Euro 2020, Italy vs Spain: Dream11 prediction, head-to-head, key players, kick off time in India

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Bengaluru, July 5: The first semi-final of the Euro 2020 will see two footballing giants Italy and Spain locking horns at the Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday (July 6). Italy have won the European Championship just once in their glorious football history and that was back in 1968.

Roberto Mancini's side looks more than capable of putting an end to the nation's 53-year wait for European supremacy. The Azzurri have all the momentum in the world with them having won 15 games in a row and remaining 32 games unbeaten. They also knocked out the world number one Belgium side in the quarter final and will be the favourite when they take on La Roja.

Euro 2020, Italy vs Spain: Three key battles that could decide outcome of the match

Spain, three time winners of the European Championship, have experience but they have been in and out of form in the tournament. They needed a penalty shootout against a 10-man Switzerland side to make it to the semis. However, they scored five goals in each of their previous two games and can make things very tough for the Azzurri on their day.

Match Details

Date: July 7, 2021 (IND)

Time: 12:30 am (IST)

Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England

TV Channel: Sony Ten 2 SD & HD

Live streaming: SonyLIV and JioTV

Key Players to Watch

Italy: Italy are not reliant on any single player and that has been quite evident in the Euros so far. However, they must keep up their strong presence in midfield against Spain if they want to control the game. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has been absolutely brilliant for Italy and needs to keep up his excellent form against Spain.

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Spain: Sergio Busquets' role in this Spanish team is quintessential and that was evident in Spain's first two group stage games when he was missing due to testing positive for Covid 19. The Barcelona midfield maestro needs to come up with a top notch showing if Spain have to salvage a win against Italy.

Head to Head Record

Italy - Wins: 9

Draw: 12

Spain - Wins: 12

Last meeting: Spain 3-0 Italy (02 Sep 2017)

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Dream11 Prediction

Considering the stakes of the game and with the football heritage the two nations boast, this game will be a hard one to predict. But, Italy certainly have the upper hand over Spain thanks to their superior form and consistency.

Italy Predicted Line-up (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne

Spain Predicted Line-up (4-3-3): Unai Simón; Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric García, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba; Koke, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Dani Olmo

My Dream11 Team

Goalkeeper - Gianluigi Donnarumma

Defenders - Cesar Azpilicueta, Jordi Alba, Giorgio Chiellini (Vice-captain)

Midfielders - Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Ferran Torres, Lorenzo Insigne

Strikers - Alvaro Morata, Ciro Immobile (Captain)