Spain ● Road to the Semi-finals - Euro 2021

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Alongside the 18-year-old, Pedri, Morata leads for Luis Enrique.
Return to his post to ask Danny Murphy about his thoughts ahead of this one.
Good evening, I'm excited.
Koke's delivery! Good save from Olsen.
Brilliant save.
You find the target, the man who's never scored an international goal.
He's a lucky.
Allows Olmo to continue.
Oh, and then in came Koke.
Came quickly at him.
Saved last.
He's broken to Morata.
Real opportunity!
And he can't take it.
Luis Enrique for work, can't believe it.
Half room for the shot.
Still got it though.
And got it across!
And Marcus Berg couldn't finish it off.
Yeah, there were certainly chances, particularly in the first half.
Well, I know it's a big night.
The referee this evening, Daniele Iosato of Italy.
As I say, the 18-year-old Pedri begins once more.
This is Klik, the Leeds United player.
Well, he certainly had Simon scrambling in the Spanish goal.
The pass.
Koke bursting into the penalty area.
That was almost something Moreno could get on the end of.
He was appealing for the corner.
To be watched all the way by Jospiak.
Another Spain corner.
Good spell of pressure.
Getting some crosses in now.
Making them defend.
Just dropping a bit too deep.
The Polish defence.
His side.
It's Moreno!
Jospiak's cross.
Lewandowski!
Has a tournament goal for Dolenz.
Always carries his nation's hopes.
Has the equaliser.
Just the third time he's scored in a tournament.
To restore Spanish advantage.
Against the post.
Followed in by Morata and White.
Wow.
He had put Spain in front.
Here on ITV.
Slovakia versus Spain is next.
Harald here.
And Ali Makhois alongside me.
You said before.
Gerard Moreno playing from his left-hand side.
Here is Morata.
Sarabia.
Left-footed from that right-hand side.
And in fairness to Morata, you know,
he did introduce Klik to the point of his elbow on one occasion.
Turned away by Ljubljana Sapka.
And here's a free kick to Slovakia.
Koke.
It's got to be a penalty.
It is Morata.
And it's been saved by De Brabant.
It's a good save, Clive.
It's a good save.
It's a good high.
Yeah.
He strikes it cleanly enough.
It's a bit of cueta.
In towards Sarabia!
Contact at all.
Surely not enough.
Excellent ball from Pedro.
Excellent ball by Morata.
This time.
And Morata!
This time the woodwork denies Pablo Sarabia.
And De Bravka has poured it into his own goal!
Gift Sarabia with a beaming smile on his face.
And De Bravka knows that that is a howler.
It was an awkward one.
Once he bounced up into the air,
he was staring up into the blue sky.
And just trying to deal...
That's a bit of cueta, trying to force the issue again.
And De Bravka.
Opportunity for Laporte.
2-0 to Spain.
Imery Laporte's first international goal.
But it's another error by Martin De Bravka.
He was beaten to the punch by Gerard Moreno.
And from that point onwards Slovakia were in big trouble.
Absolutely.
It's a great header.
That's a posture you've got.
Beautifully lifted in.
Incisive.
Good passing.
Good movement.
Fine finish.
Pablo Sarabia.
And that looked like Spain.
That's the best goal they've scored.
By a country male.
And again here with Sarabia.
And it's turned in.
He's only just arrived in the game.
Ferran Torres.
It's got to be his first touch, hasn't it?
Absolutely incredible.
That's what you call a substitution boss.
But Albert Morata must be sitting there thinking...
I know.
I should have been there.
That's my point.
That's exactly my point.
By Thiago.
And an opportunity for Pau Torres.
It's an own goal in the end.
But he almost repeated the feat of the previous substitute.
He might even claim that goal.
Pau Torres.
Because I think he was heading into the net.
Before the defender intervened.
But Slovakia have conceded another sloppy goal.
And Spain have five.
They're just sweeping past Hubert Chan.
It wasn't a bad cross either.
Grateful for any kind of result.
To a team.
Group E.
And Sweden.
Ultimately.
Both teams have the ability.
I think in the final third.
Place in the next round.
Emma, where do you stand?
Difficult decisions to make.
And I think with the fact that VAR are so swift in their decision making this tournament.
Goodness.
To see that the Spanish players are getting around.
Spoon and pepper.
Pressure pays off inevitably.
And what Spain did so well.
Finding Torres.
Great ball.
They take the lead.
Cesar Azpilicueta.
It's the right back who shows the way.
The Chelsea captain.
With his first goal for his country.
And Spain have shown some character here.
They lead by two goals to one.
Torres.
Takes the chance.
He may have put this tie to bed.
Joyous.
Spanish faces now.
Is Modric.
In behind here.
Or it surely will go in.
Off the line.
Somehow.
That's it.
Orsic.
Chance here.
Is Morata.
Is this the moment?
Seizes the chance.
The chance.
The one which maybe will send Spain through.
Dani Yolmo.
It's a good first time ball.
It's Oyzaba.
Spain have scored five.
Miguel Oyzaba.
Spain enjoy themselves now.
Since they won the Euros.
Morata.
You would imagine after his goal.
The way he took it.
The way he brought it down.
The Swiss in Durban.
That was off.
Torres.
Down in the back as well.
It's him who's stretching for the ball.
It comes back out to Jordi Alba.
The situation is clear.
Spain have the lead.
Sarabia.
It's Koke to strike it.
To Ferran Torres.
Morata with his hand up.
And Alvedi.
There's 23 minutes to go.
And the Swiss have got to try and spark themselves into life.
Otherwise they're going to find themselves going out.
Here's Freire.
This is a great chance.
Shaqiri.
What a mistake to make by the Spanish defence.
And Shaqiri has another goal.
We had a couple of great saves.
So he's in his momentum.
He'll be the first taker.
And he hits the post.
Simon.
Yes.
Spain are on the ball.
Bounces off his line.
It's shared.
And Simon saves.
Well, he's really bought on for this job.
Against Jan Sommer.
Oh, he's saved another.
This is really big.
It's a kanji.
It's another save by Simon.
Can he score now?
It's Ruben Varga.
European Championships.
Missing a host of chances.
And a mouth-watering semi-final.
TV without the tension.
Enjoy it.
And only won one game in 90 minutes.
They've not been done.
Up forward here.
Ayasabal took it first time.
It would have been an absolutely sensational goal.
If he'd put it into the corner of the net.
He nearly put it into the corner of the middle tier.
Coming inside.
Busquets.
Nearly, nearly.
Morata forward.
Oh no.
Morata.
Good cross, Morata.
Donnarumma came.
Marcus Llorente.
Rated.
And this semi-final will be decided.
Penalty of 10.
Saved.
Donnarumma in the Italian goal.
He's missed it.
Scores for.
And scores.
Spain's penalty in hand.
And it's saved by Donnarumma.
Italy have won.
Of their 12 semis, it's either the Euros or World Cup.
