Italy v Spain Match of the Day

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# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires

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# Nous entraine # L'un contre l'autre #

We are the Azzurri. We are La Roja. We have been trusted with our

nation's fate many times. 44 years without HIV. Spain falls

again -- 44 years without eight trophy.

They are down to North Korea, who ever would believe it.

Spain are out and the group stage have not finished yet. Fate over and

over again. And that is why we succeed. Spain are European

champions for the first time since 1964! He has done it! Italy win the

World Cup! This is it! He gets the goal! David Silva has struck gold

for Spain! The state of France is the venue for

today's final. Italy and Spain are European heavyweights with nine

major titles between them. This match is a repeat of the match from

four years ago when Spain were the comfortable winners. Italy manager

Antonio Conte is off to Chelsea following Euro 2016 but he has a

team in the mould of himself, fiercely driven to succeed, they

have already shown all the classic traits of an Italian side and will

be tough to crack. Spain's side is full of household names, Ramos,

Iniesta, Fabregas and Pique. They are back again. Defeat to creation

mean they are second in their group, setting up this match. The winner

will face Germany on Saturday night. Hello, six teams are already through

to the quarterfinals. England have their chance to progress later when

they face Iceland. First, it is Italy and Spain. Talking of European

heavyweights, it is a warm welcome to these three. It is Thierry Henry

and he is turning this into a bit of a one-man show!

Henry! In it goes from Vincent Kompany, it is the captain's goal.

What a tackle! Goal! For Italy! What a lovely goal! World Cup and

European Championship winner Thierry Henry, double winner and the injured

captain Vincent Kompany, and Gianluca Vialli who scored a winner

sometime ago. How do you feel this will go? I am curious to see how

this match will pan out. I think they have creativity and technique

but we are very well-organised side. We respect them because they are

finally winning side. They have been for the last ten years. They know

how to close the deal but we start as the underdogs. But normally

brings the best out of the Italians. We do not like playing against Spain

as much as they don't like playing against us, and I would say I am

realistically confident. I think we can do it. One Spanish paper

describes this. We have seen a different Italian side. Full

pressure. Both teams lost their last two games but still, we have seen an

excellent Belgian side yesterday, and Germany have been very

impressive. For me, those are the two teams which impressed me at the

group stage. We know that... This is the first time that I am going to

sit on the fence. It is a 50-50 for me. I will have to go the guys I

know because I have played with some other guys in the Spanish team but

it is a tough one. To footballing superpowers, Vincent. It many

people? We forgot to mention the two great football coaches and yet they

could not be more opposed in the style and history of playing. For

me, I have seen an impressive Italy against Belgium. We have to remember

Italy cause a lot of problems, blocking them to play the way they

wanted to play. We no one team likes to dictate the game and it is Spain.

I think Italy will have maybe a weakness to exploit and it is the

fact that Spain did not seem to deal well with crosses against Croatia,

and with Heller and Eder. Really, I would like to see players like David

Silva create magic. A quick line on Belgium, congratulations, they are

through to the quarterfinals. The main player everyone wants to name

is Eden Hazard. He has been a revelation in this tournament

because he has never performed this way for us. If he can perform the

way he did yesterday against Hungary, that puts him in a

completely different bracket for me. If he maintains this level, you talk

about the top two, Lionel Messi and Ronaldo. It was a beautiful

performance. More on that match in a moment and Italy versus Spain.

England and Roy Hodgson are Nice for the match against Iceland. Gabi

Logan also made the trip to the South of France.

Waking up in sunny, glamorous news this morning does feel like

something of a vacation away from northern France where England have

been based for the last couple of weeks. But make no mistake, Roy

Hodgson and the team are not planning their summer holidays. We

desperately want to stay in the tournament. We think we are good

enough to stay in the tournament, but to do that, we have to get

results. There are no draws available now, it is win or lose. We

would have to accept the title favourites and they can go into the

game as underdogs, but we know perfectly well, whether we entitled

them favourites or underdogs, it will be very difficult game for us

and they will be a hard to beat. We're not going into this game

showing a lack of respect to Iceland. We are showing full respect

for the way they played. They will be tough to break down and score

goals against. We have to work out ways to create chances and score

goals. We have dominated the three games we have played. If we keep

getting chances, we will score goals and if we get those chances, we will

score goals but we have to take the chances as the boss said. It is the

knockout stages of the tournament and we have not got much time to

wait with any more chances. Let's get a perspective on that game

from Danny Murphy who is pitched five at the Stade de France with

Jason Mohammad. Thank you, welcome to the Stade de France. Imagine what

the atmosphere will be like if England do beat Iceland setting up a

match against the hosts, France, in the Stade de France. Do you fancy?

What do you mean if? I am confident. They have ridden their luck at

times. I think we have more than enough to win the game and I think

it would be a huge disappointment if we did not win the game. Let's look

ahead to this match, it is two superpowers when it comes to

international football. Do you think Spain will be hurting after losing

to Croatia? I do. They will have been given a kick up the backside

rather than cruising through. They will know now they can be beaten.

They will be up for it today. The manager will have had a word with

them. I expect a good performance from Spain here. But we have been

watching Gianluigi Buffon. They look so fit as they are warming up. Maybe

it is us getting older! They are very fit. They are very organised

and a great side to play. They have brilliant, creative players. I think

with the three at the back, they will have worked out how to open

them up and with the likes of David Silva and Fabregas, I fancy Spain

very strongly. Thank you. Antonio Conte, the Chelsea bound manager

does face a backlash after the loss to Croatia.

It is not raining there but it certainly is here. Pouring down

outside. Let's have a look at the starting line-ups.

The all Italian back three boast caps between them. Heller is

partnered upfront by Eder who turned down a chance to join Leicester in

January. How foolish. --. Three of the back four started the final

against Italy four years ago. Chelsea's Fabregas is joined by

former Barcelona team-mates Iniesta and Busquets.

These two teams have a rivalry which spans decades. It used to be that

Italy had the upper hand, but in 2008, it all changed.

The Azzurri versus La Roja. A clash of styles with a colourful history.

Italy were considered to be Spain's most feared rival. The team they

could never conquer. 2008, Spain had not defeated Italy in a competitive

match for 88 years. When we had to play against Italy, quarterfinal,

everyone was, oh my God, the same story. Italy, we always lose. And

when it went to penalties, we thought we would go out on

penalties. The thing about jinxes is they take a lifetime to build but

can be destroyed in a single moment. They are in the semifinal of the

European Championship. Fabregas with the responsibility of taking Spain

through and putting Italy out. And he does! After that moment, it was

like liberation for all of us. It was like this mental thing that

clicked and we played with no fear any more. Spain, the perennial

underachievers go through and Italy can only reflect on what might have

been. Vincente del Bosque built on the

success of the previous manager. You just need five minutes with Vincent

Dell Bosque and you like him. Once a team that never won, Spain became

the team that never lose. In 2012, we had the final. The black beast,

the team that normally beat us. David Silva has struck gold for

Spain! You have to remember that in the final, we played without any

strikers. It is four! There are few teams on the planet, ever, you could

have lived with this Spain side. That was the revenge of 94, "Yet you

break our nose but now we have destroyed you". And for many if they

had the better made and the better players, well, not any more! Not any

more indeed, look at that, the last 11 meetings, Italy have only won one

of them but this is one of the great rivalries, isn't it? We have the

same rivalry to be fair and I think a lot of countries in the world do

have a rivalry with Italy. You have to respect what they do, the love

they have the game, they have a different approach like we met you

before but you have to respect they always find a way to win. In a way,

you admire that, I can say it now because I'm not playing any more but

you admire it because you are like, "How do they do? They don't touch

the ball the whole game, suffer the whole game and yet at the end, 1-0,

Italy", and you are going home, like, "How did we lose?" We called

it tactical knowledge! LAUGHTER That is also that they have mastered

it. You have to say that this is the first time in a long time that they

will be underdogs as they are today. It suits the style they are trying

to play as well. This game is not like all the previous games. Belgium

has had to learn it. I think it is well-suited game for Italy. How do

you beat Spain? It's optimistic to think you can sit back and just

event for 90 minutes without conceding. We need to put them under

pressure occasionally, sometimes very high on the pitch. But you need

to do it properly, at the right not as individuals, like Croatia did

sometimes but as a team because if you do it at the wrong time in the

wrong place, they are so fantastic at putting players, always in

between the lines will stop midfielders and strikers, and now,

midfielders and defenders, and they make runs forward so well, they play

vertical passes, they can really hurt you and now it is Fabregas and

Morata just have tap it in the back of the net but if you it properly,

at the right time, as a unit, with controlled aggression, especially

when they get a bit confident, like in this case, they like to look

themselves in the mirror, you can win the ball back and then you can

cause problems. So controlled aggression, sometimes high on the

pitch. I played for Barcelona and it is

pretty much the same but the thing is, it is not being arrogant, even

if you put the pressure, they will still try to play and that's on you.

