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10th Jul 2:28 am
Luis de la Fuente said he had been blessed to watch "a touch of genius" from 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, who scored a superb goal in Spain's 2-1 Euro 2024 semi-final victory over France. The delighted head coach told reporters: "We all need to take care of him. We count on him and hopefully we can enjoy him for years to come."
10th Jul 2:26 am
Head coach Didier Deschamps accepted that France had not been able to perform at the level required after losing out 2-1 to Spain in their Euro 2024 semi-final in Munich. He admitted: "When you get to the semi-finals and play a Spain team of that quality you have to be at your best and we were not."
9th Jul 4:59 pm
Spain came from behind to beat France 2-1 and reach the Euro 2024 final. Lamine Yamal's stunning equaliser cancelled out Randal Kolo Muani's opener and Dani Olmo's strike decided the tie. La Roja sat back more in the second half but look a strong side and will be difficult to beat in the final.
9th Jul 2:11 pm
Nacho and Jesus Navas start for Spain in their semi-final clash with France, coming in for the suspended duo Robin Le Normand and Dani Carvajal. Dani Olmo also starts, replacing the injured Pedri. Line-up: Simon, Cucurella, Laporte, Nacho, Navas, Ruiz, Rodri, Williams, Olmo, Yamal, Morata.
9th Jul 2:09 pm
Antoine Griezmann has been dropped by France for the semi-final clash with Spain as Ousmane Dembele comes into the side. Adrien Rabiot is back in the starting line-up after serving his suspension. Line-up: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez, Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Muani, Mbappe.
9th Jul 11:15 am
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has urged Memphis Depay to step up against England: "If you want to become European champions, the players who have something extra have to be there in matches like against England," he said while also leaving the door open to a possible Depay-Wout Weghort strike partnership. "Against England? Depay is possible, Weghorst is possible, the combination is possible."
9th Jul 10:15 am
All 26 England players took part in Tuesday training ahead of the Three Lions' semi-final against the Netherlands tomorrow including Harry Kane, who was substituted in extra-time against Switzerland.
9th Jul 9:09 am
"The whole team has shown effectiveness on the field since the start of the European Championship. They have been the most dominant and left the best impression on almost everyone." - Didier Deschamps has praised France's semi-final opponents Spain ahead of tonight's contest.
9th Jul 4:50 am
Trent Alexander-Arnold has no doubts that skipper Harry Kane is the man to finish off any chances England create in their Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands. He told reporters: "You just know he is a threat. Anything in and around the box, you need to be on red alert. I always say he is the best finisher I've seen or played with."
9th Jul 3:08 am
Head coach Luis de la Fuente remains adamant he has the best squad at his disposal and that Spain are ready to see off France and reach the final of Euro 2024. He told reporters: "To me my footballers are the best. I have blind faith in my team and know we are ready to win. At this stage it's the result that counts."
9th Jul 3:06 am
Didier Deschamps is confident France superstar Kylian Mbappe can deliver in the Euro 2024 semi-final against Spain, having struggled so far after suffering a broken nose in the game against Austria. He said: "We are convinced Kylian is in the right headspace. He had an issue with his back, took a blow to the nose - it could have been the end of the road for him but he's still here."
8th Jul 3:27 pm
Rodri is perhaps feeling the loss of one of his midfield partners, Pedri, the most and has called on officials to give players more protection. "As football players, we always want to be protected. This is the job of the referee," Rodri said. Whether that was a direction to Slavko Vincic, who is refereeing the semi-final between Spain and France, is open to question but Rodri is expecting "a very, very physical battle because they are a very physical team."