At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 3, the second quarter-final of Euro 2020 was contested at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, and Belgium faced Italy. In the first half, Barrera and Insigne scored successively, Lukaku pulled a penalty back, and in the second half neither side scored, and finally Italy eliminated Belgium 2-1 to advance to the final four, and their semi-final opponent will be Spain.
In the group stage, Italy and Belgium both won all three games and won the first place in the group. In the quarter-finals, Italy eliminated Austria 2-1 in extra time, and Belgium defeated defending champions Portugal 1-0, but De Bruyne and Eden Hazard were injured in that match. In this game, De Bruyne started, and Hazard was not included in the squad.
In the opening 1st minute, the Belgian team counter-attacked in front of the field, De Bruyne took the ball straight, Lukaku stopped the ball and turned into the box, Donnarumma rushed to the ground before Lukaku and hugged the ball. In the 4th minute, a long pass from the Belgian backfield, Lukaku stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and turned to shoot, and the referee raised the flag to signal offside.
In the 13th minute, Insigne fired a free kick on the right side of the field, and Di Lorenzo and Bonucci in front of goal touched the ball successively, and finally Bonucci blocked the ball with his abdomen. The referee looked at the VAR and found that Bonucci was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 20th minute, Verratti brought down Tillermans in the back and received the first yellow card of the game. Tillermans then fouled Verratti and was also given a yellowstone card. In the 22nd minute, De Bruyne took the ball forward and took the ball to the left foot blast in front of the box, and Donnarumma flew to save the ball off the line.
In the 26th minute, De Bruyne dribbled the ball from the back to the front and then headed straight for Lukaku on the right, who entered the penalty area and pedaled past the bike, pushing his left foot into the far corner, and Donnarumma fell to the ground to seal the ball. The Italian team then also used color, Chiesa burst on the left, a shot hit the defender to change the line, Courtois held the ball.
In the 31st minute, Italy scored! A quick free kick was hoisted into the penalty area, because Mobile took the ball as a fulcrum, the Belgian team had a chaotic battle in the penalty area, and then Verratti sent a wonderful pass, Barrera received the ball and got rid of the ball under the three-man encirclement, and then hit the goal with a small angle of his right foot, and italy led Belgium 1-0!
In the 41st minute, Verratti drove a corner kick from the right into the penalty area, the Belgian player was not far from the box, and Chieza fired furiously at the outside, the ball slightly off the right upright. In the 43rd minute, Spinazzola's cross from the left was unable to turn around because Mobile took the ball, he took the ball to the penalty spot and barely hit the goal, the ball was blocked by Courtois.
In the 44th minute, Italy scored another goal, Insigne cut inside on the left side, swung past Tillermans and then came to the top of the arc, and shot with his right foot into the far corner of the goal, Courtois whipped long, Italy led Belgium 2-0.
A minute later, Doku burst into the left side of the penalty area and was pushed down by Di Lorenzo, and the referee awarded a penalty. Lukaku took the penalty and he tricked Donaruma into scoring it. At the end of the first half, Italy temporarily led Belgium 2-1.
In the second half, the easy side fought again, and there were no substitutions on both sides. In the 47th minute, Italy attacked from the left and Chiesa shoveled down the ground in the middle and the ball deflected off the right upright. In the 56th minute, Docu suddenly accelerated past the Italian defender on the left and came to the front of the cross, where Donnarumma fell to the ground and sealed the ball. In the 61st minute, Doku cut through from the left side of the penalty area, De Bruyne crossed from the left side of the penalty area, Lukaku at the back post pushed it from close range and Spinazzola blocked the ball off the line with his legs at the back post.
In the 66th minute, Italy launched another attack from the left, Spinazzola stepped forward in front of the box and kicked the goal slightly offside. In the 69th minute, Insigne fired a long-range shot from the left side of the field and Courtois saved the ball. Belgium then made two substitutions, Mertens replacing Tillermans and Chadley replacing Meunier. The two created a chance as soon as they came on the pitch, Mertens broke into the left side of the penalty area, Chadley crossed the goal, Lukaku's header did not top, and De Bruyne ran over the position.
In the 73rd minute, Chadley, who had just played, covered his thighs and fell to the ground in pain, and he was replaced by Praette. The Italian team also made substitutions, Verratti was replaced by Christant and Inmobile was replaced by Belotti. In the 76th minute, Lukaku grabbed a shot from a multi-person defense in front of the penalty area, the ball bounced off the line, and Donnarumma held the ball.
Subsequently, the Italian team suffered a blow, the "great left-back" Spinazzola was strained in the run, he signaled a substitution, and Spinazzola, who was lying on the ground, hid his face and cried bitterly. Mancini then replaced Insigne with Berardy, Spinazzola was carried off a stretcher, and Emerson came off the bench.
In the 84th minute, Doku cut inside with the ball on the left side, passed consecutive times and then reached the top of the arc, and fired a kick slightly higher. In the ensuing time, neither team scored another goal.
In the end, Italy eliminated the world number one Belgian team 2-1 to advance to the final four of the European Championship, and their semi-final opponent will be Spain.
Italy starting lineup: 21 Donnarumma, 2 Di Lorenzo, 19 Bonucci, 3 Chiellini, 4 Spinazzola, 6 Villati, 8 Zoginho, 18 Barrera, 10 Insigne, 14 Chiesa, 17 Immobile
Belgium starting line-up: 1-Courtois, 2-Alderweireld, 3 Vermalen, 5 Vertonghen, 15-Meunier, 6-Wirtsel, 8-Tillemans, 16-Sorgen-Hazard, 7-De Bruyne, 25-Doku, 9-Lukaku