Spain vs Italy Highlights, Euro 2024: Spain confirms last 16 spot after beating Italy 1-0

Corner for Italy. Donnarumma comes out front for it. Cambiaso whips in the cross and it is cleared away from danger. And that seems to be the last action of the match as the referee blows the whistle for full-time.

Spain wins the group and confirms a spot in the round of 16.

Spain: Fabian Ruiz is replaced by Mikel Merino

Ayoze Perez nutmegs his defender and goes through on goal from the left. He goes for a near post shot and forces Donnarumma to make a fantastic save.

Barella tries to Retegui with a ball over the top. Unai Simon does well to come off his line and catch it.

Four minutes of added time to play.

And suddenly it seems like Spain is struggling to take the ball away from the Italians. Spain manages to turn the tempo down after Mikel Oyarzabal wins a foul at the expense of Cristante.

Italy is passing the ball around to find a way through. A corner comes in from the left for the Italians. Bryan Cristante tries to just touch it into goal but Unai Simon does well to catch it.

Italy: Pellegrini is replaced by Giacomo Raspadori

Alex Baena sends a pass through for Ayoze Perez on the left side of the box. He is closed down by the Italian defence before he can take a shot.

Spain: Morata and Williams are replaced by Ayoze Perez and Mikel Oyarzabal

Ferran Torres is on the right now. He sends in a cross into the six-yard-box. Morata stretches his leg but cannot reach the ball.

Italy gets a freekick in a good position. Pellegrini stands over the freekick and fires it over the bar in the end.

Spain: Yamal and Pedri are replaced by Ferran Torres and Alex Baena

Spain plays out beautifully from Italy’s pressure up front. The ball is played out to Williams on the left. He ignores the run of Cucurella, cuts to his right and fires his shot.

The ball rattles off the crossbar and goes out.

Le Normand goes into the book for a bad foul on Zaccagni

Cristante wins the ball on the right and starts a counter. He looks for Retegui in the middle but the cross goes past the substitute and the goal.

Italy: Chiesa and Scamacca are replaced by Mattia Zaccagni and Mateo Retegui

A good spell of possession from Italy comes to an end after Scamacca brings down Pedri in the middle of the pitch.

Yamal is on the right now. He cuts into his left and tries to curl it into the far corner. The ball goes just wide of the left post.

Morata gets the ball in Italy’s half and tries his luck from a long way out. His powerful shot is tipped over the bar by Donnarumma. 

Calafiori scores an own goal!! Nico Williams gets the ball on the left side of the box. He gets past his man and whips in a cross into the box. Donnarumma gets a slight touch on the ball before it deflects off Calafiori into the goal.

Williams plays a ball through for Cucurella who made a run into the box. Cucurella looks up and fires a pass into Pedri in the middle.

The Barcelona man hits it first time and the ball goes wide of the left post.

Corner comes in for Spain from the right. The Italian defence clears the ball away and Pedri takes it and gives it to Yamal on the right. He gets past his man but his touch is heavy and Donnarumma comes and collects the ball.

Half-time substitute Cristante is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on Rodri.

Spain kicks off the second half shooting from right to left.

Italy: Jorginho and Frattesi are replaced by Bryan Cristante and Andrea Cambiaso. 

Rodri misses the next match after he gets booked for dissent. And it looks like that is the last major action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

Two minutes of added time to play.

Italy tries to counter after a chance at the other end. Chiesa gets the ball on the right and goes for a shot. It sails over the bar.

Looks like Italy is waiting for half-time to arrive as Di Lorenzo takes his own time to take a throw in.

Pedri drives down the middle again and lays the ball off to Morata. He cuts away from two defenders and the ball falls loose to Ruiz who shoots it first time. Easy save for Donnarumma in the end.

Another moment for magic from Williams who finds Pedri on the left corner of the penalty box with a backheel. Pedri gives it back to Williams who made a run into the box.

Alessandro Bastoni does well to stick a leg out to clear the ball away from danger. 

Spain gets a freekick on the left side after Di Lorenzo brings down Williams. The freekick is played to Fabian Ruiz outside the penalty box, whose shot sails high and away from the goal.