Croatia showed everyone how to play against Spain. Answers --

Artis-Payne susceptible to counterattacks? Yes because they

sent so many players forward. Normally they start on the right on

the left and then they switch to the other side to find the right space

to help your position. Look at Pique, he's even forward, further up

than Iniesta. Then they switched to the other side to find the right

space and look who's going to come up, Ramos. These are the two central

defenders and they are basically playing like to offensive

midfielders. But the good thing about this is that they have got

weaknesses. They are vulnerable, especially when you win the ball

back. The first pass, this pass is essential. If you manage to get out

of that pressure, then they don't love tracking back at all. And we

have got a player in Eder who is a bit like Perisic, who is going to

score the goal, who is so good, working really hard but direct and

fast and he can score goals. You can hit them on the counter whenever you

have got the opportunity. What I think I liked about it from the

first game for what we have learned, the first two games actually, it did

not feel like Italy were dangerous on the counter. For me, it was more

like they were really streetwise and clever in good moments like the set

piece, quick set piece, they get a chance and score, throw in, quick

throw in, they get a chance and score. For me, today, the question

is, will they have enough pace to hurt... It will be intriguing to see

if they can get to the Spanish goal in open play. The midfield is going

to be interesting as well, in that sense whether they can get enough

service for Morata, who is the one who has been scoring goals for Spain

but playing in Italy. He reminds me Fernando Torres. He does not want to

do a lot in terms of dropping, coming into play but he wants to go

in behind. I have a guy right by me that used to do it, Gianluca, you

were amazing. Yet in the right spot, get the ball, dummies, he could have

finished but what he wants, he does not want to do this. You see that

with a lot of the new generation of strikers, I don't know why but they

always drop. Run in behind. You have space. That is what he does, gets

the ball down, gives the ball to Jordi Alba and it could have been a

goal. The same here, there is nothing that shows you hear that

Turkey is in trouble. The connection with Iniesta, you always have a

chance to run in behind and that is key for me. The same year, how many

times would you have seen a striker coming to offer something but he

does not want to come short, he wants to score goals, ball in, he's

in and it's a goal. That is what I love about him. I think to be a

centre forward for Spain is quite complicated. In a way, you need to

be in the right place at the right time but you don't have to make

things happen. The rest of the team will make things happen. You need to

complete things, be in the penalty box and sometimes, just put the ball

in which can be a bit frustrating. There is something that, and I

mentioned for reason because you used to do it very well and Gary

dissenting, the first thing as a striker, you want to running behind,

run into space and when you have the guys that can maintain midfield

possession, why would you come short? That's not your game. Run and

stretch them. One more thing we have dementia and is for wide players to

come inside and get the balls between the lines, Uni B striker to

stretch the defence and that's why when he's on the shoulder committee

gives David Silva and the other midfielders to come in. And we have

the Italian BBC, Bonucci, Barzagli and Chiellini.

We have mentioned them already but you can't they do rise of the

Italian defence with the outstanding bouffant behind it. He loves his

goal so much, he wrote a love letter to it, seriously.

# One love, one love. # Saved by bouffant! Save, Buffon. Oh,

Buffon. Their man in goal is Buffon, of

keepers, he's the dog almost 20 years with gloves on, they'll miss

him when his -- he's gone. I know, it's wrong but he's got a back three

in front of him that are tough to break down. Very experienced and

solid and they have played with each other for about six or seven years.

I think that individually, they are good but not great but as a unit

they are almost invincible. I think it's the best unit in world football

at the moment, individually, like you said, I don't know if they are

the best but as the unit but it does help when you play every day in

training the same way, when you have the same tactic, when you play with

the same guys alongside you. Vincent, this is what you do all the

time. My friend, the striker, and allows me to... To play in this

defence, it must be an absolute pleasure these guys. You can see the

bars of it. As a defender, -- the bars. As a defender, you have to

communicate with each other, and this partnership, in this case,

there's three of them and they know exactly where to start at what time.

They will be talking a lot which we cannot hear, hear, but they have

become a force, almost invincible at times and they enjoy it. They are

like a great boxer sitting back on the ropes and knows he's got the

strength to come out whenever he wants and take it all stop I like

that about them. What a great partnership. Unlike in the past, our

defenders are the trampoline to play forward. They really participate

when we have got the ball, they spread wide and they start building

something offensive thinking. That is why I mentioned before, when the

Spanish papers said catenaccio, it's not the same any more, those guys

want to pay because Antonio Conte eight as given in the liberty to do

it. But still, they can only play one style, for me. And the way they

are playing now, they are very good at doing it and it makes them the

best defenders in the world when they are together but it only one

style. Like you say, it has evolved but this is just great to see for a

defender, I admire what they are doing. Who do you fancy? Italy! Why

did you not say Spain? You're not sure? I will go for Spain because I

have friends in the team but in terms of football, it's a very open

game. Need ask, Gianluca Guidi bouffant and save the unfavourable

times and we need to stay in a match whatever happens, 1-0, 2- there are

because physically, I'm sure we will get the upper hand in the last 20

minutes and we can turn things around, so don't panic if we go down

1-0. It is the last 16 game we have all been looking forward to, Italy

against aim -- Spain and the commentary team in the Stade de

France is Danny Murphy and Steve Wilson.

COMMENTATOR: Thank you, good afternoon everybody, it has been

called the final played too soon, Spain beat Italy in the European

jammy chip quarterfinal in penalties on 2008 and they beat them again in

the 2013 Confederations Cup semifinal on penalties. They met

twice that the last Euros, a 1-1 draw in the group in Gdansk and

Spain recording the biggest ever win in eight European Championship final

in Kiev. Can you believe it, they have been drawn together in World

Cup qualifying for Russia 2018. Today, it is Paris and the perfect

venue for the big occasion. In 13 days' time, the Stade de France will

become only the fifth stadium ever to host both World Cup and European

championship finals. A wonderful atmosphere around the stadium and a

fair bit of tension within. Such familiar foes, such familiar

anthems, first, that of Spain. CHEERING

Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the national anthem of

Italy! # Fratelli d'Italia

l'Italia s'e desta # dell'elmo di Scipio

s'e cinta la testa # Le porga la chioma

che schiava di Roma # Fratelli d'Italia

l'Italia s'e desta # dell'elmo di Scipio

s'e cinta la testa # Le porga la chioma

che schiava di Roma # Stringiamci a coorte

siam pronti alla morte # Siam pronti alla morte

l'Italia chiamo # Stringiamci a coorte

siam pronti alla morte # Siam pronti alla morte

l'Italia chiamo If you think Buffon was thinking the

-- you would think Gianluigi Buffon was singing the anthem for the first

time, not the 160th. So, the luminaries almost done. Germany,

watching closely because they will play the winner. Robbie Brady's goal

for the Republic of Ireland in Lille, the only one conceded by

Italy in their last five matches and that was only the second match in

which they failed to score since going out of the last World Cup to

Uruguay. Antonio Conte you made eight changes that the Ireland game

but it is planned letter A, here although Matayo Darmian loses out to

dish idiot at left wingback. Six of this starting line-up are one yellow

card away from a ban, including the goalkeeper in the back three. --

Darmian loses out to De Sciglio. Brilliant against Belgium. They will

look to reproduce that performance here in Paris. The referee is Cuneyt

Cakir of Turkey, his third match here, highly regarded.

