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England beat Slovakia 2-1 after extra time. 30 Jun 2024
England will play Switzerland in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals and you can watch it live on the BBC. Gareth Southgate's side edged past Slovakia 2-1 after extra time on Sunday, while Switzerland beat Italy 2-0 on Saturday. The match will be at 17:00 BST on Saturday in Dusseldorf and will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Spain, Germany, Portugal, France and Belgium are on the other side of the draw, meaning England cannot meet them before the final.
Switzerland are through to the quarter-finals after beating Italy 2-0 and will play the winner of the England-Slovakia match on July 6. 29 Jun 2024
Holders Italy made a limp exit from Euro 2024 as a sparkling display from Switzerland helped them set up a potential quarter-final meeting with England. The Swiss dominated from the start and took a deserved lead when the impressive Ruben Vargas crossed for Remo Freuler, who took a touch before hammering a low shot past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Vargas, who plays his club football in Germany for Augsburg, made it 2-0 just 27 seconds into the second half when he picked up Michel Aebischer’s pass near the left-hand corner of the Italy area and expertly bent the ball into the far top corner of the net. Italy did not manage a shot on target until the 73rd minute and their best effort before then came when Switzerland defender Fabian Schar headed Nicolo Fagioli’s cross against his own post, with Yann Sommer stranded. Although Gianluca Scamacca also hit the woodwork from close range before the end, the Azzurri never seriously threatened a fightback and their forgettable campaign in Germany simply fizzled out. While they head home, Switzerland, roared on in Berlin by their boisterous and frequently bouncing supporters, head for Dusseldorf where they will play the winners of England’s tie with Slovakia on Saturday, 6 July (17:00 BST).
Can Xhaka's near-perfect season inspire Switzerland? 29 Jun 2024
This season could not have gone much better for Granit Xhaka and now is the perfect opportunity to lead his country to Euro 2024 success. After an unbeaten domestic campaign with Bayer Leverkusen – resulting in a first Bundesliga title in their 120-year history - he has arrived at Euro 2024 with an elevated confidence. The midfielder has made his mark on the tournament picking up man of the match awards in Switzerland’s opening victory over Hungary and their crucial 1-1 draw with Germany. However, despite being Switzerland's all-time appearance record holder, Xhaka's international career has been a divisive one with more downs than ups. With a last-16 tie against Italy to come on Saturday (kicking off at 17:00 BST), expectations are high in Switzerland and they are looking to Xhaka to captain his side to victory and fulfil the potential he has shown only in patches so far. "Success brings confidence. It’s been an important challenge - the one I had to have this season [at Bayer Leverkusen]," said Xhaka at the start of the tournament. "It’s a pleasure to be working there every day as a footballer. It hasn’t been a perfect season because we lost the Europa League final. But now is a new challenge."
Aston Villa sign Chelsea left-back Maatsen for £35m. 29 Jun 2024
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen for £35m. Maatsen, 22, spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund and helped the Bundesliga club to reach the Champions League final. The defender is with the Netherlands at Euro 2024 as they prepare for a last-16 tie against Romania on Tuesday. He is Villa's second signing of the summer after striker Lewis Dobbin joined from Everton.
Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz scored as Euro 2024 hosts Germany reached the quarter-finals by beating Denmark in a game that was interrupted by a spectacular storm. 29 Jun 2024
The last-16 tussle at Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion was suspended for around 20 minutes towards the end of the first half, as lightning lit up the sky and the pitch was soaked by hail and heavy rain. But the game was also notable for calls by the video assistant referee, with Nico Schlotterbeck having had an early header ruled out by VAR, while Denmark were denied in the second half when Joachim Andersen's strike was chalked off as team-mate Thomas Delaney was flagged just offside. Germany were celebrating another VAR call in their favour moments after the Danes' disallowed goal when referee Michael Oliver was called to the pitchside monitor and awarded a penalty for handball by Andersen. Havertz put a cool spot-kick out of Kasper Schmeichel's reach to delight the passionate home fans. The forward should have scored a second soon after when he clipped a shot over Schmeichel only to see it go wide, but Germany had their decisive second with just over 20 minutes remaining. This time it was young star Musiala who got the goal as he raced through on the left and slotted into the far corner. From then on the home fans were on their feet, roaring their side on for more goals, hoping they would really lay down a marker to suggest they might go all the way. No more were forthcoming, but the Germany fans cheered their side passionately at the final whistle in celebration of this convincing win. They will next play the winner of Sunday's game between Spain, who have looked one of the best sides so far at Euro 2024, and surprise package Georgia. That quarter-final is scheduled for Friday, 5 July.