Spain, who won the Euros in 20, will face Italy at Wembley for a place in the final. And I imagine his family and friends enjoyed him being the hero of the game.' ' had already demonstrated in the last game what he's made of, but I am so delighted for him. It didn't start off in the best way, but we came through. Under 'Filter by national team', you can filter by appearances for senior national team(s) and appearances for U-xx teams. From there, I had complete confidence in Unai and in the penalty takers. This snapshot overview displays all of the international games recorded for a particular player in the TM database. 'It was the most relaxed penalty shootout I have experienced because everything had been worked on and I couldn't do anything else,' he said in a news conference. Spain coach Luis Enrique, who takes La Roja into the last four of a major tournament for the first time since 2012, was happy with Simon's response to his error against Croatia. 'Honestly, I'd have given it to Sommer,' added Simon upon being named UEFA's official player of the match. Spain poured forward for the final 15 minutes and the entirety of extra time but were unable to beat the Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who made nine saves. their only blemish coming in their UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 defeat by Spain. However, the game swung in the 77th-minute when Remo Freuler was sent off for a reckless challenge on Gerard Moreno. Unai Simón saved twice in the shoot-out following a goalless draw as La Roja won the trophy for the first time. We have to win the Euros now.'ĭenis Zakaria deflected home Jordi Alba's shot to give Spain an early lead, but Switzerland levelled after the break through Xherdan Shaqiri's third goal of the tournament following a defensive mix up. He added: 'We have to go into the semifinal fresh, confident and with our heads high. 'Now, just like we had to erase the memory of that mistake in the last match, it's time to quickly forget this win because we face a tough rival in the next round. 'Football's been just today we were worthy winners,' Athletic Bilbao stopper Simon told reporters after the game. The first goal Jordan Pickford conceded at these finals was also the first EURO 2020 goal scored from a direct free-kick, Mikkel Damsgaards opener for Denmark in the semi-final at Wembley. Ruben Vargas also missed for Switzerland, blazing over, teeing up Mikel Oyarzabal to score the winning penalty after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.

Euro 2020 on ESPN: Latest news, features, video Ogden: Spain ride their luck in tense, tiring quarterfinal Simon faced criticism for a mistake that led to Croatia's opening goal in the last round, but he made amends with stops from Fabian Schar and Manuel Akanji in Friday's shootout win in Saint Petersburg.

Goalkeeper Unai Simon went from zero to hero as he saved two penalties to help Spain beat 10-man Switzerland and reach the semifinal of Euro 2020.

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