It is the same old, same old for Spain. Vincent Dell Bosque got some

criticism for selecting the same team for the group games. It is

tried and trusted. No changes. Alvaro Morata plays with Nolito and

Chiellini. He has three goals in his last five matches for Spain. So,

Danny Murphy, it does not get much bigger than Spain and Italy, it has

come early? It is an amazing atmosphere here. I was pitch side

before. You can feel the tension. Wonderful. Support for both teams. A

fantastic match we have tactically. The back three with the Italians

against the 4-3-3 of Spain. We will see how it goes. Spain all in white

to kick off from right to left in the first 45 minutes. It feels above

the stadium as if a storm is coming. Dark clouds overhead, and this could

be a stormy encounter. Here is the rain, right on cue on the kick-off.

Spain get the game underway. Juanfran was beaten to that very

quickly. That is a ball from discreetly over which ended up in

the grateful hands of de Gea # a ball from De Sciglio.

Florenzi did well. Got away from Jordi Alba. Hello with the header.

It was not on target. A good start for the Italians. Pressing every

opportunity they have got. This weather has just turned in the last

couple of minutes. It will have a factor. We saw a slip from Alberta.

And Italian free kick for a foul here by Morata. It was noticeable in

the warm up that the two teams were looking at the pitch that the

conditions have changed in this very heavy rain, Morata was getting their

hugs from his team-mates of last season. I always found it

fascinating playing against friends. You know every little trick, what

they like doing, what they don't. It can work for you sometimes. I am

also interested to know, Danny, what you think as a player, if you come

into a game as big as this one, on a yellow card. Six Italians in that

position. I think it is very difficult to think about it too

much, and the fact that it can affect your game if you do so, so

just play your normal game. There will come a time in the game when

you have to make a strong challenge and you have to commit to it and

trust your instincts. Sergio Ramos was there.

We have seen a lot of pitches in this tournament which are not at to

the standard you would expect. And the players, you think they would

have got there footwear right. Jordi Alba for Spain. European champions,

of course. It looks like the Rees in the Stade

de France is no more effective than parts of the roof at Wembley. We are

a, that is the main thing! -- we are key.

Spain getting a feel of the ball and the feel of the surface. Bonucci

just tried to get in front of Morata. Chiellini with the header.

Fabregas forward. Nolito here. Nolito could not quite stay on his

feet. No, another slip. Good play from Iniesta though. We have seen

them play so well in the group games.

To Rossi, that is a decent idea. Threatening here!

Good patient build-up from the Italians. De Rossi finding a good

pass forward. Just did enough there, the Spanish, to snuff out their

chance. He is a bright little player will

stop. Nolito unable to tame the pass from

Sergio Ramos. The Italians had every player back in their own half then.

Very difficult to break down. A poor touch, unusual from De Rossi.

Italy were outstanding against Belgium in Bordeaux in their first

group game in Group E. A free kick. Juanfran. It didn't look like...

He got the ball. What is obvious early in the games is both teams, as

soon as the goalkeeper gets it there is a high press from Italy and from

the Spanish, trying to get the keepers to kick it long. It

hopefully means we will have an open game. It started that way.

Alessandra Florenzi on this the Italy. Every white shirt is back.

Pelle, a good save by de Gea! A good stop. The first good chance of the

game is an Italian chance. It is a super ball in from Florenzi. And

Pelle, we have seen him do that so many times for Southampton. What a

save that was from de Gea. He took some criticism after the Croatian

game, but that was a wonderful save. Harsh criticism may be on the second

goal. It did flick off a defender's foot. That was a tremendous stop.

Jack Porrini with this tremendous corner, Florenzi with the ball in.

That did not work. A cute little corner though. This is the free kick

again. A powerful header from the big man. A mismatch against the

scripts really. -- Sergei Lavrov 's. The header was not bad. Four in the

box for Italy. Giaccherini! De Gea again! A brilliant save again.

Good play again. What an effort that was. A super save on the post. It,

the referee might give a free kick. - it, I think he has given it four.

A little bit harsh. --- but he has given it four. -- high foot, he has

given it four. It did appear that the Turkish

referee awarded a free kick against Italy. De Gea was not to know. What

a fine save that was again. To think there was talk about whether he was

going to start or not for Spain, which is remarkable, considering the

season he has had. An intriguing first 12 minutes or

thereabouts which Italy will have enjoyed rather more than Spain.

Bonucci's header brings Spain a throw. They are struggling at the

moment, Spain with the Italian system. Nolito and Silva are not

sure whether to press the centre halves or drop back in. You think

they would have worked on it but it is definitely the Italians on top at

the moment. Can Silva get inside Giaccherini?

Looking for the run of Jordi Alba. It always gives you such great

options, Jordi Alba. Yeah, great engine. Down the right side with

Florenzi, I was talking with Gianluca Vialli earlier in the hotel

and he was a big fan of his, said to keep an eye out for him because

there was a blow, when, I think Andre Berto has got a knock but he's

come in and looked right at home. -- when I think Candreva got a knock.

Ye has just been beaten in the air by Ramos. De Sciglio, the other

wingback, unable to keep the ball under his control.

There must be a rainbow somewhere. The sun is coming out now. A little

bit short but always de Gea's. Interesting character, Antonio Conte

E. I've heard a lot of good things about him and I'm looking forward to

seeing how his team plays when he gets to the Premier League this

year. A man who knows what it is like to lose finals in both the

World Cup and the European Championships. 1994 and 2000.

Losing, actually, in a penalty shoot out in the first instance and Golden

Goal in the second. It's hard to take. Yeah, that is hard to take.

I'm sure it will all be forgotten if he can win something with this

Italian side. He has certainly got his team well organised and well

drilled, that is for sure. Bonucci with the header, now coming to

retrieve it as Morata was sniffing. It bounced off Nolito kindly.

Good play by parole oh, and a little nick on De Rossi by David Silva.

A mistake in the end but good to see, what, seven, eight Italian blue

shirts in the final third of the field. Yeah, they do that rarely

well, they choose their moments to drop off and then they choose their

moments to go high up the pitch and press, always a sign of a good team,

being able to mix up that play. De Rossi with the flick. Juanfran hi,

for Spain. This is Barzagli, Buffon behind him,

just directing traffic. This is Gianluigi Buffon's 30th match in

major tournament finals. It would have been more, only he missed Euro

2000, injured. He missed the game against the

Republic of Ireland, too, the final group game in Lille, which they

lost. He had a bit of a fever. Estate from Sergio Ramos. Florenzi

was on to it quickly. -- mistake from.

Chiellini had to work and it is turning into a good ball, if

Florenzi can reach it. He couldn't quite. It was like a water slide,

that. I'm not sure whether he meant it, Chiellini, but nearly, for

Florenzi, again, down the right-hand side. He's had an impressive start

to the game. There is an obvious lack of pace in the Spanish forward

line, especially when they press. Obviously, they are all very good

technically but when they are trying to press the Italians, they are just

a little bit late at the moment, Fabregas, Silva, knowledge so, not

the quickest players in the world. -- Nolito. Nolito's touch to David

Silva and back to him. Danger, here. Real danger, now, Fabregas!

Superblock by De Sciglio, and Chiellini, throwing themselves at it

and I think it was De Sciglio who actually made the block.

The first bit of quality we have seen from the Spanish. I expected

Fabregas to get a better shot away but horrific defending, wasn't it,

again? -- terrific defending. You would think that over the course of

the match, if the Italian safe as a combination to open it, then Spain

are the great safe crackers. They will find a way of getting in at

some point. But Italy are a threat at the other end, too.

Better from Spain. They have not really got too many people in the

box who can head it, other than Morata. A sloppy pass, really, Jordi

Alba is normally much better than that.

A stooping header from Busquets. Under pressure from De Rossi but he

rode it. Morata winning Spain's first corner.

It's taken 20 minutes but they are certainly getting a foothold in the

game, now. Much better possession, aggressive.

Nolito. Iniesta. Well... Sergio Ramos is appealing that Chiellini

fouled him. The referee immediately gestured to Sergio Ramos to get back

on its feet. I think he pulled his shirt. -- his feet. But he has gone

down rather easily, as Ramos sometimes does. I think the referee

has got that one right. Italian defender pulling a shirt?

Shock, horror! They do like to get tight in the box, don't they? That

is for sure but you have to be careful because some referees see it

and give it straightaway. Not many. I think Chiellini understands the

odds of being punished for that as well as anybody.

