Spain into the semis – but what’s missing? | Are Italy the best team still standing? | England tactics talk ahead of Ukraine QF
Sky Sports Premier League Podcast
Sky Sports
4.0 • 760 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Kate Burlaga is joined by Sky Sports’ Peter Smith, Adam Bate, and Nick Wright to analyse those first two quarter-finals, with the panel discussing the strengths – and vulnerabilities – of Spain and what makes Italy such an effective opposition.
Plus the guests look ahead to England’s Saturday showdown with Ukraine in Rome, weighing up the team selection dilemmas Gareth Southgate has for the big game and where it will be won or lost.
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| 0:34.4 | Hello and welcome to the latest Sky Sports Euros podcast. After two torturous days without football, the tournament just got serious. And the first two quarterfinals didn't disappoint, Spain prevailing on penalties against Switzerland and Italy edging a brilliant battle with Belgium. Well, joining me, Kate Balaga, to digest those games, a trio of skysports.com football |
| 0:56.9 | talent. |
| 0:57.6 | Pete Smith, Adam Bait and Nick Wright. |
| 1:00.2 | Good to have you with me, guys. |
| 1:02.1 | Nick, you had a close eye on the earlier game in St. Petersburg. |
| 1:06.4 | Spain and Switzerland, part of that epic night of football in the last 16. |
| 1:10.7 | They served up more drama, didn't they? Spain with the early breaks, couldn't find a way |
| 1:14.7 | through even with an extra man. Eventually, they'd get through a topsy-turvy shootout. |
| 1:20.1 | How was that game to cover? Just sum up how you saw it. |
| 1:24.1 | It was quite a strange game, really. I mean, Spain obviously battered Switzerland in extra time, |
| 1:30.0 | but it was amazing how little they troubled them in normal time. |
| 1:33.3 | You know, I think 18 of their 28 shots came in that extra time period. |
| 1:38.0 | They only actually managed two shots on target in normal time. |
| 1:41.0 | And Switzerland, you know, had chances of their own and could easily have won the game |
| 1:44.9 | if it wasn't for that red card, I think. I mean, you know, we know what Spain do, don't we? They're |
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