⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[leea-1334]

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.

Just looked at the highlights and you are right,,, other than the final goal from Morata, everything seemed to be going to lucky for Italy as they should have been down at least one or two goals if the finishing from Spain was better. Although also credit to Chiesa his goal was so well taken, no chance to save it from anyone.

Denmark go Vikings:)

[laohe628]

I was guessed right, Italy made it to the final, but the process was totally different, i thought Italy could settle the fight in regular time, but I didn't expect to not only play extra time but also go to penalty shoot-out.This game, Morata scored the equalizing goal, also missed a crucial penalty. How ironic，the success or failure of the affair is all to him.

[mv1986]

My lord the Spanish offender who left the pitch in the second half actually lost the game. He had a couple of 100% chances and missed them. Can't blame Morata. I am no Morata fan, but that guy played so dynamic yesterday. Every time he had the ball the Italian defense got under pressure. It doesn't look that cool how Morata is dribbling and running, but he has a certain sense for the right choices, yesterday that was the case. The goal he scored was ice cold and perfectly played.

But you know, I am also happy for Chiellini, 36 years old and such a cool guy. He is down to earth, supports people globally, writes books and gives that money to charity, he deserves another final!

[Tumanggor]

damn I lost my bet money cause choosing Spain
Overall it was Spain who led the game, many of the shots on goal missed

I have to say that Italy was lucky to hold back Spain and beat them in the penalty shootout
I'm curious between Denmark and England which team will play in the final with Italy

[babo]

Spain was way better overall, they controlled the game and had the ball. Italy parked the bus and looked for counter attack, eventually they found a goal from that with Chiesa. Spain didn't change their plan and equalized with Morata. Penalties are always about luck, even best players may miss it or weakest ones to score. Simon was good but Spanish players couldn't score much. In the end both teams deserved to be in the final when we check whole tournament. Spain played better than expectations, they weren't favorite before the tournament started. Spanish people should be proud of their team. And good luck to Italy in the final.

yes penalty is only luck and i see this game... is boring
extreme boring, italy isnt funny.. only defense mode with couterattack
boring game..

at end of game Spain is tired, play like italy.. boring

[buwaytress]

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.

I'm not really so sure which England you've been watching haha -- minus the previous game, England were really not at all exciting, not until they played Grealish or Sancho were they really playing well. Saka some kind of energy and creativity but Sterling and Kane the extent of their attacks for most group stage (and Kane going 30 mins sometimes without service?) ugh. 6 shots on goal the entire group stage.

BUT I hope they learn their lessons, and I hope the Danes give them hell. Whichever team makes it through, the finalists probably deserve it.

[cryptofrka]

After a really boring 1st half, quality-wise it was a really good game. I'm glad the Italians went through, if we look at the whole tournament they deserved it more, although Spain was a bit better yesterday.

I'm really bummed for Morata though, the guy is being hammered by fans, he's playing while receiving threats to his family, he's working his ass off for the team and is still their best goalscorer, he finally has his moment for the equaliser and then he misses the deciding penalty.

Now he'll have the whole country on his back again, and paradoxally - he had a really good tournament. Olmo missed like 10 sitters in the tournament and nobody said anything.

[Altryist]

I'm not really so sure which England you've been watching haha -- minus the previous game, England were really not at all exciting, not until they played Grealish or Sancho were they really playing well. Saka some kind of energy and creativity but Sterling and Kane the extent of their attacks for most group stage (and Kane going 30 mins sometimes without service?) ugh. 6 shots on goal the entire group stage.

BUT I hope they learn their lessons, and I hope the Danes give them hell. Whichever team makes it through, the finalists probably deserve it.

I'm more sympathetic to Denmark, attacking football is always more interesting to watch than a strategic team that plays a match in anticipation of an opponent's mistake. England is a very strong team, but I wanted to see the Danish team in the final. I like the way they conduct this tournament, uncompromising team, is exciting.

[slaman29]

From a pure betting and gambling perspective Italy Spain is a great match: there are so many stats and data to look for before placing this bet that one could go nuts.
A few hints:
ITA: The Azzurri are unbeaten in their last 32 international matches (27 wins, five draws)
ESP: La Roja leads the tournament with 12 goals
The Italians have scored an average of 2.67 goals over their last 12 games and they could be scoring at least twice over regular times.
Spain's best attack could do the rest so a great bet for this game is over 2.5 goals.

Looks like you were right after all on many. Average of over 2.5 is crazy and they might have scored twice but Spain actually really really showed up last night, just a bit lucky a lot of times I would say. So many fouls from both sides too otherwise the game might have been smoother. My selection is out with last night's game but I had a small bet also on Italy, so I should be comforted there.

Well deserved.

[Koal-84]

Very nice game yesterday for us spectators, the Tiki-Taka tactics has fortunately not prevailed, otherwise we would see in the final to the 16er 80% ball possession.

Penalty shootout is always a big gamble but I think Italy deserved to win, the decisive penalty was held and then converted by the player.

[KTChampions]

In principle, the match ended as I wanted - with a series of penalties. Thus, it can be assumed that Italy is physically and mentally exhausted, so it will be a little easier for the winner of the England - Denmark pair to win in the final. I hope it will be Denmark, but if it will be England it is also a good option.