You don't need to be in Italian defender to pull a shirt, by the

way! Now... A yellow card for De Sciglio.

Pulling a shirt! There we are. It was a give and go, I think and a

spot from the referee. He did well to see that because the ball had

gone. -- good spot. He's not one of those that had a yellow card earlier

in the tournament, De Sciglio, so he is OK, should Italy get through.

They have 11 yellow card in the tournament now, more than anyone

else. Romania had ten. Fortunately for David Silva, Marco

Parolo could not take it in his stride. Iniesta. Jinking but

beautifully read. And now, Italy charge on the counter. Bonucci,

Pelle, Giaccherini. Bonucci has continued his run and joined Pelle

and Eder in the Spanish penalty area. De Rossi. De Sciglio. Oh,

arriving late and just unable to guide it was Mark Webber Rolo!

Lovely, late run into the box and spotted well, too. It was a

fantastic move, all started from Bonucci coming out with the ball,

intercepting Iniesta's pass. Then he got himself in the box, another good

quality ball into the box. And Parolo could not get there in time.

Really good counter from Italy. Italy did not qualify when France

hosted the European Championships in 1984, a rare tournament that they

missed out on. Spain were runners-up to Platini's France in the final

which was that the Parc des Princes in those days.

They had to wait, Spain, for over 20 years more before they started

winning but boy, once they started...

More Italian complaints about the Spanish free kick. I think he caught

him. Nothing too cynical in that. Left arm was a little bit high. A

little bit naughty, yes. Morata has not got into the game yet. I know he

has do stay high up the pitch for his team and play his position but

we need to see more of him. Three players on three goals in this

tournament and Morata is one of them along with Gareth Bale and Antoine

Griezmann. Juanfran, back to Fabregas, and

again. Chased by De Sciglio. David Silva with a little bit of

space opening up in front of him as Parolo and a Rossi backed off. Jordi

Alba, in. -- De Rossi. Behind by the well-placed Bonucci. Super

defending, again. Good play from Spain. But positionally, that

Italian back three, so good, so experienced. Nolito with the corner,

Iniesta, driven towards Buffon. He looks the man, Iniesta, the one who

is able to get Spain playing. He has just turned 32. Looks a

little bit older these days but does not play any older. A pleasure to

watch him play. He makes the game look so easy, as all good players

do. De Rossi, knocked off by Pelle to Eder who thought about hitting it

early on his left but brings De Sciglio into play instead. Ramos!

How lucky was he? It all starts from the ball up to Pelle again, little

flick on, causing problems, then they get it down and play. He is a

lucky boy, Ramos. Good ball across from De Sciglio.

Certainly been the better side, Italy.

So, Florenzi with the Italian corner.

That is going to be another corner. It is another great delivery, isn't

it? He has put in some super balls, Florenzi. He had a fistful of De

Rossi's shirt there. The referee has blown his whistle again. It will be

a free kick. I think he's indicating that Bonucci was the man. It was a

good spot. Just a little tug. I suppose on every corner you could

pick someone out who is having a little nibble with someone. Every

corner, every country, every level. Sadly, every age group probably as

well. It is a very watchable half an hour.

Italy have had the better of it. It is going wide and away towards De

Sciglio. Nicely done. A good ball that. He did not need to

dies in, Ramos. Great build-up play from Italy again. He doesn't need

to, just keep goal side. The Italians played this system is so

well. This great view that we have up here, we can see what they are

trying to do, wherever the spare man is, to get out, and they are looking

to get to the front two as early as possible, to get balls in the box.

The Spanish are struggling with it, they really are. They are so well

drilled, you can see they have been coached. A big debate going on with

Bonucci, Eder, Giaccherini and Florenzi. David Silva trying to

listen in. He has made two excellent saves, de

Gea already. He might be tested again.

Florenzi has walked away from it. Could be Eder. Giaccherini has left

it. Eder all Bonucci. Eder! De Gea der again! And again! Not the third

time. Italy are in front. Chiellini scores!

Deservedly, Giorgio Chiellini with a goal.

Richly deserved indeed. A silly foul from Ramos. A free kick on the edge

of the box, always going to be a problem. A decent stop from de Gea.

You could argue that he could have got it away from goal, but how

hungry and quick they are on the rebound. If it had not ended up in

the back of the net, that arguably was a penalty. If it had been given

as such, de Gea would probably have been given a red card. Chiellini

with the goal. 1-0, Italy. Now we will see what Spain 2016

vintage is made of. I think he will already be thinking

about changes, because they have lacked is it in the first third.

Pedro has lacked pace. Nolito has been nonexistent in the first half.

Good play from Pelle. Tenacious. Good work ethic, starting from the

front. He has had a splendid 35 minutes.

Nolito taking a tumble after De Rossi right under the referee's

knows. Nolito is getting at rather gingerly but he is not involved in

this attack. A free kick. It is parallel again. He's trying to come

back and help out his team. I do mind that. Sometimes you do get it

wrong. He has epitomised the spirit of the team.

Spain have been quarterfinalists or better in seven out of the last 11

European cups and championships. They have won three of those

conversations. If it stays like this, they will not make the last

eight of this one -- they have won three of those competitions.

The flags stayed down, certainly on the far side. Just seeing the gold

again, he tries to push it away, I think the ball movement means it did

not quite... You could see his arms and hands push the ball away, just

bounces back. Florenzi forward. I did expect more

wrath of the Spanish. They play with a lethargy really. -- I did expect

more of the Spanish. They have not got Morata into the game. It took

them a long time to break down the Czech Republic in their first match.

They beat a pretty average Turkish side comfortably. Oh dear. They now

have the unexpected present in the shape of a corner. They lost their

final group game to a very good Croatian team. Now, can they cash in

on that error? Jordi Alba. Five white shirts in the

Italian penalty area. Could not quite squeeze it back to Andres

Iniesta. Eder. Good pace. Sergio Ramos could not quite live with that

change of pace from Eder. Giaccherini and Pelle with him. Just

couldn't get that acceleration going.

It is a good recovery from Ramos in the end.

Nolito on. Iniesta. Nolito tries to keep Spain on the front foot but it

is a free kick. A yellow card for Nolito. That sums up his first half,

really. You have to give Iniesta some credit. He is the one who's

trying to up the tempo of the play, make these things happen. Out of all

the creative players Spain have on the pitch, he is certainly the one

at the moment he looks the most likely.

They had a general election in Spain yesterday. The government might be

glad it wasn't tomorrow if they lose this game. It would be rather flat.

They have got some work to do. It is interesting, the Italians, all

through the years, they have always had a star, whether it is Rossi,

Gianluca Biagi -- Gianluca Vialli, not really in this team, but they

are team. I think this is a fantastic display of players who

want to work hard for each other and play the system. Nolito. Pulled back

dangerously. Pique could not get it under control. Italy now defending

in numbers. They look very fit as well. Athletic. Italy are unhappy. I

think they felt they had been awarded something and changed his

mind on the say-so of his assistant on the far side and gave Spain a

throw. Fabregas was not quite as quick as

De Sciglio, nicked it away. The Spaniard then landed his foot on De

Sciglio's to. That have been so many of those type of balls,

interceptions, drop downs in midfield. They have looked much more

hungry, much more athletic. The system is working a treat at the

moment. Good ball. Parolo, options right and

left, into the box from Florenzi, the worst part of the evening so far

from him. What a brilliant move, brilliant football, Spain trying to

oppress, too late on every press they made, Italy playing around them

far too easily. A poor touch from Nolito invited the

Italians to take it away from him and they did not need a second

invitation. De Rossi with the nutmeg, forward from Eder to Pelle.

Carries it, looking to his right but there's nobody there because Eder is

on the floor but now Giaccherini, good try!

Wonderful stuff. This game could be out of sight, couldn't it?

Unbelievable stuff, again, from that man de Gea. Giaccherini, what a shop

that is, flying into the top corner. Into a minimum of one added minute.

That was a sensational save. Another one! Florenzi with the corner,

headed out by Ramos. De Sciglio for Italy, and the Italians are buzzing.

It all started, that, from De Rossi, who has been sensational in the

middle of the park, with a little nutmeg on Iniesta.