Pedri gets the ball in Italy’s half. He runs down the middle and tries to find Morata who made a run into the box. Calafiori anticipates the pass and clears it away.

Barella goes down after being swept off his feet by Le Normand. No foul as he got the ball first.

Spain is applying pressure on the Italian defence, creating chance after chance. The defending champion gets a breather after Morata brings down Di Lorenzo while contesting for the ball.

Spain with a lovely flowing passing move. Fabian Ruiz cuts a pass to Dani Carvajal who made a run on the right wing. He cuts back to the edge of the box where Rodri hits it first time.

The Italian defence stands strong to make the block.

Ruiz is on the ball and he goes for the goal from distance. Donnarumma with another good save to keep his side in the tie.

Le Normand finds Yamal and he turns away brilliantly from his defender. He wriggles into the box with beautiful technique and lays the ball off to Morata.

He takes too much time before shooting the ball from a tight angle. Donnarumma makes himself big to make the save.

Italy is on the attack now. Dimarco with the ball on the left and he puts in a pass into the box. It goes behind the Italian players and falls to Fabian Ruiz who stay calm to take the ball away from danger.

Spain is enjoying a good spell of possession now. Williams gets past Di Lorenzo once again on the left. Jorginho makes sure that he stops the run before Williams can go for goal.

Italy’s captain is shown a yellow card for his words with the referee after a foul was committed on Di Lorenzo.

Jorginho tries to find Scamacca with a through ball over the top. Laporte applies enough pressure to help Unai Simon come and collect the ball. 

The flag goes up for offside anyway.

Rodri wins the ball in the middle and finds Williams on the left. He puts in a cross which sails over everyone in the box. 

Morata on the left wing spots Williams inside the box. He plays in a beautiful cross which Williams heads off target from point-blank range. A chance wasted.

Laporte brings down Frattesi while he was trying to make a run. They take the freekick quickly and Scamacca tries to set up Frattesi with a backheel but it is cleared away.

Pellegrini goes down after a challenge from Pedri while the Spaniard was trying to stretch for the ball. 

Pellegrini seems to be in a lot of pain right now. The referee stops play for medical assistance.

Spain has started on the front foot here. Nico Williams has gotten past Di Lorenzo twice already. Italy wins the ball back to calm things down.

Nico Williams gets the ball on the left flank. He gets past his man and puts a cross into the middle. Pedri is there with the header which is pushed over the bar by Donnarumma. Excellent save!!

Italy kicks off the match shooting from right to left.

The players are making their way into the Arena AufSchalke for what is dubbed one of the most anticipated matches on the group stage. Alvaro Morata leads Spain while Gianluigi Donnarumma leads Italy

• 15 Jun 2023: Spain 2-1 Italy (UEFA Nations League)
• 06 Oct 2021: Italy 2-1 Spain (UEFA Nations League)
• 06 Jul 2021: Italy 1-1 Spain (Euro 2020)
• 02 Sep 2017: Spain 3-0 Italy (FIFA World Cup qualifier)
• 06 Oct 2016: Italy 1-1 Spain (FIFA World Cup qualifier)

Played: 40

Spain: 13

Italy: 11

Draws: 16

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Spain predicted XI (4-3-3): Unai Simón, Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella, Fabián Ruiz, Rodri, Pedri, Yamal, Morata, Williams

Italy predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco, Jorginho, Barella, Frattesi, Pellegrini, Chiesa, Scamacca

Retooled versions of Spain and Italy meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated Euro 2024 Group B encounter between the winners of three of the last four European Championships. 

Both sides have shown a different style of football in Germany from what fans typically expect.

ESP vs ITA, Euro 2024: New look Spain and Italy meet in battle of play styles

Retooled versions of Spain and Italy meet on Thursday in a highly anticipated Euro 2024 Group B encounter between the winners of three of the last four European Championships.

The Euro 2024 Group B match between Spain and Italy will be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam.

The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

The Euro 2024 Group B match between Spain and Italy will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Friday, June 21 at the Arena AufSchalke.