[hd49728]

In principle, the match ended as I wanted - with a series of penalties. Thus, it can be assumed that Italy is physically and mentally exhausted, so it will be a little easier for the winner of the England - Denmark pair to win in the final. I hope it will be Denmark, but if it will be England it is also a good option.

England is the favorite bet for many guys but Denmark know what to do. The invitation for the Eriksen to visit and watch the final match in Wembley can bring more motivation to Denmark players. I hope they will beat England.

Surprise is the beauty of soccer but if the final match is between Italy and England it will be very cool and great final. Italy and England have meet a few times in the last 10 years and Italy have better results than England. I want to see the Italy - England rather than Italy - Denmark.

[tyz]

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.

Oyarzabal alone had three great chances to score and missed. Spain was the better team yesterday, but Italy was smarter and more composed, especially then in the penalty shootout. But it's usually the case that if you don't take your good chances, you end up losing everything unhappily. That's a pattern that happens in football again and again, strangely enough. I would have liked to see a Spain vs Denmark final, but it will probably be Italy vs England now.

[Woodie]

On a gambling side of things, these Euros have made most sportsbook more money than we can imagine because most of these games are all ending in draws inside the 90 minutes,  which is bad for the pundits. And if this is what we shall continue to see now, I am expecting this to continue in the UEFA competitions with the removal of the away goal. What do you guys think?

[ILuckyGuyI]

The game last night was not that enjoyable to be honest. Until we saw the first goal in the game, I got so much bored. Italy scored and things started getting more exciting after. Spain increased their attacks and finally equalized the score. After seeing no goal in the extra time, penalty shoot-outs were the most exciting part of the game. Italy were the better side there and they managed to eliminate Spain 4-2. But I should admit that Spain were the better side in general in this game.

[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.

I'm not really so sure which England you've been watching haha -- minus the previous game, England were really not at all exciting, not until they played Grealish or Sancho were they really playing well. Saka some kind of energy and creativity but Sterling and Kane the extent of their attacks for most group stage (and Kane going 30 mins sometimes without service?) ugh. 6 shots on goal the entire group stage.

BUT I hope they learn their lessons, and I hope the Danes give them hell. Whichever team makes it through, the finalists probably deserve it.

It's not a question of whether they're exciting or not. It's a matter of being very efficient in your playing style. It's not a question of whether they're exciting or not. It's a matter of being very efficient in your playing style.  Tactically, the English game is quite good and able to overcome obstacles.

Now, Denmark's game won't be easy. Denmark are playing really well!

I think we are going to see an excellent football game.

[W Jr.]

Spain dominated the match, finding the draw goal in the last minutes and carried the match to 120 minutes. At the end of 120 minutes, he was eliminated from the semi-finals on penalties. I think they played very well. They made a lot of passes. Italy had drawn a great team image until this match. However, it can be defeated in Italy and an advantage can be established against Italy. Spain showed it. 
 
Anyway, the first team of the final was Italy.  Let's see if the opponent will be Denmark or England.

[KTChampions]

In principle, the match ended as I wanted - with a series of penalties. Thus, it can be assumed that Italy is physically and mentally exhausted, so it will be a little easier for the winner of the England - Denmark pair to win in the final. I hope it will be Denmark, but if it will be England it is also a good option.

England is the favorite bet for many guys but Denmark know what to do. The invitation for the Eriksen to visit and watch the final match in Wembley can bring more motivation to Denmark players. I hope they will beat England.

Surprise is the beauty of soccer but if the final match is between Italy and England it will be very cool and great final. Italy and England have meet a few times in the last 10 years and Italy have better results than England. I want to see the Italy - England rather than Italy - Denmark.

Bookmakers rate England as the clear favorite in this pair:

1,76 - 3,45 - 5,40

But in my opinion, Denmark is not so weaker than England to set a coefficient for it victory of 5.4. Maybe I'll watch the first minutes of this match and if I don't see a quick goal or something special, I'll bet on Denmark's draw/win, this bet looks profitable.

[buwaytress]

It's not a question of whether they're exciting or not. It's a matter of being very efficient in your playing style. It's not a question of whether they're exciting or not. It's a matter of being very efficient in your playing style.  Tactically, the English game is quite good and able to overcome obstacles.

Now, Denmark's game won't be easy. Denmark are playing really well!

I think we are going to see an excellent football game.

England vs Denmark
I believe we will have a good football game. Both teams are playing well and beautiful football.

Then I guess we totally have a different understanding of what beautiful football is. I don't disagree that efficient playing styles can win more frequently than not. Which is what Greece discovered in 2004 EURO, what City discovers once they get their season dusted. Which is what Italy used to be... until this tournament. But I don't equate efficient with beautiful normally. Good luck to you!

I'm more sympathetic to Denmark, attacking football is always more interesting to watch than a strategic team that plays a match in anticipation of an opponent's mistake. England is a very strong team, but I wanted to see the Danish team in the final. I like the way they conduct this tournament, uncompromising team, is exciting.

This is what I mean. Beautiful football to me is exciting football. And football that is efficient, pragmatic, and cold, usually wins trophies a lot more than teams that entertain as a priority.

[bct_ail]

Many will be betting on England for today's game. It is a great achievement for Denmark to have reached the halffinal. I don't think many people expected Denmark to get this far. I hope it will be an exciting game.