Given away carelessly by Florenzi. Iniesta forward. Fabregas to Silva.

Florenzi making some amends because it was his mistake. And that sees

Italy through to half-time. They have deservedly -- they

deservedly lead through Chiellini's goal. But for David de Gea, the

damage might have been irreparable. As it is, Spain have work to do, but

it is not beyond them. At half-time in Paris at the Stade de France, it

is Italy 1-0 Spain. Very rarely have we seen a Spanish

side dominated in 45 minute quite like that but you know what it is

down to? Tactical knowledge! It certainly was. Which is Italy and

Spain? I can't believe it, we've been fantastic we look full of ideas

and I think we look much more... We look fresher physically and

mentally. We got it tactically spot on, so far. Sometimes we are

defending territory, sometimes we go and try to put them under pressure

high up the pitch. Every we win the ball back, we send players forward.

We have been fantastic so far. They have been lethargic and bit

confused, I think. Listen, tactically, technically,

offensively, defensively, on the ball, off the ball, I've never seen

Spanish team like that before. Italy is like dominating the game. It is

almost an fairer times. I don't recognise that. De Gea had to kick

the ball long so many times without having an idea of what they want to

do. And we always praise Spain or the likes of Barcelona or other

teams in Spain, with what they do when they are on the ball. It is an

artform. What Italy is doing right now it is an for everyone. If they

are watching the game, it is how you should play a team like Spain.

They've got the tactics down to a tee. A couple of use are going World

Cup, we saw Spain have a bad couple of matches, particularly against the

Netherlands but we thought that was probably a one off but so far, Italy

have been very dominant. I would not say as much... I would not say it

about Spain, I think it's about Italy today. I can enjoy the

performance from Italy almost as much as I can enjoy Eden Hazard's

performance yesterday! It solve the same level in the sense that

everything is perfect. There is coordination, communication. You can

see that when there is a balanced team, they attack and defend

together and they almost pick and choose what team they want to be at

which stage of the game. This is one of the most impressive performances

I've seen so far in the Euros, probably the most impressive,

actually. One thing you have to say, Eden Hazard, yesterday, for example,

does it because it instinct. The amount of work you have to put on

the field to make sure that the timing is right, you go, I go, you

squeeze, we don't go yet, now, remember, wait... It is unreal. I

don't remember an Italian side playing like that, as high on the

field sometimes. Not in front of the box but high on the field. They

certainly have and the goal came courtesy of a free kick that was won

by a ball up to Pelle. Yes, I think this tackle was a bit unnecessary

and reckless but we got the free kick and took it very well. I think

we were discussing this, they were not ready. Something that baffled

me, I have to be honest, Pique, you will see it from another angle, he's

not ready. He's looking behind, four Italian players and only Pique does

not react but on the other angle, you can see it, Iniesta is not

looking at the ball, nor is Pique, the Gaia is not actually ready for

Eder's strike and I think if he was, maybe he could have pushed the ball

further away. He's just not ready. It is kind of weird, the desire of

Italy you can see just on that. That's what I love about this

Italian team and that is what they teach in many nations, I been, they

are almost playing to their cultural strengths. This is very clever and

if you play against an Italian team, you almost have to understand that

this is what they are going to try to do. They are already because they

know the goalkeeper can push the ball away and they will have a

chance. I think that is playing to your cultural strengths in that

sense. They are intelligent on every play of the game. Was David de Gea

for the goal? He's been spectacular in terms of the saves. Of course, we

are trying to find a way, maybe he not looking at the ball and pointing

out the guys in the Italian wall. I have to say, listen, if it was not

for him, they would have been two or three down so give him credit, we

are just trying to find a way of how they could have stopped it, maybe an

four dies following the ball has nothing to do with it. Try to

describe Antonio Conte's master plan and how it has worked so effectively

must remark we have just been a very solid, tight, compact unit that

moves are up and down the pitch. Left and right, with aggression and

purpose. We are not scared of taking chances. De Sciglio goes up on the

pitch. And clearly shuffles to the left and becomes like the left-back.

-- Chiellini shuffles. It gives us purpose and desire to go forward and

hurt them. The one I enjoyed, I was like, "Why don't they go on the

break? Spain aren't in position bowsprit, but they go back to the

goalkeeper, give the ball to Barzagli, then they play, said the

ball up Tommy see what is happening, Florenzi is on the ball, then De

Rossi, play through the line and they are out. It's crazy but the

pressure they are putting on, the timing, what I was talking about,

they are all on the front foot, trying to get the ball as high as

possible and it's amazing. And also, I know you like that. What I like is

that you can see, like we said, coordination. These guys have played

together for a while and it helps, of course. Look how tight the spaces

are. They are just aggressive at the right time. That is the difference,

when we say aggressive at the right time, we saw Ramos, no one has been

tight to Pelle all game and suddenly, you put in a challenge,

the first challenge of the game on Pelle, it is right in front of your

box and your team concede. The Italians have made no mistake so

far. We are making the pitch so big on them and they don't like it, they

don't like tracking back. It is something I've already noticed

against Belgium, when an Italian player is on the ball, he has four

options so it becomes easy. They can play Pelle, Eder comes underneath,

they have the width, the full-back on the side, they can go back to the

holding midfielder. It easier when that happens. But Spain are still in

the game and things change, as we have seen in this particular

European Championships, at half-time. If it was not the David

de Gea, who made two brilliant saves and another which we think was given

as a foul... Again, you can see the Italian desire with Chiellini. He is

not scared to go and run and Eder, what you said, that desire of going

and trying to dribble and they get the free kick. On set pieces, we

have the upper hand. That is an amazing delivery and if it was not

for, what we all know, what he can do, as we say every week in the

Premier League, what a save from David de Gea. It shows how many

players we sent in the penalty box, which is very an Italian but look at

them, four of them going for this. Giving the country a bad name! And

we nearly scored there as well even though the referee blew the whistle

for the foul by Giaccherini. If they start giving free kicks for those we

will never see an overhead kick again. You can see the two front

players who are making up the ground, now, but there's the rest of

the team coming and I'm sure that if you show a wider angle, even though

that's great, you will see the defenders coming up and everyone

gets very tight and compact. The Spanish players are lacking a bit

behind a comeback. There was something you were mentioning, I'm

not a defender, obviously, but you were talking about how easy it was

for the Italian players to get a run in the box and how easy it was for

them to put the ball in the box. What did you mean? For me, it feels

almost like it is a natural for Spain not to have the ball and to be

in defensive positions. All the little defensive habits, I don't see

them with Spain. I see them with Italy. It is sometimes a hand on the

chest, a little bit of putting in your foot at the right time but it

is not very natural, it looks uncomfortable for me at the moment.

I think we wanted more. Certainly looked that way in the first and it

will be interesting to see if Spain have a plan B, because they haven't

very often needed one. England play Iceland in a couple of hours' time

with a real chance of reaching the quarterfinals.

Roy Hodgson's side are in Nice for the night's game and if they were to

win, it would be the first time they have ever won Euros knockout game

away from home. Pitch side for us in the South of France, Martin Keown

and Gabby Logan. Thanks, Gary. Martin has just

observed that he thinks the stadium resembles the bird's nest. We'll

England soaring to the quarterfinals? The team is expected

to be the starting XI that started the whole tournament against Russia,

except Adam Lallana is out and ran him sterling is back in. Of course,

Daniel Sturridge is the other player who did not start that game. Your

thoughts on that selection and the reasons behind it? I think Raheem

Sterling is a player that we need that thrust down the left-hand side,

where he's going to play. The problem for England is how they

break down this very well-organised events. They bring all 11 players

back inside their own half. England first need to go through the middle,

in a 4-4- two system, you're going to be outnumbered in the middle and

then go wide because the wide players do a commended job of

protecting their full-backs. If we can isolate their full-backs, we can

cause real problems in the game tonight. They make no apologies are

white -- about the way they set themselves up an average possession

is 35%, and Lars Lagerback knew how to get a result from England when he

was sweeter manager, never beaten by England in six attempts. Would you

be naive to completely underestimate any threat from them? It is not

afraid to complete. England won't be underestimating them and they will

make it a Test match because the code is a real technician but I'm

hoping a verbal much breaks out and England totally dominate and have

the firepower and the belief. Why should have been working on finding

a way through and getting the players scoring goals, playing with

confidence so I'm going to back England to win this. And the

Icelandic nation, I think almost 10% of them will be in here to night and

they are completely enthralled by the tournament. Martin has found out

what makes them a bit special. You have had some sociology, some chats

with the Icelandic people and they have its plain how they got here.

