truly missed such a large number of goal scoring opportunities tonight. Spain performance was beyond my expectation, they really performed so well. Italy scored first and the better prepared team proceeded. Italians always gets the job done.

Italy relies on counter-attacks which of course makes Spain more dominant in ball possession and yes, this strategy can be a blunder just like when against Austria. That way, in that match if Spain can turn things around to 1-2 then I'm sure Spain will qualify but unfortunately, some chances can't be turned into a goal. So yes, I think it was very clear that even during extra time I felt that if the match had to be decided on penalties then of course Italy would win because Italy have better goalkeepers and penalty takers.

[Karartma1]

Great match yesterday between Italy and Spain, seeing the Iberians play I was convinced of their potential. The Spanish dominated in terms of ball possession and the Italians arrived exhausted at the end and this will definitely weigh on the final.
Two wonderful goals by Chiesa and Morata and then the penalties decided everything. Italians much more concentrated at the end than the Spanish and this led them to win the latest shots.

[Oshosondy]

It was a really good game yesterday night.Spain played better during the 90 minutes and the additional time,they created more during the 90 minutes of play but were not able to score more than once by losing many occasions.Italy was more pragmatic and the game was decided by penalties and as we know penalties are pure luck,it can go either way.

Although, I did not watch the match but I drew conclusion from the match statistics that both countries really tried, Italy first scored, but Spain was relentless to score back the same second half but lead to the no goal extra time which result to penalty played. Like the odds were not in the favour of Colombia in Copa America, also not in favour of Spain in Euro. English will be playing with Denmark today, but I think England will win Denmark which makes me think the final will be between England and Italy.