They are a very proud nation and they believe just to survive in

their own country, you have to be made of really tough stuff. They are

saying they've never been in the tournament so they don't know the

feeling of getting knocked out and they could go on and win it. If

England said that, they would be accused of being arrogant and over

that but maybe we should change our attitude and take a leaf out of

their book. I think our quality will come to the fore denied, though, and

we will surely have too much or Iceland. Thanks, Martin.

Full commentary of that game on Radio 5Live and on the BBC Sport

website from 8pm. You can chat with Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas on

the Facebook page and we will have highlights on BBC One later. And if

you missed Alan Shearer's programme on Euro 96, it's on again on

Wednesday night. It's well worth watching.

We have got three Europeans here and I think we are still allowed to ask

you your opinion despite what happened in a referendum! How do you

see this England side? What do you make of them? I like them. The

potential is there. I'm not sure the system suits the players. I'm not

sure about the system. The rest is there for you to do very well in the

Euros. Offensively, we all know what they can do although we did not see

what we were inspecting, I guess, especially against Slovakia. But

defensively -- we were expecting. But defensively, I have not seen

anyone testing England yet so it's difficult to judge what those guys

can do. If they go through against Iceland, for the first time, they

will have to play a team that will test the defence. I think you should

be just OK, more than OK against Iceland and I call on Rooney to have

an amazing game. We will see, we think we have an idea of what

England team Roy Hodgson is going to go for. You said you don't

particularly like that way of playing but Vincent, it looks like

Raheem Sterling is going to come back, a player you know very well

from Manchester City. He's been given a bit of stick and seems to be

struggling with his confidence. Do you think you can cope with that?

I think Daniel Sturridge said some great things this week, about how

much of a talent he is and how much he should be supported. I would say,

go out there, enjoy playing, enjoy learning and improving every single

time. OK. Almost time for the second half. Spain Trail.

It has been called a final played too soon.

Good saved by de Gea! The first big chance of the game is an Italian

chance! Giaccherini! A brilliant save again! Ramos, how unlucky was

he? Eder! Italy are in front! Chiellini scores, deservedly!

The players are out at the Stade de France. Spain clearly making a

change. They certainly need to make a change.

Nolito has left the field of play. Let's go back to our commentary

team, Danny Murphy and Steve Wilson. Thank you very much, Gary. Aduriz is

coming on. He is 35, plays for Athletic Bilbao, his only

international goal so far was against Italy in a friendly in

March. He had to make a change, didn't he? Gas, but I find that one

a strange one. They are lacking pace. I would have been looking

maybe at Pedro in a forward area or the Thiago in the middle of the

park. I thought the system needed changing but we know the Spanish do

not change for anyone, do they? This man, Chiellini with the goal.

In some ways, it was scant reward for their dominance in the first

half. Florenzi. I corner. Might have been

another opportunity for the Italians. Florenzi did well. He has

been a threat down this right-hand side. Pique just getting his tone to

that. Florenzi with the corner which

Morata tried to clear but missed. Sergio Ramos did a rather better

job. Under difficult circumstances. The Italians have come out in the

second half, just as they did in the first, in Spanish territory and

Spanish bases. They have a spring in their step. They are playing with

quality and control. It really is a super performance from them, it

really is. Juanfran getting forward for Spain

here, blocked by Bonucci. The flag is up. It was handball. It is a free

kick to Spain in a decent position. Yes, good decision. Can't put your

arms up in the air. A better move that, from Spain.

David Silva detect this free kick for Spain. It is very unlikely that

Spain will be dominated for the 90 minutes of this game.

That was off the head of De Rossi for a corner. Yes, a good ball in.

Delivered to Morata. It would have counted. The Italians are claiming a

push on De Sciglio inside the penalty area, but nothing was given.

The header was straight at Buffon. A bad miss. Really bad for a player of

his quality. Barzagli on Morata. The referee was

well placed. Interesting to see if that was in or out of the penalty

area. It is obviously academic because he did not give it anyway.

Here is a foul. De Rossi on Iniesta. It was not a foul. The ball there,

as you can see. I tell you what, there was a little kick. I think it

was just outside. Spain are getting their supporters going behind the

goal. In from Fabregas, a dangerous ball. Chiellini with the block

again. Pique with quite an inventive effort at goal. Morata is having

words with the referee's assistant behind the goal. He is certainly

aggrieved about something. Sadly, not quite so comfortable,

Italy. It have come off his shoulder. I think he has pulled him

down. The referee didn't give it. A wonderful opportunity for Morata.

It would have to be a ferocious strike. A bet a few minutes for

Spain. On the front foot at last. Busquets forward. And again. Blocked

by the Rossi. -- de Rossi. The Italian manager Antonio Conte

can be heard. I don't know why he passed it there.

So often he gets in those great positions, too unselfish. Take a

touch, get your shot off. Thiago Mott coming on for Italy. -- Thiago

mutter. I saw him limping a little while

ago. I don't know whether he decided to come off. I think that has to be

some sort of injury because he has had a really good game, brilliant in

the first half. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder is on. Not

a bad replacement. The card comes out for Graziano

Pelle earth. He is still OK as far as suspension goes. This is his

first of the tournament. That is absolutely ridiculous. He has not

once looked at the man, he has not once raised his elbow high enough to

cause a problem. A lovely flick! Aye! De Gea once

more! Having an unbelievable game, David

De Gea. Without their goalkeeper, they would already be out of this

game. I don't think I have ever seen a keeper better at one-on-ones than

David De Gea. You always look for turning points in games. That might

be one. He should score. One-on-one with the keeper, good strikers.

Needs a finish. Aduriz battling with De Sciglio. De

Sciglio forced to concede a throw in. There is no question the

pendulum has swung away from Italy in this second half, despite that

big chance for Eder. I would not say Spain are on top, but Italy were,

and now, it is a very much more even contest. I think Spain had to be

better and play with a bit more intensity. And that would obviously

leave gaps, as we saw there, with a chance for Eder. David Silva here.

Juanfran with a ball into the box. Aduriz did everything he could to

get onto it. Getup. Your team is one down, come on. You can hear the

sentiment boozing from Danny Murphy but he is 35 years old and that is a

fairly hefty fall. Maybe I am doing him an injustice. The last thing you

want is to lose momentum. You are on the front foot. Give the Italians a

chance to have a drink, a chat, whatever they need to. Yes, looking

at it on the replay, it was a bit of a nasty one. Look how big he makes

himself. Stays tall for so long. He should score. He would be

disappointed. Every week I watch in play, he seems

to say those one-on-one situations, doesn't he? He is so good at it. A

bit of a bloodied nose. Spain momentarily down to ten while they

patch up the substitute. Great play, that is, to get out.

Pelle, nicely done to Eder. Knocked out of it by Pique and the referee

says play an! The Italians are absolutely incensed. -- play on.

He's not going to get up in a hurry, that is for sure. The referee has

had to stop play. Safe to say, that is possibly one of the poorest

decisions I'd seen. -- I have seen. Pique has got away with one, there.

I don't know how the referee hasn't seen it, by the way. I mean, come

on. On a positive note, I think the

refereeing has been good in the tournament, generally, trying to let

the games go. We have not seen too many red cards. Just three, so far.

In the tournament. Fantastic noise in the Stade de

France. If he had lofted that over Buffon into the back of the net, it

would have been one of the goals of the tournament. Good thinking, you

saw what he was trying to do, he saw Buffon off his line, trying to catch

out. He's actually had more effect on the game from the left-hand side,

Morata. Than he did in the first half.

Maratha's ball in but Buffon was there. -- Morata's. I agree with you

about Pelle, I think he has been as good as I have seen him. He looks

fit, strong, Hungary, a real threat. -- hungry. Iniesta. David Silva.

The whistle goes against Silva, catching De Sciglio.

A little bit late from David Silva, not known for his tackling. He has

not had enough of an impact on this game, a man of his quality.

That is a good ball. Pelle with the chest of. Eder with Giaccherini

added him, Day studio -- ahead of him, De Sciglio, pass David de Gea

but not into the net! It could have been. It should have been.

Two big opportunities for Italy in the second half, to get the elusive

and now probably overdue second goal. I thought Eder should have

shot himself, he was in a fantastic position and decided to bring it

left which tightened up the angle. That is a brilliant tackle by

Chiellini. And now, Sergio Ramos is caught by Parolo. That was a good

tackle. He is five yards away, the referee.

Chiellini in again, superbly. Giaccherini for Italy. Eder and

Pelle in the middle. Not a bad idea. But not what Pelle wanted. It was

neither, wasn't it? It was neither a cross or a shot, just a little

scoop. Looking a tiny bit tired, Giaccherini, which is understandable

because he's put in a hell of a shift on this left-hand side.

Eder again, and they form a to reflect partnership, Eder and Pelle,

Martin Keown has a theory that modern defenders are not used to

playing against two strikers. And they have shown that if you work

together, Little overlaps, give and go, always close to each other, you

can cause teams problems. They seem to have a really good understanding,

that is for sure. Morata, in the middle, now. Back to

Iniesta. Juanfran, danger, here. Iniesta, through Eder. Out by

Chiellini. Pelle was held up by Busquets but he has done well with

that. Could not quite find Thiago Motta.

He never took his eyes off the ball, De Sciglio. Brilliant.

I am amazed the Spanish are not looking at more changes with the

quality they have got on the bench. Absolutely gobsmacked.

Aduriz running into Chiellini, rather than the other way around,

there. Perhaps the gloss has just begun to

tarnish a little bit on Spain. In the final at the 2013 Confederations

Cup, they were very, very comfortable you beaten by Brazil and

in the World Cup the following year, it was, in footballing terms, a

catastrophe for them. They qualified comfortably, of course as they

always do for these finals but this would be another failure. -- would

be deemed another failure. They have got a lot of talented

players, of course they have, he probably being the best of them but

they are certainly lacking some pace. In today's game, you need one

or two lads who can go past people or run in behind at least otherwise

you become predictable. Chiellini with the throw in.

I think there was a time when whole tournament cycles went by without

Spain losing a game. They have lost six games since the end of the last

World Cup, some of them friendlies. I think about who they have lost,

Carles Puyol, being the obvious leader for them at the back, and

Xavi, probably one of the greatest midfielders we have ever seen. They

have not replaced them with the same quality. They are still a good side

with some great players. They are still in this game, just about,

thanks to the wonderful save from David de Gea. Busquets to Juanfran.

Iniesta and David Silva. Morata. It is a Spanish free kick.

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Busquets, forward. Back to Iniesta, lovely dummy, Aduriz! Wide.

That was more like it. Good move. Nice and intricate, with the

passing. Can't wrap his left foot around it. Decent chance, that.

Morata is coming off, unable to break through his Juventus

team-mates and he is replaced by Lucas Vazquez of Real Madrid.

His first appearance in these finals.

Juanfran. Aduriz, decent ball, and Buffon came.

Spain have a corner. And they still have plenty of time.

Fabregas with the ball in, and a towering header! Ramos, off target.

Yes, it is a good header. We have seen him score a lot of big goals

over the years. Powerful when it comes to set plays.

They are starting to get on top, aren't they? The Italians are

looking a tiny bit lately. -- leggy. Late tackle on Pelle. And

Fabregas... Is the man guilty as charged. Yeah, I think he is trying

to say he is the innocent party, there. He wasn't, by the way!

Alessandro Florenzi with the free kick which flicked off PKI think

into the gloves of de Gea. Yes, his worst one that. His delivery has

been good today. Fouled by Florenzi. A Spanish free kick. Cesc Fabregas.

It is an agonisingly slender advantage to have with 18 minutes to

play. They are looking to still be in the game really, the Spanish. It

will make for an interesting last 16 minutes or so.

The offside flag. It wouldn't have counted, it didn't go in. A lovely

little ball through but he was offside. A lovely run. Yes, he is

offside. I think De Rossi going off weakened

the Italians. I know Motta is experienced bet he hasn't quite got

the legs that De Rossi has got and the power. There is not much he

hasn't seen and done, Vincente del Bosque, over the eight years he has

been in charge of the side. It may be his last hurrah. He has not

confirmed it, but he has suggested that this would be it.

Going to need a bigger technical area at Stamford Bridge. I think he

got angry because Giaccherini mis-controlled it. I don't think he

was actually trying to waste time. The Italian fans absolutely loved

it. You can see it. He is kicking every ball with them. There is going

to be some fun and games next season in the Premier League. There will be

some fun and games in the next 15 minutes, I think. Juanfran with his

throwing for Spain. Aduriz made the run, Chiellini read

it. Two straight, that pass. One back, David Silva. They are not done

yet, Spain. A lovely smile from Buffon. Two wise

old heads. Technically perfect, that volley. You would expect nothing

less from him. Pushing hard now, Spain. David

Silva. The rest of the Gershon touched to Cesc Fabregas, and again

Fabregas. Iniesta. A good save! Pique struck it true and struck its

firm. Buffon called upon again. Every sinew of this Italian defence

will be tested now. Another good strike that was from Pique. A

comfortable save from Buffon. It is an Italian throw in. This is

the Pique strike. A good save. They have actually made their own

problems, Italy. Twice they have been caught out, playing out from

the back, when at this stage of the game, probably percentages is

probably the best way to go. Get the ball off Pelle, play-off him, get

higher up the pitch. Well, I do believe that Pedro will come on for

Spain. He has been outspoken about his

discontent about having played so few minutes in this tournament.

Well, here is his chance, coming up shortly. Meanwhile, David Silva has

lost possession to Giaccherini. Too much pace on that. He has been

good, Eder. Good touch, missed the one-on-one, but his all-round

performance has been very good. Pedro on. Shortly for Spain.

Too high for Aduriz. A tit-for-tat substitution, because Italy are

going to bring an Lorenzo Insigne as well. A great little chest off from

Pelle to Eder. Well timed from Sergio Ramos.

The fourth official is Martin Atkinson. I am pretty sure he just

tested his bald with David Silva's number. Here is David Silva.

It has got to be injured perfect, that kind of ball. Three big centre

halves in there. Actually, it is Aduriz who is hobbling off, who has

come on. The substitute is substituted.

Good athleticism from Juanfran but not the result he was looking for.

The first time I have seen del Bosque in his technical area. I have

to say, Antonio Conte is expressive. He covers some yardage down there. I

have been watching him. Insigne just crowded out of it. That

was a foul from Giaccherini. An apology from Giaccherini. A

substitution can be made for Italy. Florenzi is coming off. I think he

has been really impressed with him. Good going forward, good discipline,

good energy. He can be very pleased with his evening's work, as they all

can, actually, but I have been really impressed with him.

Spain Italy is a heavyweight fixture which invokes memories of great

games over the years. Lorenzo Insigne, beautifully done! De Gea.

Right behind it and straight at him actually.

David Silva forward. Now Pedro. A very good volley clearance.

Brilliant clearance. That flicked off Darmian's Spanish

throw. Into the last five minutes of normal time.

Like a bag full of ferrets, Spain have wriggled and squirmed and

fought, but they are still in the Italian bag. David Silva. A great

ball! A fantastic ball in. It is a corner. Pedro twice in the last

three or four minutes has threatened him behind. He was just a foot or

two away from that one. Just flicked off Barzagli. Fabregas in. Pelle

out. Not what Spain were looking for.

Pedro high and not very handsome. A bit wild for Pedro. It has been a

fascinating game, hasn't it? I think it has been a bit more even in the

second half. Sitting here now an 86, 87 minutes, so impressed with the

Italians. An absolutely superb performance. Full of grit,

determination, quality, tactically perfect. They have done a real job

on Spain today, so far. Sergio Ramos has gone forward.

Iniesta. Fabregas. Holding off Pelle. Iniesta's flick back to

Fabregas. Might have been a little touch and Darmian made sure the

referee was aware of it. He has not had the influence on the game,

Fabregas, that we have seen him have in games before. He has been crowded

out a lot of the time. Not been given the time to dictate play and

play those passes forward that we know he can.

Fabregas, that was a foul and a yellow card for Thiago Motta. It is

a shame because Pedro had made a brilliant run in behind, and I think

the ball would have found him as well.

Oh, yeah! You can see why they are suggesting it could perhaps have

been more than a yellow card. Busquets, getting one for his

complaint. Thiago Motta is out of the quarterfinal, assuming Italy go

through. They might, though, Pique! Bouffant! -- Buffon. Gianluigi

Buffon, one of the greats, one of the absolute great, with a game

saving stop. could be the last chance. A man of

his quality would expect to score. Not quite done yet, Spain. De

Sciglio behind, it is a corner. Oh, it is just superb goalkeeping. Great

instincts. It has been a David de Gea masterclass but that might be

the most crucial of them all. And they can break, here, with a minimum

of four added minutes. And we are into them. Insigne. Thiago Motta.

Insigne. Well played. That is a wonderful ball and Darmian, with

Pelle in the middle. Pelle! Done and dusted!

Italian revenge is sweet! Thrashed in Kiev in the final of Euro 2012,

Italy have knocked Spain out of Euro 2016.

If there's one player who deserves a gold night, it is that man, Pelle.

He been absolutely sensational. He has worked tirelessly, held the ball

up, made good runs. What a great finish. Thoroughly deserved. It is a

good pick out from Darmian. A little bit of luck with the deflection but

smashes it home, no chance for David de Gea. Game over. 60 seconds

earlier, Pique has got a shot from five yards out against Gianluigi

Buffon. Wonderful display from Antonio

Conte's team. Chiellini away. He is hugging everybody down there. He

will be in the crowd in a minute. Leigh was on top of the dugout after

they scored! He is a jack in the box, no question. They have deserved

it, though, haven't they? They really have. Absolutely. Fabregas

forward. David Silva. But Chiellini away.

Italy, after a feud lean years, are very serious contenders again. But

for Spain, it seems like the magic is really now beginning to fade.

Yeah, they have been outmuscled, outclassed. They have had a go

second half, Spain, give them some credit for that but only on occasion

have they threatened. Italy have had the best chances, been dominant in

huge portions of the game. David Silva on Chiellini. Yellow

card shown to David Silva. FULL-TIME WHISTLE

After eight years, the champions of Europe are dethroned! Italy march

into the last eight of Euro 2016 and deservedly so.

Chiellini with the first, Pelle with the second. De Gea's heroics for

Spain come to nothing and in the end, the best and biggest slave of

them all -- save them all was Gianluigi Buffonto deny Pique right

at the end. Italy are back and it has finished in the Stade de France,

Italy 2-0 Spain. Yes, Italy are through to the

quarterfinals, beating the defending champions, this is the first time

Spain have lost a knockout match at the European Championships or World

Cup since 2006. The Spanish novels and lost back-to-back games at the

Euros for the first time since 1998 and much of the credit will go to

that man, Antonio Conte's master plan certainly worked. It is Spain

's sixth consecutive defeat as a major tournament while playing in

white. I think they might change when a next tournament comes around.

Italy meet Germany on Saturday night in the quarterfinals and the Germans

have never beaten them in eight meetings at major tournaments. That

said, the Germans did defeat the at story 4-1 in a friendly earlier this

year. -- the Azzurri. Congratulations, Gianluca, terrific

performance from the Italians. And deserved. Yes, absolutely. I think

we should not get fooled by what happened in the last 20 minutes in

the game, when we started defending a bit too deeply and we probably

drop the intensity but we raised the concentration. I thought we deserved

to win and I get a say that we won quite comfortable, each of been 2-0,

3-0, we should have killed them. It was 2-0! Three or four, then. We had

a plan and the execution was perfect. We looked mentally and

physically much fresher and tactically, we were superior. They

looked clueless and I think they looked surprised. Finally, they

found a team who could control the game and take it away from them. I

want to say something about that Italian side. I love the

togetherness, the way they are together since the first game

against Belgium, when they celebrated that win like they won

the tournament. There is something special, there. You see the way the

boss is celebrating, the way the guys on the... Even this! Even this!

It is going to become a ritual. 38 years old, after 159 caps. I did not

see another team yet having what they have in terms of togetherness.

I don't know what you think, Vincent, but almost like a dream,

you would love to play in that team, it's amazing. For people who don't

watch football every day, the word tactic is sometimes seen as a

mystical term but if you watch the Italian team today, you understand

what tactics is all about. They took the strength away from a team, and

almost used it against them. For me, I enjoyed watching this, really. So

that is it, too - zero, the second goal was a long time coming and

Gianluca was sweating right through to the last 20 minutes or so but a

great breakaway. Yes and we showed that we still had the energy to go

from one box to the other in a very short space of time. Look at the

number of players we are sending forward. Pelle is in the middle but

then coming up on the right, we have got another player and we are

talking about three minutes to go. And then Pelle was in the middle.

Very similar goal to the one he scored before. It might be pure

coincidence but Insigne gives the ball to Darmian, and they both just

came on and Pelle was in the box, breaks his neck to make sure he can

go into the box and it's a goal. It is simple when you say it but they

can do it. They did the same thing against Belgium, almost a similar

goal, the way Pelle finished. But listen, they are amazing. The key is

that we realise our limitations. We have not got a great deal of talent

so we need to play as a unit with great spirit. That is our strength.

And you relied on every player, even Gianluigi Buffon right at the end.

Just before the goal, when it was 1-0, a vital save. It's a great

save, how many times have we seen him do it? Pique is all within the

right spot in the last minutes of the games, but this guy, it is

instinct, it is quality, I think he has done it for so many years. What

a great goalkeeper. Listen, that is the only opportunity from Spain. The

clear one, yes. And how did it come? A long ball and they missed header

by Barzagli and then Pique is there, you don't even know why but that is

the only thing they had to do, Spain. If you came in a bit late,

let's mind you how Italy took the lead in the first half, through a

free kick. -- you. Look at this, four Italian players going for the

rebound and only Pique is there. Spain should have done better but

they are not ready. We talked about it before, I don't understand what

Pique is looking at, what Iniesta is pointing out, what David de Gea is

doing, also, not at that time, not at that time, when Eder is about to

strike the ball. You do that before, two Italian players, you know they

are going to bridge the wall but you have do deal with it before, make

sure they don't get the space and as you mentioned, the four Italians,

the desire was there but long before, against Belgium, we already

saw the desired. We saw Antonio Conte's reaction to the first goal

and he is quite a character, feisty personality, a couple of examples of

his touchline histrionics. This was the winning goal, of course. He

works so hard. A bit of frustration! This one... That is the winning

goal. Where is he going? It is like Buffon. He has got every

reason to be pleased. His tactical masterplan work to a tee. He's been

fantastic. I have been in tournaments, when you start well and

you win, don't get me wrong but when you see, generally, the guys on the

bench being happy, the kit man, the doctor, the guy from the press or

whoever, they are all celebrating the goal, there is a genuine

happiness about whoever scores. It is about Italy first and foremost.

That is it and you see it in their eyes, amazing. Italy through to the

quarterfinals and no one fancied them at this tournament. Belgium in

the next round! Hang on. Let's not tempt fate! Not at this point. But

congratulations, we are all thrilled for you, well done and you could

possibly go all the way, couldn't you? We might be the new Leicester!

The national team version. We are wearing the right colours. I'm not

sure you are quite 5000-1 outsiders. 16-1, I think. In all fairness, it

looks like you are going to do an Italian job on the tournament. You

could do. We are just about out of time. Great to see you, Vincent,

TME, Gianluca. We will have full commentary of England against

Iceland on Radio 5Live and the BBC sport website. At half-time, head to

the match of the database but Page to chat with Alan Shearer and

Jermaine Jenas. We will have highlights on BBC One later this

evening. The next live game will be on Friday when Wales take on Belgium

at seven 30p on BBC One. Italy have beaten the defending champions,

Spain. This tournament is so unpredictable that England might

just beat Iceland. Goodbye. It has been called a final played too soon.

Pelle, good save by de Gea. Giaccherini! Brilliant save again.

Eder! Italy are in front! Chiellini scores! Giaccherini can try! Oh!

Morata! Pique! Pelle! Done and dusted! The champions of Europe are

dethroned!